Biology

Assessment

You will study 8 topics over two years: cells, how organisms exchange substances with their environments, genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms, energy transfers in and between organisms, how organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments, genetics, populations, evolution, and ecosystems and the control of gene expression and Biological Molecules. All exams are taken at the end of the 2-year course. Paper 1 is a written exam that assesses topics 1-4 (35%) Paper 2 is a written exam that assesses topics 5-8 (35%) Paper 3 is a written exam that assesses all topics and includes one essay from a choice of two titles (30%)