BIOLOGY

Module 1

Development of practical skills in biology

• Practical skills assessed in a written examination
• Planning
• Implementing
• Analysis
• Evaluation

• Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement

Module 2

Foundations in biology

• Cell structure
• Biological molecules
• Nucleotides and nucleic acids
• Enzymes
• Biological membranes
• Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation

Module 3

Exchange and transport

• Exchange surfaces
• Transport in animals
• Transport in plants

Module 4

Biodiversity, evolution and disease

• Communicable diseases, disease prevention and the immune system
• Biodiversity
• Classification and evolution

Module 5

Communication, homeostasis and energy

• Communication and homeostasis
• Excretion as an example of homeostatic control
• Neuronal communication
• Hormonal communication
• Plant and animal responses
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration

Module 6

Genetics, evolution and ecosystems

• Cellular control
• Patterns of inheritance
• Manipulating genomes
• Cloning and biotechnology
• Ecosystems
• Populations and sustainability

Component 01: Breadth in biology

• Assessment of content from modules 1-4
• 70 marks
• 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
• 50% of total AS level

Component 02: Depth in biology

• Assessment of content from modules 1-4
• 70 marks
• 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
• 50 % of total AS level