Biology Revision Year 11- Triple Science

Paper 1: Tuesday 16th May AM

Paper 1 (Y10 Content)

Topic Description Revision
Guide Pages
Cells and Cell Structure of plant, animal, prokaryotic cells. Specialised cells 11-14
Transport and their adaptations, Diffusion, Osmosis, Active Transport, 20-25
Microscopes
(Including the microscope and osmosis required practical)
Cell Cycle Different stages of the cell cycle, mitosis, cell differentiation, 14-19
stem cells
Organisation Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, the digestive system, 27-32
of organisms enzymes and factors affecting their function (Including the
enzyme required practical)
Transport in Blood, blood vessels, heart structure and function, issues with 33-37
plants and the heart, pacemakers, stents, valve replacement, artificial 42-44
animals heart, transport in the xylem and phloem, potometers, factors
affecting transpiration
Communicable Types of pathogens, mode of transmission, growing bacteria, 46-49
disease preventing bacterial growth and aseptic technique, plant
disease and defence, human defence response.
The symptoms, transmission, pathogen and treatment for the
following diseases: measles, HIV/AIDs, tobacco mosaic virus,
Salmonella, Gonorrhoea, athlete’s foot, rose black spot, malaria
(Including required practical for antibiotics and disinfectant)
Preventing and Vaccines, antibiotics, making and using monoclonal antibodies, 50-55
treating discovering and developing drugs
disease
Non- Risk factors cancer, smoking, diet and exercise, alcohol and 38-41
Communicable carcinogens
Disease
Photosynthesis Word and symbol equation, purpose of photosynthesis, uses of 57-58
glucose, adapting greenhouses to maximise photosynthesis,
factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis (including the
photosynthesis required practical)
Respiration Word and symbol equation for aerobic respiration, word 61-63
equation for anaerobic respiration, metabolism in the liver,
response to exercise
Paper 2: Friday 9th June PM

Paper 2 (Y11 Content)

Topic Description Revision
Guide Pages
Human Nervous Principles of homeostasis, structure and function of the 65-72
System nervous system, reflex action, the eye, problems with the eye,
the brain (including the reflex reaction time required practical)
The Endocrine Principles of hormonal control, Controlling blood glucose and 73-74
system diabetes, negative feedback, human reproduction, menstrual 77-82
cycle, controlling fertility, infertility treatments, plant
hormones and responses
Homeostasis Controlling body temperature, removing waste, kidneys, 72
dialysis and transplants 75-76
Reproductive Sexual/ asexual reproduction, meiosis, DNA structure, protein 84-93
genetics synthesis, gene expression, mutations, inheritance, inherited
disorders, genetic screening
Variation Variation, evolution, natural selection, selective breeding, 95-100
genetic engineering, cloning, ethics of genetic tech
Genetics and Darwin’s ideas, Gregor Mendel, speciation, fossils, extinction, 94
evolution antibiotic resistance, classification 101-104
Ecosystems Food chains, predator prey cycles, nitrogen cycle, carbon 109
cycle, water cycle, decay, rates of decomposition (including 112-115
rate of decay required practical)
Biodiversity and Changes in populations, land air and water pollution, 116-124
ecosystems deforestation, peat bogs, global warming, maintaining
biodiversity, trophic levels and biomass, biomass transfers,
food security, food production
Adaptations, Communities, abiotic and biotic factors, sampling plants, 106-108
competition, competition In plants and animals, adaptation in plants and 110-111
sampling animals (including sampling plants required practical)