Cambridge International A Level Biology Revision Guide

Cambridge International A Level Biology
Recommended resources
Chapter 18
Further reading
The End of the Line. Charles Clover. Ebury Press; 2005. 978-0091897819
This excellent book details the threats of fishing to the marine environment.
Online and interactive resources
www.csiro.au
This is the website of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in
Australia. CSIRO provides educational resources, particularly on environmental issues. With its
unique flora and fauna Australia has a particularly strong interest in conservation issues. The website
section on ‘Biodiversity and Environment’ includes many videos, for example on climate change
science, coral reef ecology and conservation.
www.mongabay.com
Mongabay: for information about environmental issues and conservation. This has a lot of
information about threats to biodiversity.
www.wwf.org.uk
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
www.cites.org
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
www.sandiegozooglobal.org
San Diego Zoo Global is an international conservation organization. Look at the section on San
Diego’s frozen zoo.
www.kew.org
Read about the scientific and conservation work of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
www.kew.org/science-conservation/save-seed-prosper/millennium-seed-bank/index.htm
The Millennium Seed Bank.
Video
BBC DVD ‘The Truth About Climate Change’ is a classic two-part documentary, released in 2008,
narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
BBC DVD ‘State of The Planet’ is another classic documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough,
released in 2004.
Worksheets and practicals
www.linnean.org/Education+Resources/Secondary_Resources
Worksheets on taxonomy and classification (‘What’s in a name’; ‘Who are you?’; ‘Who’s who?’). There
are student and teacher versions, the latter with mark schemes. Posters are also available.
A simple laboratory-based practical, ‘How Rich Is Your Habitat?’, is available. It uses a simple and
convenient model of the real environment in order to understand the principles of random sampling
and how to estimate biodiversity. It includes use of Simpson’s Diversity Index.
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