BIOLOGY

Course summary

Students will study the following topics during the course which aims to stimulate students’ interest in and enjoyment of the study of the biological sciences. Biology forms a good basis for further study and employment. A Level subject content: Basic Biochemistry – enzymes – cell structure – transport across cell membranes – nucleic acids and protein synthesis – cell division – adaptations for gas exchange in plants and animals – classification and biodiversity – adaptations for transport in plants and animals – adaptations for nutrition. Reproduction in flowering plants and humans – population size and ecosystems – human impact on the environment – importance of ATP and biochemistry of respiration and photosynthesis – inheritance – variation and evolution – microbiology – homeostasis and the kidney – applications of reproduction and genetics – the nervous system – optional topic: Immunology and disease/human musculoskeletal anatomy or neurobiology and behaviour.