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Explore Biology lessons connected to careers.

enzymes

Enzymes
Specification 2.7. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Direct application
  Biochemist
  The lesson is about an enzyme's shape and specificity. A biochemist studies chemical processes inside living things, which is where that idea is used. It does not say this lesson is the job.
- Supporting knowledge
  Biomedical scientist
  Biomedical scientists test patient samples. Enzyme specificity is background for some of those reactions. The job profile does not say the work is this lesson's practical.
How Enzymes Work
Specification 2.7, 2.8. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Direct application
  Biochemist
  Changing temperature, pH or concentration changes an enzyme's initial rate. That is the same kind of chemical-process question in the biochemist profile, not a required experiment for the job.

dna

The Structure of DNA and RNA
Specification 2.9. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Supporting knowledge
  Biochemist
  Base pairing is part of the chemistry inside cells. It supports the biochemist profile. The profile does not say every biochemist determines a DNA structure.
How DNA Works
Specification 2.10. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Supporting knowledge
  Clinical scientist
  Clinical scientists may analyse genetic material. Replication explains how a sequence is copied before it can be compared. The profile does not say they repeat Meselson and Stahl's experiment.
The Genetic Code
Specification 2.11. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Supporting knowledge
  Clinical scientist
  A triplet code is why a DNA change can matter for a protein. That supports reading genetic data. It is not itself a diagnostic method.

genetics

Gene Mutation
Specification 2.14. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Direct application
  Clinical scientist
  The clinical scientist profile includes analysing genetic material to trace how diseases develop. This lesson is about a copied change that may alter a protein, cause a disorder, or do neither.
Patterns of Inheritance
Specification 2.15. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Supporting knowledge
  Clinical scientist
  Inheritance patterns are one way to ask whether a genetic change is shared in a family. The profile's genetic analysis is broader than a monohybrid cross.

ecology

What Is Ecology?
Specification 5.11. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Further exploration
  Secondary school teacher
  Population, community, habitat and ecosystem are definitions a biology teacher might teach. The teacher profile does not say every teacher teaches ecology, and this is not a training requirement.

physiology

The Principles of Circulation
Specification 1.6. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Supporting knowledge
  Nurse
  Nurses check blood pressure and pulse. This lesson explains why a large animal needs a circulation those checks observe. Taking a pulse is not the same task as explaining diffusion distance.
- Supporting knowledge
  Paramedic
  Paramedics use a defibrillator when a heart rhythm fails. The lesson is why a double circulation exists. Using the device is not the same as the specification point.
Respiration in Cells
Specification 7.1. Opens the existing lesson.
Where this science is used
- Supporting knowledge
  Biochemist
  Aerobic respiration is one chemical process inside living cells, which is the biochemist's field. The profile does not name this pathway as the job.