FOUNDATION ONLY
FOUNDATION ONLY
Required practical activity 1: use of a light microscope. (Foundation only)
BOTH TIERS
Required practical activity 3: use qualitative reagents to test for a range of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. (Higher & Foundation)
BOTH TIERS
Required practical activity 5: investigate the effect of light on the rate of photosynthesis of an aquatic plant such as pondweed. (Higher & Foundation)
HIGHER ONLY
Required practical activity 4: investigate the effect of pH on the rate of reaction of amylase enzyme. (Higher only)
FOUNDATION
4.1.3.2 Osmosis
4.1.3.3 Active transport
4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease
4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
4.4.2 Respiration
HIGHER
4.1.1.5 Microscopy
4.1.3 Transport in cells
4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
4.3.1.2 Viral diseases
4.3.1.4 Fungal diseases
4.3.1.5 Protist diseases
4.3.1.6 Human defence systems
4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
4.4.2.2 Response to exercise
BOTH TIERS
Required practical activity 7: measure the population size of a common species in a habitat. Use sampling techniques to investigate the effect of a factor on the distribution of this species. (Higher & Foundation)
FOUNDATION
4.5.2 The human nervous system
4.5.3.3 Hormones in human reproduction
4.5.3.4 Contraception
4.6.1.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction
4.6.1.2 Meiosis
4.6.1.6 Sex determination
4.6.2.1 Variation
4.6.2.2 Evolution
4.6.2.3 Selective breeding
4.6.3.3 Extinction
4.6.3.4 Resistant bacteria
4.7.1.4 Adaptations
4.7.3.1 Biodiversity
4.7.3.3 Land use
4.7.3.4 Deforestation
4.7.3.5 Global warming
4.7.3.6 Maintaining biodiversity
HIGHER
4.5.2 The human nervous system
4.5.3.4 Contraception
4.6.1.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction
4.6.1.3 DNA and the genome
4.6.1.4 Genetic inheritance
4.6.1.5 Inherited disorders
4.6.1.6 Sex determination
4.6.2 Variation and evolution
4.6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution
4.7.1.4 Adaptations
4.7.3.3 Land use
4.7.3.4 Deforestation