Year 12 Study Plan

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CONTENT:

• The Biological Molecules

• Condensation & Hydrolysis Reactions

• Monosaccharides & Disaccharides

• Polymers of Carbohydrates

SKILLS:

• Averages

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CONTENT:

• Triglycerides

• Phospholipids & Cholesterol

SKILLS:

• Significant Figures

• Percentages

• Tables & Bar Charts

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CONTENT:

• Introduction to Proteins

• Protein Structure

SKILLS:

• Qualitative Tests for Molecules

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CONTENT:

• Enzymes

• Protein Specificity

SKILLS:

• Appropriate Units

• Calculating Rates

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CONTENT:

• Enzyme Reactions - Temperature

• Enzyme Reactions - pH

• Enzyme & Substrate Concentration

• Enzyme Reactions - Inhibitors

SKILLS:

• Tangents

• #1 Enzyme-Substrate Reactions

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CONTENT:

• ATP

• Introduction to Water

• Properties of Water

• Inorganic Ions

SKILLS:

• Standard Form

• Drawing Graphs

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CONTENT:

• Nucleic Acids

• Structure & Function of DNA

• Semi-conservative DNA Replication

• Proving DNA Replication is Semi-conservative

SKILLS:

• Electrophoresis

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CONTENT:

• DNA is Universal, Non-overlapping & Degenerate

• DNA, Genes & Chromosomes

• Protein Synthesis - Transcription

• Protein Synthesis - Translation

SKILLS:

• Algebraic Symbols

• Algebraic Equations

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CONTENT:

• Cell Fractionation

• Microscopes

• Magnification

SKILLS:

• Orders Of Magnitude

• Uncertainties in Measurement

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CONTENT:

• Mitosis

• Mitosis & Cancer

• Binary Fission

SKILLS:

• #2 Root Tip Squash

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CONTENT:

• Introduction to Meiosis

• Before Meiosis

• Meiosis

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• Probability

• Ethics - Organisms

• Processed Data

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CONTENT:

• Meiosis & Genetic Variation

• Gene Mutations

• Chromosome Mutation

SKILLS:

• Ratios

• Straight Line Graphs

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CONTENT:

• Eukaryotic Cell Structure

• Eukaryotic Cell Organelles 1

• Eukaryotic Cell Organelles 2

• Cell Organisation

SKILLS:

• Light Microscopes

• Slide Preparation

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CONTENT:

• Production & Secretion of Proteins

• Prokaryotic Cell Structure

• Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes

• Viruses

SKILLS:

• Biological Drawings

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CONTENT:

• Cell Membranes

• Diffusion

• Facilitated Diffusion

• Active Transport & Co-transport

SKILLS:

• #4 Membrane Permeability

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CONTENT:

• The Absorption of Glucose

• Osmosis

SKILLS:

• Colorimetry

• Dilutions

• #3 Water Potential of Plant Tissue

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CONTENT:

• Introduction to the Immune System

• Phagocytosis

• T-cells & B-cells

• Antibodies

• Primary & Secondary Response

SKILLS:

 Learn

CONTENT:

• Monoclonal Antibodies

• Vaccines

• Types of Immunity

• The ELISA Test

• HIV & Virus Replication

SKILLS:

• Scatter Diagrams

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CONTENT:

• Digestion & Absorption of Carbohydrates & Lipids

• Digestion & Absorption of Proteins

• Haemoglobin & Bohr Effect

• Comparing Haemoglobin in Different Organisms

SKILLS:

• Introduction To Statistics

• p-Values

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CONTENT:

• Blood Vessels

• Structure of the Human Heart

• Cardiac Cycle Graphs

• Cardiovascular Disease

• The Formation & Return of Tissue Fluid

SKILLS:

• Rearrange Equations

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CONTENT:

• The Xylem

• The Phloem

• Translocation

SKILLS:

• Circles & Spheres

• Prisms

• The Potometer

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CONTENT:

• Surface Area to Volume Ratio

• Gas Exchange in Insects & Fish

• Gas Exchange in Plants

• Gas Exchange in Humans

• Ventilation in Humans

• Mechanics of Breathing

SKILLS:

• #5 Dissection

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CONTENT:

• Genetic Diversity & Adaptation

• Directional & Stabilising Selection

• Biodiversity

SKILLS:

• Standard Deviation

• Aseptic Technique

• #6 Antimicrobial Substances

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CONTENT:

• Species & Taxonomy

• Farming, Biodiversity & Conservation

• Investigating Diversity

• Sampling

SKILLS:

• Choosing a Statistical Test

• Estimation

• Histograms