4.2.2 Animal tissues, organ systems

Describe the levels of organisation within living organisms

Describe the digestive system and how it works as an organ system (from KS3)

Describe basic features of enzymes (inc rate calculations for chemical reactions)

Describe the lock and key theory as a model of enzyme action and explain how the shape a of the active sites makes the enzyme specific

Explain the effect of temperature and pH on enzymes

Describe the digestive enzymes, including their names, sites of production and actions

Describe how the products of digestion are used

Describe the features and functions of bile and state where it is produced and released from

Required practical 5: investigate the effect of pH on the rate of reaction of amylase enzyme

Describe the structure of the human heart and lungs (inc how lungs are adapted for gaseous exchange)

Explain how the heart moves blood around the body (inc role and position of the aorta, vena cava, pulmonary artery & vein and coronary arteries)

Explain how the natural resting heart rate is controlled and how irregularities can be corrected

Describe the structure and function of arteries, veins and capillaries

Use simple compound measures such as rate and carry out rate calculations for blood flow

Describe blood and identify its different components, inc identifying blood cells from photographs/diagrams

Describe the functions of blood components, including adaptations to function

Describe health and the explain causes of ill-health and the relationship between health and disease

Describe how different types of diseases may interact and translate disease incidence information between graphical and numerical forms

Describe what risk factors are and give examples discussing human and financial costs of non-communicable diseases at local, national and global levels

Describe what cancer is and explain the difference between benign and malignant tumours

Describe the known risk factors for cancer, including genetic and lifestyle risk factors

4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease (Higher and Foundation)

4.1.3.2 Osmosis (Higher and Foundation)

4.1.3.3 Active transport (Higher and Foundation)