OCR GCSE Biology A (Foundation)

What is included

What this course covers

• Topic 1 — Cell level systems

  • 1.1 – Cell structures
  • 1.2 – What happens in cells (and what do cells need)?
  • 1.3 – Respiration
  • 1.4 – Photosynthesis

• Topic 2 — Scaling up

  • 2.1 – Supplying the cell
  • 2.2 – The challenges of size

• Topic 3 — Organism level systems

  • 3.1 – Coordination and control – the nervous system
  • 3.2 – Coordination and control – the endocrine system
  • 3.3 – Maintaining internal environments

• Topic 4 — Community level systems

  • 4.1 – Ecosystems

• Topic 5 — Genes, inheritance and selection

  • 5.1 – Inheritance
  • 5.2 – Natural selection and evolution

• Topic 6 — Global challenges

  • 6.1 – Monitoring and maintaining the environment
  • 6.2 – Feeding the human race
  • 6.3 – Monitoring and maintaining health

• Topic 7 — Practical skills

  • Practical Activity 1: Microscopy
  • Practical Activity 2: Testing for biological molecules
  • Practical Activity 3: Sampling techniques
  • Practical Activity 4: Rates of enzyme-controlled reactions
  • Practical Activity 5: Photosynthesis
  • Practical Activity 6: Physiology, responses and respiration
  • Practical Activity 7: Microbiological techniques
  • Practical Activity 8: Transport in and out of cells

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