Biology
Overview
Biology is the study of living organisms, including their structure, functioning, evolution, distribution and inter-relationships.
Biology
Team
- HOD: Miss E Hurson
- Mrs M Rafferty
- Mrs Y McArdle
- Mrs H Guilfoyle
- Mrs C Cullen
- Ms N O’Hagan
GCSE
Exam board: CCEA
Topics Studied:
Year 11
Photosynthesis: Nutrition & Health; Digestion & Enzymes: Respiration; Nervous System & Hormones: Ecology, Classification & Biodiversity
Year 12
Osmosis & Plant transport; Circulatory system; Microbes & Disease; Drugs; Genetics; Variation & Applied genetics; Reproduction & fertility
A LEVEL
Exam Board: CCEA
Topics Studied:
AS:1 module: Cell Ultrastructure & Physiology; Biochemistry; Enzymes; Cell cycle; DNA technology; Tissues & Organs;
AS:2 module: Principles of exchange & transport; Circulatory system; Transport in Plants; Adaptations of organisms; Biodiversity & Classification
A2:1 module: Homeostasis; Nervous system; Immunity; Coordination in plants; Ecology
A2:2 module: Statistics; Respiration; Photosynthesis; Genetics; DNA technology; Classification