Topic Title | Coordination, Response and Homeostasis | Reproduction in Plants and Animals | Inheritance and Evolution | Human Influence on ecosystems | Revision |
| | Organisms and their Environment | Biotechnology | |
| | | Revision | |
Key Skills and Content | -nervous control in humans | -asexual and sexual reproduction | -chromosomes and cell division | -human pressure on ecosystems | -Exam technique and practice |
(Core) | -hormones | -sexual reproduction in flowering plants | - inheriting genes | -conservation | -Revision skills and activities |
-tropisms in plants | -the human reproductive system | -natural selection | -biotechnology | |
-excretion | -STDs | | -genetic modification | Core students work on core papers |
-homeostasis | | -food chains and webs | | |
| | -energy flow | | |
| | -nutrient cycles | | |
| | -populations | | |
Differentiation for Extended | - synapses | -diploid/haploid | -mitosis / meiosis | -IVF, AI | |
- rods & cones | -advantages and disadvantages of asexual & sexual reproduction. | - codominance | -Reasons for conservation programmes and ways to conserve species | Extended students work on extended papers |
-adjusting the eye focus | - self & cross pollination | (blood groups) | -eutrophication | |
-auxin | - hormones of the placenta | -test crossing | -Fermentation and fermenters | |
-production of urea | -menstrual cycle | -sex linkage | -Advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified crops | |
-diabetes | | -genes and protein synthesis | | |
-T control and the skin | | -adaptations in plants | | |
| | -MRSA | | |
| | -natural selection vs selective breeding | | |
| | - analysis of food chains and energy flow | | |
| | -nitrogen cycle | | |
| | -limiting factors of population growth | | |
Summative Assessment | -Practice Exam (taken from past exam papers) | -Practice Exam (taken from past exam papers) | -Practice Exam (taken from past exam papers) | -Practice Exam (taken from past exam papers) | Practice on all papers in preparation for final examination |
and individual tests on every subtopic | and individual tests on every subtopic | and individual tests on every subtopic | and individual tests on every subtopic | |
-Group/individual projects on various topics suggested in the book | -Group/individual projects on various topics suggested in the book | -Group/individual projects on various topics suggested in the book | -Group/individual projects on various topics suggested in the book | |