Required practical activity 1: use of a light microscope. (Foundation only)
Required practical activity 3: investigate the effect of a range of concentrations of salt solution on the mass of plant tissue.
Required practical activity 4: use qualitative reagents to test for a range of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.
4.2.2.3 Blood
4.2.2.7 Cancer
4.3.1.8 Antibiotics and pain killers
4.3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs
4.4.2.2 Response to exercise
Required practical activity 8: investigate the effect of light on the growth of newly germinated seedlings.
Required practical activity 9: 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.
4.5.2.1 Structure and function
4.5.2.2 The brain
4.5.2.3 The eye
4.5.3.4 Hormones in human reproduction
4.5.3.5 Contraception
4.5.3.6 The use of hormones to treat infertility
4.5.3.7 Negative feedback
4.5.4.2 Use of plant hormones
4.6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction
4.6.1.8 Sex determination
4.6.2 Variation and evolution
4.6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution
4.6.4 Classification of living organisms
4.7.1.4 Adaptations
4.7.2.4 Impact of environmental change
4.7.3.1 Biodiversity
4.7.3.4 Deforestation
4.7.3.6 Maintaining biodiversity
4.7.4.1 Trophic levels
4.7.4.2 Pyramids of biomass
4.7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries
4.7.5.4 Role of biotechnology