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GCSE Science (Single and Double Award) Content Welcome to our GCSE Science StudyRoom, here we have combined the knowledge contained in our Biology, Chemistry and Physics StudyRooms, with a database of reviewed online resources that will help you prepare for your GCSE Science (Single and Double Award) Exams. We have produced the following index, based on the current GCSE Science syllabus, to guide you directly to these resources   Life processes choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Cell structure   Chromosomes   Cell processes - generally   Mitosis   Meiosis   Cell types - generally   Epithelial   Sperm   Ova   Root hair   Fertilisation   Parts of the body   Tissues   Organs   Enzymes   Diffusion/factors affecting diffusion   Osmosis   Active transport   Cell specialisation   Humans & other animals choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Senses   Human health   Human teeth   Human diet   Human health: smoking   Human health: alcohol   Human health: other harmful substances, including drugs   Human health: bacteria/viruses   Human health: defence mechanisms, including immunisation   Human health: medicines   Nutrition and digestion - generally   Enzymes in digestion   Stomach acid and bile   Circulatory system - blood   Circulatory system - heart   Nervous system - generally   Stimulus and response   Eyes   Hormones - generally   Insulin   Hormones and fertility   Homeostasis   Skeleton and muscles   Growth & life cycle   Puberty/adolescence   Reproductive system   Menstrual cycle   Fetal development   Breathing   Aerobic & anaerobic respiration   Transport of reactants/products   Food tests   Different methods of feeding   Human health: organ transplantation   The heart, health and fitness   Reflexes   Control of blood sugar   Kidney and water balance   Temperature regulation   The skin   Green plants choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Photosynthesis   Plant nutrition and growth   Transport and water in plants   Plant structure and function   Plant responses/tropisms   Variation, inheritance & evolution choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Classification/keys   Inheritance - generally   Sex determination   Monohybrid inheritance   Inherited diseases   Cloning, selective breeding and genetic engineering   DNA   Variation - generally   Genetic causes of variation & mutation   Environmental causes of variation   Evolution - generally   Fossil record   Extinction   Asexual reproduction   Genetic crosses   Protein synthesis   Energy and nutrient transfer choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Food as fuel   Food chains and webs   Biomass   Energy and ecosystems   Carbon and nitrogen cycles   Recycling   Environment choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Care of animals/plants/habitats   Interdependence   Sustainable development   Biodiversity   Population abundance   Predation   Adaption and competition   Human impact on the environment   Microbiology choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Micro-organisms   Disease   Controlling Disease   The immune system   Solids, liquids and gases choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Grouping materials   Properties of materials   Changes of state   Melting/boiling points   Density   Particle theory   Gas pressure and diffusion   Atoms and molecules choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Atomic structure   Nucleus: protons, neutrons   Electrons - generally   Role of electrons in reactions   Bonding - generally   Covalent bonds   Ionic bonds   Other types of bonding   Atoms - generally   Molecules - generally   Isotopes   Elements, compounds and mixtures choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Periodic table   Elements   Noble gases   Alkali metals   Halogens   Transition metals   Compounds - generally   Mixtures   Separation - generally   Filtration   Distillation   Chromatography   Separation - other   Patterns in properties of elements   Fractional distillation   Changing materials choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Solubility   Chemical changes   Burning   Obtaining & using materials choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Fossil resources   Fossil fuel   Hydrocarbons   Plastics/polymers   Metals - generally   Extraction of metal from ore   Electrolysis   Useful substances from rocks and minerals   Nitrogenous fertilizers   Non-metals - generally   Industrial processes   Useful substances from air   Chemicals from salt   Chemicals from calcium carbonate   Earth science choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Weathering - generally   Chemical weathering   Physical weathering   Rock formation - generally   Igenous rocks   Sedimentary rocks   Metamorphic rocks   Rocks and soils   Lithosphere and tectonic processes   Atmosphere and oceans   Rock cycle   Atmosphere - generally   Carbon dioxide production/sinks   Chemical reactions choose a topic from below to find more specific resources...   Acids, alkalis & bases   Oxidation & reduction   Thermal decomposition   Enzymes   Equations and formulae   Conservation of mass   Reversible reactions   Reactions with metals   Displacement reactions   Reactivity series   Reaction rates