GCSEBiology (4411) – what to teach
Biology 1 [B1]
- How do human bodies respond to changes inside them and to their environment?
- What can we do to keep our bodies healthy?
- How do we use/abuse medical and recreational drugs?
- What causes infectious disease and how can our bodies defend themselves against them?
- What determines where particular species live and how many of them there are?
- Why are individuals of the same species different from each other?
- What new methods do we have for producing plants and animals with the characteristics we prefer?
Biology 2 [B2]
- What are animals and plants built from?
- How do dissolved substances get into and out of cells?
- How do plants obtain the food they need to live and grow?
- What happens to energy and biomass at each stage in a food chain?
- What happens to the waste material produced by plants and animals?
- What are enzymes and what are some of their functions?
- How do our bodies keep internal conditions constant?
- Which human characteristics show a simple pattern of inheritance?
Biology 3 [B3]
- How do dissolved substances get into and out of animals and plants?
- How are dissolved materials transported around the body?
- How does exercise affect the exchanges taking place within the body?
- How do exchanges in the kidney help us to maintain the internal environment in mammals and how has biology helped us to treat kidney disease?
- How are microorganisms used to make food and drink?
- What other useful substances can we make using microorganisms?
- How can we be sure we are using microorganisms safely?
Assessment
Each separate science qualification has:
- three 45 minute papers (tiered) containing structured questions, available January and June
- a centre-assessed unit.
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