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Notes/GCSE/Biology (Separate Science)/AQA/Foundation

Syllabus

AQA GCSE Biology - Foundation (8461)

      • •Eukaryotes and prokaryotes4.1.1.1
      • •Animal and plant cells4.1.1.2
      • •Cell specialisation4.1.1.3
      • •Cell differentiation4.1.1.4
      • •Microscopy4.1.1.5
      • •Culturing microorganisms (biology only)4.1.1.6
      • •Chromosomes4.1.2.1
      • •Mitosis and the cell cycle4.1.2.2
      • •Stem cells4.1.2.3
      • •Diffusion4.1.3.1
      • •Osmosis4.1.3.2
      • •Active transport4.1.3.3
    • •Principles of organisation4.2.1
      • •The human digestive system4.2.2.1
      • •The heart and blood vessels4.2.2.2
      • •Blood4.2.2.3
      • •Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease4.2.2.4
      • •Health issues4.2.2.5
      • •The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases4.2.2.6
      • •Cancer4.2.2.7
      • •Plant tissues4.2.3.1
      • •Plant organ system4.2.3.2
      • •Communicable (infectious) diseases4.3.1.1
      • •Viral diseases4.3.1.2
      • •Bacterial diseases4.3.1.3
      • •Fungal diseases4.3.1.4
      • •Protist diseases4.3.1.5
      • •Human defence systems4.3.1.6
      • •Vaccination4.3.1.7
      • •Antibiotics and painkillers4.3.1.8
      • •Discovery and development of drugs4.3.1.9
      • •Detection and identification of plant diseases4.3.3.1
      • •Plant defence responses4.3.3.2
      • •Photosynthetic reaction4.4.1.1
      • •Rate of photosynthesis4.4.1.2
      • •Uses of glucose from photosynthesis4.4.1.3
      • •Aerobic and anaerobic respiration4.4.2.1
      • •Response to exercise4.4.2.2
      • •Metabolism4.4.2.3
    • •Homeostasis4.5.1
      • •Structure and function4.5.2.1
      • •The brain (biology only)4.5.2.2
      • •The eye (biology only)4.5.2.3
      • •Control of body temperature (biology only)4.5.2.4
      • •Human endocrine system4.5.3.1
      • •Control of blood glucose concentration4.5.3.2
      • •Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body (biology only)4.5.3.3
      • •Hormones in human reproduction4.5.3.4
      • •Contraception4.5.3.5
      • •Control and coordination4.5.4.1
      • •Sexual and asexual reproduction4.6.1.1
      • •Meiosis4.6.1.2
      • •Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only)4.6.1.3
      • •DNA and the genome4.6.1.4
      • •DNA structure (biology only)4.6.1.5
      • •Genetic inheritance4.6.1.6
      • •Inherited disorders4.6.1.7
      • •Sex determination4.6.1.8
      • •Variation4.6.2.1
      • •Evolution4.6.2.2
      • •Selective breeding4.6.2.3
      • •Genetic engineering4.6.2.4
      • •Cloning (biology only)4.6.2.5
      • •Theory of evolution (biology only)4.6.3.1
      • •Speciation (biology only)4.6.3.2
      • •The understanding of genetics (biology only)4.6.3.3
      • •Evidence for evolution4.6.3.4
      • •Fossils4.6.3.5
      • •Extinction4.6.3.6
      • •Resistant bacteria4.6.3.7
    • •Classification of living organisms4.6.4
      • •Communities4.7.1.1
      • •Abiotic factors4.7.1.2
      • •Biotic factors4.7.1.3
      • •Adaptations4.7.1.4
      • •Levels of organisation4.7.2.1
      • •How materials are cycled4.7.2.2
      • •Decomposition (biology only)4.7.2.3
      • •Biodiversity4.7.3.1
      • •Waste management4.7.3.2
      • •Land use4.7.3.3
      • •Deforestation4.7.3.4
      • •Global warming4.7.3.5
      • •Maintaining biodiversity4.7.3.6
      • •Trophic levels4.7.4.1
      • •Pyramids of biomass4.7.4.2
      • •Transfer of biomass4.7.4.3
      • •Factors affecting food security4.7.5.1
      • •Farming techniques4.7.5.2
      • •Sustainable fisheries4.7.5.3
      • •Role of biotechnology4.7.5.4
  • •Key ideas4.8

Syllabus

AQA GCSE Biology - Foundation (8461)

      • •Eukaryotes and prokaryotes4.1.1.1
      • •Animal and plant cells4.1.1.2
      • •Cell specialisation4.1.1.3
      • •Cell differentiation4.1.1.4
      • •Microscopy4.1.1.5
      • •Culturing microorganisms (biology only)4.1.1.6
      • •Chromosomes4.1.2.1
      • •Mitosis and the cell cycle4.1.2.2
      • •Stem cells4.1.2.3
      • •Diffusion4.1.3.1
      • •Osmosis4.1.3.2
      • •Active transport4.1.3.3
    • •Principles of organisation4.2.1
      • •The human digestive system4.2.2.1
      • •The heart and blood vessels4.2.2.2
      • •Blood4.2.2.3
      • •Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease4.2.2.4
      • •Health issues4.2.2.5
      • •The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases4.2.2.6
      • •Cancer4.2.2.7
      • •Plant tissues4.2.3.1
      • •Plant organ system4.2.3.2
      • •Communicable (infectious) diseases4.3.1.1
      • •Viral diseases4.3.1.2
      • •Bacterial diseases4.3.1.3
      • •Fungal diseases4.3.1.4
      • •Protist diseases4.3.1.5
      • •Human defence systems4.3.1.6
      • •Vaccination4.3.1.7
      • •Antibiotics and painkillers4.3.1.8
      • •Discovery and development of drugs4.3.1.9
      • •Detection and identification of plant diseases4.3.3.1
      • •Plant defence responses4.3.3.2
      • •Photosynthetic reaction4.4.1.1
      • •Rate of photosynthesis4.4.1.2
      • •Uses of glucose from photosynthesis4.4.1.3
      • •Aerobic and anaerobic respiration4.4.2.1
      • •Response to exercise4.4.2.2
      • •Metabolism4.4.2.3
    • •Homeostasis4.5.1
      • •Structure and function4.5.2.1
      • •The brain (biology only)4.5.2.2
      • •The eye (biology only)4.5.2.3
      • •Control of body temperature (biology only)4.5.2.4
      • •Human endocrine system4.5.3.1
      • •Control of blood glucose concentration4.5.3.2
      • •Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body (biology only)4.5.3.3
      • •Hormones in human reproduction4.5.3.4
      • •Contraception4.5.3.5
      • •Control and coordination4.5.4.1
      • •Sexual and asexual reproduction4.6.1.1
      • •Meiosis4.6.1.2
      • •Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only)4.6.1.3
      • •DNA and the genome4.6.1.4
      • •DNA structure (biology only)4.6.1.5
      • •Genetic inheritance4.6.1.6
      • •Inherited disorders4.6.1.7
      • •Sex determination4.6.1.8
      • •Variation4.6.2.1
      • •Evolution4.6.2.2
      • •Selective breeding4.6.2.3
      • •Genetic engineering4.6.2.4
      • •Cloning (biology only)4.6.2.5
      • •Theory of evolution (biology only)4.6.3.1
      • •Speciation (biology only)4.6.3.2
      • •The understanding of genetics (biology only)4.6.3.3
      • •Evidence for evolution4.6.3.4
      • •Fossils4.6.3.5
      • •Extinction4.6.3.6
      • •Resistant bacteria4.6.3.7
    • •Classification of living organisms4.6.4
      • •Communities4.7.1.1
      • •Abiotic factors4.7.1.2
      • •Biotic factors4.7.1.3
      • •Adaptations4.7.1.4
      • •Levels of organisation4.7.2.1
      • •How materials are cycled4.7.2.2
      • •Decomposition (biology only)4.7.2.3
      • •Biodiversity4.7.3.1
      • •Waste management4.7.3.2
      • •Land use4.7.3.3
      • •Deforestation4.7.3.4
      • •Global warming4.7.3.5
      • •Maintaining biodiversity4.7.3.6
      • •Trophic levels4.7.4.1
      • •Pyramids of biomass4.7.4.2
      • •Transfer of biomass4.7.4.3
      • •Factors affecting food security4.7.5.1
      • •Farming techniques4.7.5.2
      • •Sustainable fisheries4.7.5.3
      • •Role of biotechnology4.7.5.4
  • •Key ideas4.8

Culturing microorganisms (biology only)

AQA·Biology (Separate Science)·4.1.1.6·Foundation

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