Biology

Biology Paper 1 exam content:

B1 Cell structure and transport

B2 Cell division

B3 Digestive System

B4 Organising animals and plants

B5 Communicable disease

B6 Preventing and treating disease

B7 Non communicable disease

B8 Photosynthesis

B9 Respiration

Required Practicals

All:

Using microscopes

The effect of sugar concentration on the mass of plant tissue

Food tests

The effect of pH on the rate of a reaction involving enzymes

The effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis

GCSE Biology only:

Investigating the effects of antibiotics on bacterial growth

Biology Paper 2 exam content:

B10 Nervous system

B11 Hormones

B12 Homeostasis (GCSE Biology only)

B13 Reproduction

B14 Variation and evolution

B15 Genetics and evolution

B16 Adaptation

B17 Organising an ecosystem

B18 Biodiversity and ecosystems

Required Practicals:

All:

Reaction times

Sampling population

GCSE Biology only:

Decay

Effect of light and gravity on seedlings