Biology

Course summary

Biology has led to major developments in areas such as food production, diagnosis and treatment of disease, enhancing sports performance, conservation and forensics. If you are fascinated by the way plants, animals, micro-organisms and humans work then this is the ideal course for you. A Level Biology will help you make sense of the living world around you. You will study the biology of plants and animals, human health and the wider natural environment. You will gain insights into how living organisms work and understand wider environmental issues in more detail. On this two year course at HSDC Havant, you will study the following: Biological molecules, Cells, Organisms exchanging substances with their environment, Genetic information, variation and relationships, between organisms, Energy transfers in and between organisms, Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments, Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems, The control of gene expression.