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A Level Biology

Key Stage 5 Biology (Y12-Y13)

	Year 12	Year 13
Term 1	Biological molecules Cells Transport across cell membranes Cell recognition and the immune system	Respiration Photosynthesis Energy and ecosystems Gene expression Responses to stimuli Nervous coordination and muscles DNA Technology
Assessment week 1		*Assessment week: 1 paper, length 1h 30 consisting of content from the following units:* Biological molecules Cells Transport across cell membranes Cell recognition and the immune system Organisms exchange substances with their environment
Term 2	Organisms exchange substances with their environment Genetic information	Inherited change Homeostasis
Assessment	*Mock exam: 1 paper, length 1h 30 consisting of content from the following units:* Biological molecules Cells Transport across cell membranes Cell recognition and the immune system Organisms exchange substances with their environment *There will be a resit mock exam for students scoring below a grade D on the mock exam.*	*Mock exam: 2 papers, length 2h per paper.* *Paper 1 consisting of content from all Y1 units:* Biological molecules Cells Transport across cell membranes Cell recognition and the immune system Organisms exchange substances with their environment Genetic information Mass transport variation and relationships between organisms *Paper 2 consisting of content from year 2 units taught:* Respiration Photosynthesis Energy and ecosystems Responses to stimuli Nervous coordination and muscles Inherited change Gene expression DNA Technology *There will be a resit mock exam for students scoring below a grade D on the mock exam.*
Term 3	Mass transport Variation and relationships between organisms Statistics Populations in ecosystems	Revision of year 1 and 2 topics
Assessment	*Resit trial exam (for a small number of students) consisting of content from the above units:*	*Resit mocks (as information above)*
Assessment	*Assessment week: 1 paper length 1h 30 consisting of content from all year 1 units:* Biological molecules Cells Transport across cell membranes Cell recognition and the immune system Organisms exchange substances with their environment Mass transport Genetic information variation and relationships between organisms

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