Year 13 Study Plan

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CONTENT:

• Introduction to Photosynthesis

• The Chloroplast

• Biochemistry Key Terms

SKILLS:

• # 7 Chromatography

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CONTENT:

• The Light Dependent Reaction

• The Light Independent Reaction (The Calvin Cycle)

• Limiting Factors of Photosynthesis

SKILLS:

• #8 Rate of the Light Dependent Reaction

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CONTENT:

• Introduction to Respiration

• Glycolysis

• The Link Reaction

• Krebs Cycle

• Oxidative Phosphorylation

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CONTENT:

• Anaerobic Respiration - Glycolysis

• Respiratory Substrates

• Mitochondria

SKILLS:

• #9 Rate of Respiration

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CONTENT:

• Introduction to Ecosystems

• Productivity

• Energy Transfer through Ecosystems

• Increasing Energy Transfer Efficiency

• Measuring Biomass

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CONTENT:

• The Nitrogen Cycle

• The Phosphorus Cycle

• Microorganisms & Nutrient Cycles

• Fertilisers, Leaching & Eutrophication

SKILLS:

• Log Functions

• Estimating Microbial Growth

• Logarithmic Scale

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CONTENT:

• Plant Growth Factors

• Taxes & Kineses

• Reflexes

• Pacinian Corpuscle

SKILLS:

• #10 Animal Movements

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CONTENT:

• The Human Eye

• The Human Heart

• Control of Heart Rate

• Changing Heart Rate

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CONTENT:

• Introduction to the Nervous System

• Receptors & Neurones

• Resting Potential

• Action Potentials

• All or Nothing Law

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CONTENT:

• Myelination & Saltatory Conduction

• Synapses

• The Role of Synapses

• Neuromuscular Junctions

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CONTENT:

• Antagonistic Pairs

• Skeletal (Voluntary) Muscle

• Sliding Filament Theory

• Sarcomere Contraction

• ATP & Muscle Contraction

• Fast & Slow Twitch Muscle Fibres

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CONTENT:

• Introduction to Homeostasis

• Control of Blood Glucose

• Glycogenolysis, Glycogenesis & Gluconeogenesis

• Insulin, Glucagon & Adrenaline

• Diabetes

• Second Messengers

SKILLS:

• #11 Glucose Concentration

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CONTENT:

• Positive & Negative Feedback

• The Kidneys

• Ultrafiltration

• Selective Reabsorption

• The Loop of Henle

• Osmoregulation & Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

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CONTENT:

• Inheritance Key Terms

• Monohybrid Inheritance

• Dihybrid Inheritance

• Codominance & Multiple Alleles

• Epistasis

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CONTENT:

• Autosomal Linkage

• Sex Linkage

• Normal Phenotypic Ratios

• Non-Normal Phenotypic Ratios

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CONTENT:

• The Hardy-Weinberg Principle

• Variation

• Speciation

• Genetic Drift

• Disruptive Selection

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CONTENT:

• Abundance & Distribution of Organisms

• The Niche Concept

• Transects & Quadrats

• Mark - Release - Recapture

SKILLS:

• #12 Distribution of a Species

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CONTENT:

• Population Key Terms

• Succession

• Types of Succession

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CONTENT:

• Mutations

• Effects of Mutations

• Stem Cells

• Obtaining Stem Cells

• Stem Cells & Medicine

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CONTENT:

• Transcription Factors

• Epigenetics

• RNA Interference (RNAi)

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CONTENT:

• Tumour Suppressor Genes & Proto-oncogenes

• Cancer & Tumours

• Genome Projects

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CONTENT:

• Isolating Target Genes

• Inserting Target Genes

• Marker Genes

• Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

• Summary of Gene Technology

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CONTENT:

• Gene Therapy

• Genetically Modified Organisms

• DNA Probes

• Uses of DNA Probes

• Genetic Fingerprinting

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• Review Red Traffic Lights