Biology

Course summary

What will I learn? Biology A-level will give you the skills to make connections and associations with all living things around you. Biology literally means the study of life and if that’s not important, what is? Being such a broad topic, you’re bound to find a specific area of interest, plus it opens the door to a fantastic range of interesting careers. How is the course structured? In year 12 you will study; Biological molecules, Cells, Organisms exchanging substances with their environment and Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms. In year 13 you study Energy transfers in and between organisms, organism responses to internal and external change, Genetics, populations, evolution & ecosystems and the control of gene expression.