Year 11 AS Biology Year Plan

Unit Code Unit Title Content Specification link

1 Cell Structure -The microscope in cell studies 1.1

-Cells as basic units of living 1.2
organisms
2 Biological -Testing for biological molecules 2.1
molecules -Carbohydrates and lipids 2.2
-Proteins 2.3
-Water 2.4
3 Enzymes -Mode of action of enzymes 3.1
-Factors that affect enzyme action 3.2
4 Cell membranes -Fluid mosaic membranes 4.1
and transport -Movement into and out of cells 4.2
5 The mitotic cell -Replication and division of nuclei 5.1
cycle and cells
-Chromosome behaviour in mitosis 5.2
6 Nucleic acids -Structure of nucleic acids and 6.1
and protein replication of DNA
synthesis -Protein synthesis 6.2
7 Transport in -Structure of transport tissues 7.1
plants -Transport mechanisms 7.2
8 Transport in -The circulatory system 8.1
mammals -Transport of Oxygen and Carbon 8.2
Dioxide
-The heart 8.3
9 Gas exchange -The gas exchange system 9.1
10 Infectious -Infectious diseases 10.1
diseases -Antibiotics 10.2
11 Immunity -The immune system 11.1
-Antibodies and vaccination 11.2