Paper 1 · Multiple Choice · Timezone 1
June 2024 · 9700/11
Cambridge (CIE) · A Level
Biology 9700
Explore cells, life processes, inheritance and ecosystems. Connect biological structures to their functions and interpret evidence from investigations.
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What you'll cover
- Cell structure
- Biological molecules
- Enzymes
- Cell membranes and transport
- The mitotic cell cycle
- Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
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Two hundred and fifty-nine new lessons map every published learning outcome in Cambridge International Biology 9700 Topics 1–19 for exams 2028–2030. Each topic lesson includes guided, independent and transfer practice. Fifteen additional practical-assessment lessons provide online preparation for Paper 3 and Paper 5 practical assessment skills. Online Paper 3 lessons cannot provide supervised laboratory competence. Full timed cumulative exam practice and human subject-teacher review remain outstanding, so this is not exam-readiness evidence.
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This progress snapshot maps sections 1.1–1.2, 2.1–2.4, 3.1–3.2, 4.1–4.2, 5.1–5.2, 6.1–6.2, 7.1–7.2, 8.1–8.3, 9.1, 10.1–10.2, 11.1–11.2, 12.1–12.2, 13.1–13.2, 14.1–14.2, 15.1–15.2, 16.1–16.3 and 17.1–17.3, 18.1–18.3 and 19.1–19.3 of the 19-topic qualification. Seventeen lessons cover all five outcomes in section 1.1 and all seven in section 1.2, completing Topic 1. Sixteen lessons cover all three outcomes in section 2.1, all eleven in section 2.2, all eight in section 2.3 and the water learning outcome in section 2.4, completing Topic 2. Twelve lessons cover all eight learning outcomes in Enzymes (Topic 3); thirteen cover all ten outcomes in Cell membranes and transport (Topic 4); and nine cover all eight outcomes in The mitotic cell cycle (Topic 5). Twelve lessons cover all twelve outcomes in Topic 6: all five in section 6.1 and all seven in section 6.2. Twelve lessons cover all four outcomes in Topic 7 section 7.1 and all eight in section 7.2, completing Topic 7. Seventeen lessons cover all seven outcomes in section 8.1, all six in section 8.2 and all four in section 8.3, completing Topic 8. Seven lessons cover all outcomes in Gas exchange (Topic 9). Six lessons cover all four outcomes in section 10.1 and both outcomes in section 10.2, completing Topic 10. Ten lessons cover all four outcomes in section 11.1 and all six in section 11.2, completing Topic 11. Sixteen lessons cover all seven outcomes in Energy (12.1) and all fourteen outcomes in Respiration (12.2), completing Topic 12. Fifteen lessons cover all twelve outcomes in Photosynthesis as an energy transfer process (13.1) and all four in Limiting factors (13.2), completing Topic 13. Eleven lessons cover all outcomes in Homeostasis in mammals (14.1) and four in Homeostasis in plants (14.2), completing Topic 14. Fifteen lessons cover all twelve outcomes in Control and coordination in mammals (15.1) and all three in Control and coordination in plants (15.2), completing Topic 15. Eighteen lessons cover all seven outcomes in Passage of information from parents to offspring (16.1), all seven in The roles of genes in determining the phenotype (16.2) and all four in Gene control (16.3), completing Topic 16. Fourteen lessons cover all four outcomes in Variation (17.1), all seven in Natural and artificial selection (17.2) and all three in Evolution (17.3), completing Topic 17. Eighteen lessons cover all six outcomes in each of Classification (18.1), Biodiversity (18.2) and Conservation (18.3), completing Topic 18. Seventeen lessons cover all eleven outcomes in Principles of genetic technology (19.1), all four in Genetic technology applied to medicine (19.2) and both in Genetically modified organisms in agriculture (19.3), completing Topic 19. Topics 1–19 have mapped teaching sequences. Fifteen original lessons now cover Paper 3 practical skills and Paper 5 planning, analysis and evaluation. They support online preparation; they cannot provide the supervised laboratory competence required for Paper 3. Full timed cumulative exam practice, practical supervision and human subject-teacher review remain outstanding.
Topic 1 · Cell structure
- The microscope in cell studies1.1
- Cells as the basic units of living organisms1.2Read plant and animal cell micrographsRelate the cell-surface membrane to selective exchangeIdentify the nucleus, nuclear envelope and nucleolusTrace the endomembrane pathwayCompare mitochondria and chloroplastsDistinguish eukaryotic ribosomes and microtubule structuresRelate cilia and microvilli to cell surfacesIdentify plant cell walls, plasmodesmata and vacuolesExplain ATP use in energy-requiring processesDescribe a typical bacterial cellCompare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellsDescribe virus structure without calling viruses cells
Topic 2 · Biological molecules
- Testing for biological molecules2.1
- Carbohydrates and lipids2.2
- Proteins2.3
- Water2.4
Topic 3 · Enzymes
- Mode of action of enzymes3.1
- Factors that affect enzyme action3.2Explain temperature and pH effects on enzyme rateRelate enzyme and substrate concentrations to reaction rateInvestigate inhibitor concentration and enzyme activityUse Vmax and Km to compare enzyme affinityExplain reversible competitive and non-competitive inhibitionInvestigate immobilised enzymes in alginate
Topic 4 · Cell membranes and transport
- Fluid mosaic membranes4.1
- Movement into and out of cells4.2Compare simple and facilitated diffusionExplain osmosis using water potentialExplain active transport across membranesDescribe endocytosis and exocytosisPlan diffusion and osmosis investigationsCalculate surface-area-to-volume ratioInvestigate surface-area-to-volume effects with agarEstimate tissue water potential from plant-tissue mass changesExplain water movement and responses in plant cellsExplain water movement and responses in animal cells
Topic 5 · The mitotic cell cycle
- Replication and division of nuclei and cells5.1
- Chromosome behaviour in mitosis5.2
Topic 6 · Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
- Structure of nucleic acids and replication of DNA6.1
- Protein synthesis6.2
Topic 7 · Transport in plants
- Structure of transport tissues7.1
- Transport mechanisms7.2Identify dissolved substances transported in plantsTrace water pathways from soil to root xylemExplain evaporation and diffusion in transpirationExplain cohesion, adhesion and transpiration pullAnnotate xerophyte leaves for reduced water lossTrace assimilates from sources to sinksExplain companion-cell loading of phloemExplain pressure-driven mass flow in phloem
Topic 8 · Transport in mammals
- The circulatory system8.1
- Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide8.2
- The heart8.3
Topic 9 · Gas exchange
- The gas exchange system9.1
Topic 10 · Infectious diseases
- Infectious diseases10.1
- Antibiotics10.2
Topic 11 · Immunity
- The immune system11.1
- Antibodies and vaccination11.2
Topic 12 · Energy and respiration
- Energy12.1
- Respiration12.2Locate the four stages of aerobic respirationTrace glycolysis from glucose to pyruvateConnect pyruvate to mitochondrial respirationFollow the Krebs cycle and coenzyme reductionTrace hydrogen transfer by reduced NAD and FADExplain oxidative phosphorylationRelate mitochondrial structure to respirationCompare anaerobic respiration and energy yieldExplain rice growth in submerged conditionsUse redox indicators to investigate yeast respirationMeasure temperature effects with a simple respirometer
Topic 13 · Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis as an energy transfer process13.1Relate chloroplast structure to photosynthesisConnect light-stage products to carbon fixationExplain how chloroplast pigments absorb lightInterpret absorption and action spectraSeparate and identify chloroplast pigments by chromatographyDistinguish cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylationTrace cyclic photophosphorylationTrace non-cyclic photophosphorylationExplain chemiosmosis in the thylakoid membraneTrace carbon through the Calvin cycleUse Calvin-cycle intermediates to build organic molecules
- Limiting factors13.2
Topic 14 · Homeostasis
- Homeostasis in mammals14.1Explain homeostasis and why it mattersTrace a homeostatic control pathwayRelate amino-acid deamination to ureaIdentify the main regions of a human kidneyIdentify the nephron and its associated vesselsExplain filtration and selective reabsorptionRelate nephron structure to urine formationTrace ADH control of water reabsorptionTrace glucagon cell signallingExplain blood-glucose negative feedbackExplain glucose test strips and biosensors
- Homeostasis in plants14.2
Topic 15 · Control and coordination
- Control and coordination in mammals15.1Connect endocrine signals with homeostasisCompare nervous and endocrine coordinationTrace sensory and motor neuronesExplain how sensory receptor cells detect stimuliTrace taste-bud stimulation to an action potentialExplain resting potential and action potentialsExplain saltatory conduction in myelinated neuronesRelate the refractory period to impulse frequencyTrace transmission at a cholinergic synapseLink the neuromuscular junction to calcium releaseIdentify sarcomere ultrastructureExplain the sliding-filament model
- Control and coordination in plants15.2
Topic 16 · Inheritance
- Passage of information from parents to offspring16.1
- The roles of genes in determining the phenotype16.2
- Gene control16.3
Topic 17 · Selection and evolution
- Variation17.1
- Natural and artificial selection17.2
- Evolution17.3
Topic 18 · Classification, biodiversity and conservation
- Classification18.1
- Biodiversity18.2
- Conservation18.3
Topic 19 · Genetic technology
- Principles of genetic technology19.1Define recombinant DNAExplain genetic engineeringObtain a gene for transferExplain the tools used in gene transferExplain why a transferred promoter may be neededConfirm expression with fluorescent marker genesExplain gene editingExplain PCR amplificationExplain gel electrophoresisExplain how microarrays analyse gene expressionUse biological sequence databases
- Genetic technology applied to medicine19.2
- Genetically modified organisms in agriculture19.3
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- Advanced practical skillsPaper 3 · 8 lessonsPlan a practical investigationUse a microscope and scaleDraw and compare biological specimensCollect observations safely and accuratelyRecord data in clear tablesCalculate and show workingChoose and draw the right graphInterpret results and evaluate the method
Original guided, independent and transfer lessons for experimental decisions, microscopy, observation, data presentation, calculation, graphing, analysis and evaluation. Hands-on skills still need supervised laboratory practice.
- Planning, analysis and evaluationPaper 5 · 7 lessonsDefine a practical problem and predictionWrite a reproducible practical methodPlan dilutions, controls and risk checksChoose data analysis and statisticsDraw conclusions from experimental evidenceEvaluate validity, anomalies and improvementsIntegrate a planning and analysis response
Original planning, data-analysis, conclusion and evaluation practice, including unfamiliar contexts. These are teaching exercises rather than full timed examination papers.
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Prepare a temporary slide of cellular material
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Draw cells from slides and photomicrographs
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Calculate magnification and actual size
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Use an eyepiece graticule and stage micrometer
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Distinguish magnification from resolution
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Read plant and animal cell micrographs
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Relate the cell-surface membrane to selective exchange
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Identify the nucleus, nuclear envelope and nucleolus
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Trace the endomembrane pathway
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Compare mitochondria and chloroplasts
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Distinguish eukaryotic ribosomes and microtubule structures
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Relate cilia and microvilli to cell surfaces
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Identify plant cell walls, plasmodesmata and vacuoles
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Explain ATP use in energy-requiring processes
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Describe a typical bacterial cell
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Compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
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Describe virus structure without calling viruses cells
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Choose a test for a biological molecule
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Estimate reducing-sugar concentration with Benedict solution
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Test for non-reducing sugars after hydrolysis
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Recognise glucose forms and carbohydrate units
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Form and hydrolyse glycosidic bonds
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Compare starch and glycogen storage polymers
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Explain cellulose and plant cell-wall strength
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Relate triglyceride structure to storage functions
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Draw a phospholipid and explain its polarity
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Describe amino acids and peptide bonds
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Explain levels of protein structure and interactions
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Compare globular and fibrous proteins
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Relate haemoglobin structure to oxygen transport
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Explain collagen fibres and tensile strength
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Explain hydrogen bonding and water as a solvent
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Relate heat properties of water to biological roles
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Distinguish intracellular and extracellular enzymes
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Explain active sites and enzyme–substrate complexes
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Compare the lock-and-key and induced-fit hypotheses
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Measure reaction progress with catalase
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Measure substrate disappearance with amylase
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Use a colorimeter to follow enzyme reactions
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Explain temperature and pH effects on enzyme rate
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Relate enzyme and substrate concentrations to reaction rate
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Investigate inhibitor concentration and enzyme activity
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Use Vmax and Km to compare enzyme affinity
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Explain reversible competitive and non-competitive inhibition
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Investigate immobilised enzymes in alginate
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Explain the fluid mosaic model of membranes
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Describe membrane components and their roles
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Explain cell-surface signalling and recognition
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Compare simple and facilitated diffusion
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Explain osmosis using water potential
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Explain active transport across membranes
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Describe endocytosis and exocytosis
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Plan diffusion and osmosis investigations
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Calculate surface-area-to-volume ratio
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Investigate surface-area-to-volume effects with agar
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Estimate tissue water potential from plant-tissue mass changes
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Explain water movement and responses in plant cells
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Explain water movement and responses in animal cells
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Describe chromosome structure
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Outline the mitotic cell cycle
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Explain why organisms use mitosis
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Explain the role of telomeres
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Describe stem cells in tissue repair
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Explain how tumours form
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Describe chromosome behaviour during mitosis
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Compare cytokinesis in plant and animal cells
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Identify stages of mitosis in cell images
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Describe nucleotide structure and ATP
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Classify purines and pyrimidines
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Explain DNA double-helix structure and base pairing
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Describe semi-conservative DNA replication
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Describe messenger RNA structure
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Relate genes to polypeptides
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Read the universal genetic code
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Explain transcription, translation and DNA strand roles
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Process eukaryotic primary transcripts
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Define gene mutations and their possible effects
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Predict effects of base substitutions
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Predict effects of nucleotide insertions and deletions
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Plan transverse diagrams of dicot plant organs
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Locate xylem and phloem in dicot sections
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Draw xylem vessel elements and phloem conducting cells
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Relate vascular cell structure to transport
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Identify dissolved substances transported in plants
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Trace water pathways from soil to root xylem
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Explain evaporation and diffusion in transpiration
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Explain cohesion, adhesion and transpiration pull
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Annotate xerophyte leaves for reduced water loss
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Trace assimilates from sources to sinks
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Explain companion-cell loading of phloem
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Explain pressure-driven mass flow in phloem
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Trace the closed double circulation
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Identify the four major vessels
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Read vessel sections and make plan diagrams
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Relate vessel structure to function
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Recognise the main blood cells
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Explain water's transport roles
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Explain tissue fluid formation
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Trace oxygen and carbon-dioxide transport
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Explain the chloride shift
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Explain carbon-dioxide transport in plasma
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Read the adult haemoglobin oxygen curve
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Apply the oxygen curve to lungs and tissues
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Explain the Bohr shift
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Map the mammalian heart
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Explain the heart's wall thickness
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Explain the cardiac cycle
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Trace electrical coordination of the heart
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Trace the gas exchange system
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Locate tissues in the airways
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Recognise gas-exchange tissues in images
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Make airway wall plan diagrams
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Explain the airway's mucus and cilia defence
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Relate gas-exchange tissues to their functions
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Explain alveolar gas exchange
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Define infectious and transmissible disease
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Match named diseases to their pathogens
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Compare transmission routes
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Evaluate disease prevention and control
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Explain penicillin's target
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Explain antibiotic resistance and its control
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Trace phagocytosis by white blood cells
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Distinguish self and non-self antigens
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Trace a primary immune response
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Explain immune memory
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Relate antibody structure to function
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Outline hybridoma production
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Apply monoclonal antibodies
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Compare types of immunity
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Explain how vaccines create long-term immunity
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Explain vaccination programmes
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Connect ATP with cellular energy demand
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Explain why ATP is a suitable energy currency
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Compare the two routes for ATP synthesis
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Compare substrates and calculate respiratory quotient
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Plan a respirometer investigation of RQ
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Locate the four stages of aerobic respiration
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Trace glycolysis from glucose to pyruvate
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Connect pyruvate to mitochondrial respiration
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Follow the Krebs cycle and coenzyme reduction
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Trace hydrogen transfer by reduced NAD and FAD
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Explain oxidative phosphorylation
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Relate mitochondrial structure to respiration
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Compare anaerobic respiration and energy yield
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Explain rice growth in submerged conditions
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Use redox indicators to investigate yeast respiration
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Measure temperature effects with a simple respirometer
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Relate chloroplast structure to photosynthesis
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Connect light-stage products to carbon fixation
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Explain how chloroplast pigments absorb light
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Interpret absorption and action spectra
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Separate and identify chloroplast pigments by chromatography
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Distinguish cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation
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Trace cyclic photophosphorylation
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Trace non-cyclic photophosphorylation
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Explain chemiosmosis in the thylakoid membrane
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Trace carbon through the Calvin cycle
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Use Calvin-cycle intermediates to build organic molecules
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Identify photosynthesis limiting factors
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Explain how limiting factors change photosynthesis rate
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Investigate light effects with chloroplast redox indicators
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Investigate limiting factors in whole plants
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Explain homeostasis and why it matters
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Trace a homeostatic control pathway
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Relate amino-acid deamination to urea
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Identify the main regions of a human kidney
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Identify the nephron and its associated vessels
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Explain filtration and selective reabsorption
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Relate nephron structure to urine formation
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Trace ADH control of water reabsorption
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Trace glucagon cell signalling
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Explain blood-glucose negative feedback
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Explain glucose test strips and biosensors
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Explain why stomata open and close
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Interpret daily stomatal rhythms
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Relate guard-cell structure to stomatal movement
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Explain ABA-mediated stomatal closure
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Connect endocrine signals with homeostasis
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Compare nervous and endocrine coordination
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Trace sensory and motor neurones
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Explain how sensory receptor cells detect stimuli
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Trace taste-bud stimulation to an action potential
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Explain resting potential and action potentials
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Explain saltatory conduction in myelinated neurones
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Relate the refractory period to impulse frequency
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Trace transmission at a cholinergic synapse
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Link the neuromuscular junction to calcium release
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Identify sarcomere ultrastructure
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Explain the sliding-filament model
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Explain rapid closure of a Venus flytrap
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Explain how auxin promotes cell elongation
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Explain gibberellin in barley germination
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Distinguish haploid and diploid nuclei
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Explain homologous chromosome pairs
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Explain why meiosis reduces chromosome number
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Trace chromosome behaviour through meiosis
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Identify stages of meiosis in images
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Explain how meiosis produces different gametes
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Explain variation from random fertilisation
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Use inheritance terminology precisely
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Construct monohybrid and dihybrid crosses
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Interpret autosomal linkage and epistasis
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Use test crosses to infer genotype
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Apply chi-squared to inheritance data
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Link genes, proteins and inherited phenotypes
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Explain Le and le alleles in gibberellin synthesis
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Distinguish structural and regulatory genes
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Explain regulation of the lac operon
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Explain how transcription factors regulate eukaryotic genes
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Explain gibberellin activation through DELLA proteins
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Explain genetic and environmental variation
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Compare continuous and discontinuous variation
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Explain the genetic basis of variation patterns
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Use a t-test to compare two means
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Explain natural selection in populations
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Compare patterns of natural selection
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Explain selection and genetic drift
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Explain antibiotic resistance by natural selection
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Use the Hardy–Weinberg principle
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Describe artificial selection
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Apply selective breeding examples
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Explain evolution as change in gene pools
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Use DNA sequences to infer evolutionary relationships
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Compare allopatric and sympatric speciation
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Compare three species concepts
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Classify organisms into three domains
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Compare Archaea and Bacteria
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Use the taxonomic hierarchy
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Compare the four eukaryote kingdoms
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Classify viruses by their genomes
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Define ecosystems and niches
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Measure biodiversity at three levels
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Use random sampling for biodiversity
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Choose field methods and use the Lincoln index
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Use Pearson and Spearman correlation
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Calculate and interpret Simpson’s index
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Explain causes of extinction
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Explain why biodiversity matters
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Compare conservation strategies
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Describe assisted reproduction in mammals
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Explain control of invasive alien species
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Explain IUCN and CITES conservation roles
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Define recombinant DNA
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Explain genetic engineering
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Obtain a gene for transfer
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Explain the tools used in gene transfer
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Explain why a transferred promoter may be needed
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Confirm expression with fluorescent marker genes
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Explain gene editing
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Explain PCR amplification
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Explain gel electrophoresis
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Explain how microarrays analyse gene expression
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Use biological sequence databases
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Explain recombinant human proteins in treatment
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Explain genetic screening examples
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Explain gene therapy examples
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Evaluate screening and gene-therapy ethics
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Explain agricultural genetic-engineering examples
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Discuss social and ethical implications of GMOs
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Plan a practical investigation
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Use a microscope and scale
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Draw and compare biological specimens
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Collect observations safely and accurately
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Record data in clear tables
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Calculate and show working
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Choose and draw the right graph
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Interpret results and evaluate the method
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Define a practical problem and prediction
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Write a reproducible practical method
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Plan dilutions, controls and risk checks
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Choose data analysis and statistics
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Draw conclusions from experimental evidence
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Evaluate validity, anomalies and improvements
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Integrate a planning and analysis response
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