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11 & 12 BIOLOGY 2026
YEAR 11 & 12 BIOLOGY
YEAR 11 MODULES 1 - 4
MODULE 1: CELLS AS THE BASIS OF LIFE
IQ 1 CELL STRUCTURE: WHAT DISTINGUISHES ONE CELL FROM ANOTHER?
1.1.1 EXAMINING A VARIETY OF PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS
1.1.2 RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES USED TO DETERMINE A CELL’S STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
1.2.1 DRAWING SCALED DIAGRAMS OF A VARIETY OF CELLS
1.2.2 COMPARING AND CONTRASTING DIFFERENT CELL ORGANELLES AND ARRANGEMENTS
1.2.3 THE FLUID MOSAIC MODEL OF THE CELL MEMBRANE
IQ 2 CELL FUNCTION INQUIRY QUESTION: HOW DO CELLS COORDINATE ACTIVITIES
1.3.1 CONDUCTING A PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION MODELLING DIFFUSION AND OSMOSIS
1.3.2 EXAMINING THE ROLES OF ACTIVE TRANSPORT, ENDOCYTOSIS AND EXOCYTOSIS
1.3.3 RELATING THE EXCHANGE OF MATERIALS ACROSS MEMBRANES
1.4.1 SUITABLE FORMS OF ENERGY, INCLUDING LIGHT ENERGY AND CHEMICAL ENERGY
1.4.2 MATTER, INCLUDING GASES, SIMPLE NUTRIENTS AND IONS
1.4.3 REMOVAL OF WASTES
1.5 INVESTIGATE THE BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
1.6 & 1.7 INVESTIGATION TO MODEL THE ACTION OF ENZYMES IN CELLS
Module ONE Revision
MODULE 2 ORGANISATION OF LIVING THINGS
IQ 1 - SYLLABUS
IQ 1 : HOW ARE CELLS ARRANGED IN A MULTICELLULAR ORGANISM?
IQ 2 - SYLLABUS
IQ 2 : WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN NUTRIENT AND GAS REQUIREMENTS
IQ 3 - SYLLABUS
IQ 3 TRANSPORT - HOW DOES THE COMPOSITION OF THE TRANSPORT MEDIUM CHANGE AS
MODULE 3 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
IQ1 - Syllabus
IQ1 - Effects of the environment on organisms
IQ2 - Syllabus
IQ2 - Adaptations
IQ3 - Syllabus
IQ3 - Theory of evolution by Natural Selection
IQ4 - Syllabus
IQ4 - Evolution - The evidence
Module 3 - Depth Study
MODULE 4: ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS
IQ1 - Syllabus
IQ1 - Population Dynamics
IQ2 - Syllabus
IQ2 - Past Ecosystems
IQ3 - Syllabus
IQ3 - Future Ecosystems
MODULE 4 ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS - Study Nores Resources
YEAR 12 MODULES 5 - 8
MODULE 5: HEREDITY
5.1 REPRODUCTION IQ HOW DOES REPRODUCTION ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF A SPECIE
5.1.1 ANIMALS: ADVANTAGES OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FERTILISATION
5.1.1 PLANTS: ASEXUAL AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
5.1.1 FUNGI: BUDDING, SPORES
5.1.1 BACTERIA: BINARY FISSION
5.1.1 PROTISTS: BINARY FISSION, BUDDING
5.1.2 ANALYSE THE FEATURES OF FERTILISATION, IMPLANTATION AND HORMONAL CONT
5.1.3 SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON THE MANIPULATION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL
5.2 CELL REPLICATION IQ: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR GENETIC MATERIAL
5.2.1 DNA REPLICATION USING THE WATSON AND CRICK DNA MODEL
5.2.1 MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
5.2.2 CELL REPLICATION PROCESSES ON THE CONTINUITY OF SPECIES
5.3 DNA AND POLYPEPTIDE SYNTHESIS
5.3.1 CONSTRUCT APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATIONS TO MODEL AND COMPARE THE FORMS
5.3.2 PROCESS OF POLYPEPTIDE SYNTHESIS: TRANSCRIPTION & TRANSLOCATION
5.3.2 ASSESSING HOW GENES AND ENVIRONMENT AFFECT PHENOTYPIC EXPRESSION
5.3.3 INVESTIGATE THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PROTEINS IN LIVING THINGS
5.4 GENETIC VARIATION IQ: HOW CAN THE GENETIC SIMILARITIES
5.4.1 Investigations to predict variations in the genotype of offspring
5.4.2 Formation of new combinations of genotypes
5.4.3 Represent frequencies of characteristics in a population
5.5 Inheritance patterns in a population
5.5.1 Investigate the use of technologies to determine inheritance patterns
5.5.2 The use of population genetics data in conservation management
MODULE 6: GENETIC CHANGE
Module 6 - Syllabus
Module 6 - IQ1 - Mutation
Module 6 - IQ2 - Biotechnology
Module 6 - IQ3 - Genetic Technologies
MODULE 7: INFECTIOUS DISEASE
MODULE 8: NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND DISORDERS
11 & 12 BIOLOGY 2026
YEAR 11
MODULES 1 - 4
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