IB Biology

The courses we shall cover in the IB Biology curriculum include:

Unity and Diversity:

• Water

• Nucleic acids

• Origin of cells (HL Only)

• Cell structure

• Viruses (HL Only)

• Diversity of organisms

• Classification and cladistics (HL Only)

• Evolution and speciation

• Conservation and Biodiversity

Form and function:

• Carbohydrates and lipids

• Proteins

• Membranes and Membrane transport

• Organelles and compartmentalization

• Cell specialization

• Gaseous exchange

• Transport

• Muscle and motility (HL only)

• Adaptation to environment

• Ecological niches

Interaction and interdependence:

• Enzymes and metabolism

• Cell respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Chemical signaling (HL only)

• Neural signaling

• Integration of body systems

• Defence against diseases

• Population and communities

• Transfer of energy and matter

Continuity and change:

• DNA replication

• Protein synthesis

• Mutations and gene editing

• Cell and nuclear division

• Gene expression (HL only)

• Water potential

• Reproduction

• Inheritance

• Homeostasis

• Natural selection

• Stability and change

• Climate change