GCSE Biology AQA
AQA
Module 1: Cell Biology
1.1 Cell structure
1.2 Cell division
1.3 Transport in cells
Module 2: Organisation
2.1 Principles of organisation
2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems
2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
Module 3: Infection and response
3.1 Communicable diseases
3.2 Triple Science Only - Monoclonal antibodies (Higher Tier)
3.3 Triple Science Only - Plant disease
Module 4: Bioenergetics
4.1 Photosynthesis
4.2 Respiration
Module 5: Homeostasis and response
5.1 Homeostasis
5.2 The human nervous system
5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans
5.4 Triple Science Only - Plant hormones
Module 6: Inheritance, Variation and Evolution
6.1 Reproduction
6.2 Variation and evolution
6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution
6.4 Classification of living organisms
Module 7: Ecology
7.1 Adaptations, interdependence and competition
Adaptations
Food chains and webs
Predator and prey cycles
Using quadrats to estimate population size and using transects to investigate distribution
Required practical - Sampling to measure population size and the effect of a factor on distribution
7.2 Organisation of an ecosystem
The carbon cyle
The water cycle
Triple Science Only - Required practical- rate of decay
Waste management
Destruction of peat bogs
Deforestation
Global warming
7.4 Triple Science Only - Trophic levels in an ecosystem
Triple Science Only - Trophic levels and pyramids of biomass
7.5 Triple Science Only - Food production
Triple Science Only - Food security- including farming techniques and sustainable fisheries
Triple Science Only - The role of biotechnology
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