Biology

Course summary

Studying A-level Biology at university gives you all sorts of exciting career options, including Doctor, clinical molecular geneticist, nature conservation officer, pharmacologist, research scientist, vet, secondary school teacher, marine biologist, and dentist. Units Studied - Year 12 • Biological molecules – Including the fundamental building blocks of living organisms; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. • Cells – Including cell structure, transport across cell membranes, cell recognition, and the immune system. • Organisms exchange substances with their environment – including a gaseous exchange in mammals, insects, and fish, single and double circulatory systems in animals, and transport in plants. • Genetic information, variation, and relationships between organisms – including DNA, genes, and protein sy. Units Studied - Year 13 • Energy transfers in and between organisms – including how energy is transferred through an ecosystem, photosynthesis, and respiration. • Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments – including how organisms respond to their environments, how nerves and muscles work, and homeostasis. • Genetics, populations, evolution, and ecosystems – including how populations change within an ecosystem. • The control of gene expression – including genetic modification of organisms.