AQA GCSE Biology Revision

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1. Cell biology

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  • 4.1.1.1Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
  • 4.1.1.2Animal and plant cells
  • 4.1.1.3Cell specialisation
  • 4.1.1.4Cell differentiation
  • RPA1Required Practical: Microscopy
  • 4.1.1.5Microscopy
  • 4.1.1.6Culturing microorganisms (biology only)
  • RPA2Required Practical: Culturing Microorganisms
  • 4.1.2.1Chromosomes
  • 4.1.2.2Mitosis and the cell cycle
  • 4.1.2.3Stem cells
  • 4.1.3.1Diffusion
  • 4.1.3.2Osmosis
  • 4.1.3.3Active transport
  • RPA3Required Practical: Osmosis

2. Organisation

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  • 4.2.1.0Principles of organisation
  • 4.2.2.1The human digestive system
  • RPA4Required Practical: Food Tests
  • RPA5Required Practical: Enzymes
  • 4.2.2.2The heart and blood vessels
  • 4.2.2.3Blood
  • 4.2.2.4Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease
  • 4.2.2.5Health issues
  • 4.2.2.6The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases
  • 4.2.2.7Cancer
  • 4.2.3.1Plant tissues
  • 4.2.3.2Plant organ system

3. Infection and response

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  • 4.3.1.1Communicable (infectious) diseases
  • 4.3.1.2Viral diseases
  • 4.3.1.3Bacterial diseases
  • 4.3.1.4Fungal diseases
  • 4.3.1.5Protist diseases
  • 4.3.1.6Human defence systems
  • 4.3.1.7Vaccination
  • 4.3.1.8Antibiotics and painkillers
  • 4.3.1.9Discovery and development of drugs
  • 4.3.2.1Producing monoclonal antibodies
  • 4.3.2.2Uses of monoclonal antibodies
  • 4.3.3.1Detection and identification of plant diseases
  • 4.3.3.2Plant defence responses

4. Bioenergetics

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  • 4.4.1.1Photosynthetic reaction
  • 4.4.1.2Rate of photosynthesis
  • RPA6Required Practical: Photosynthesis
  • 4.4.1.3Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
  • 4.4.2.1Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
  • 4.4.2.2Response to exercise
  • 4.4.2.3Metabolism

5. Homeostasis and response

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  • 4.5.1.0Homeostasis

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  • 4.5.2.1Structure and function
  • 4.5.2.2The brain (biology only)
  • 4.5.2.3The eye (biology only)
  • 4.5.2.4Control of body temperature (biology only)
  • RPA7Required Practical: Reaction Time
  • 4.5.3.1Human endocrine system
  • 4.5.3.2Control of blood glucose concentration
  • 4.5.3.3Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body (biology only)
  • 4.5.3.4Hormones in human reproduction
  • 4.5.3.5Contraception
  • 4.5.3.6The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only)
  • 4.5.3.7Negative feedback (HT only)
  • 4.5.4.1Control and coordination
  • RPA8Required Practical: Plant Hormones
  • 4.5.4.2Use of plant hormones (HT only)

6. Inheritance, variation and evolution

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  • 4.6.1.1Sexual and asexual reproduction
  • 4.6.1.2Meiosis
  • 4.6.1.3Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only)
  • 4.6.1.4DNA and the genome
  • 4.6.1.5DNA structure (biology only)
  • 4.6.1.6Genetic inheritance
  • 4.6.1.7Inherited disorders
  • 4.6.1.8Sex determination
  • 4.6.2.1Variation
  • 4.6.2.2Evolution
  • 4.6.2.3Selective breeding
  • 4.6.2.4Genetic engineering
  • 4.6.2.5Cloning (biology only)
  • 4.6.3.1Theory of evolution (biology only)
  • 4.6.3.2Speciation (biology only)
  • 4.6.3.3The understanding of genetics (biology only)
  • 4.6.3.4Evidence for evolution
  • 4.6.3.5Fossils
  • 4.6.3.6Extinction
  • 4.6.3.7Resistant bacteria
  • 4.6.4.0Classification of living organisms

7. Ecology

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  • 4.7.1.1Communities
  • 4.7.1.2Abiotic factors
  • 4.7.1.3Biotic factors
  • 4.7.1.4Adaptations
  • 4.7.2.1Levels of organisation
  • RPA9Required Practical: Quadrats and Transects
  • 4.7.2.2How materials are cycled
  • 4.7.2.3Decomposition (biology only)
  • RPA10Required Practical: Decay
  • 4.7.2.4Impact of environmental change (biology only) (HT only)
  • 4.7.3.1Biodiversity
  • 4.7.3.2Waste management
  • 4.7.3.3Land use
  • 4.7.3.4Deforestation
  • 4.7.3.5Global warming
  • 4.7.3.6Maintaining biodiversity
  • 4.7.4.1Trophic levels
  • 4.7.4.2Pyramids of biomass
  • 4.7.4.3Transfer of biomass
  • 4.7.5.1Factors affecting food security
  • 4.7.5.2Farming techniques
  • 4.7.5.3Sustainable fisheries
  • 4.7.5.4Role of biotechnology