The Advanced Higher Biology course has 3 Units:

Unit 1: Cells and Proteins

• • Key Area 1 - Laboratory techniques for biologists

  • Key Area 2 - Proteins

  • Key Area 3 - Membrane Proteins

  • Key Area 4 - Communication and signalling

  • Key Area 5 - Protein control of cell division

Unit 2: Evolution and Organisms

• • Key Area 1 - Field techniques for biologists

  • Key Area 2 - Evolution

  • Key Area 3 - Variation and sexual reproduction

  • Key Area 4 - Sex and behaviour

  • Key Area 5 - Parasitism

Unit 3: Investigative Biology

• • Key Area 1 - Scientific principles and process

  • Key Area 2 - Experimentation

  • Key Area 3 - Reporting and critical evaluation of biological research

Course Assessment

Usually:

1. Question Paper (3 hours) of 100 marks - this is scaled to 120

2. Project worth 30 marks - scaled to 40 marks (worth 25% of your overall grade)

For 2022/23:

Exam question paper only

Follow the link to find Quizlets for AH topics