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B1: Cells and Microscopy

B4: Organising Animals

B7: Non-communicable disease

B4: Organising Plants

B8:Photosynthesis

B15: Classification

B17: Organising an Ecosystem

The structure and function of plant and animal cells. Calculating magnification.

Setting up and using a light microscope.

Cells and their specialisation.

Required practical –

Use of a microscope to see onion cells.

Structure and function of the heart and lungs.

Sequence of ventilation and cardiac cycle.

Linking heart and lung function and structure.

Defining health as physical and mental well-being.

Planning diets to fit a balanced diet.

Linking lifestyles e.g. smoking, alcohol and drugs to diseases.

Linking exercise to health.

Plant structure including the leaf and stem.

Function of the xylem and phloem.

Function of transpiration through the plant and how factors effect it.

Measuring the rate of photosynthesis.

Relating photosynthesis to food production.

Required practical –

Measuring rate of photosynthesis.

The classification of organisms using the binomial system.

The use of keys to identify species.

Interpreting data related to ecosystems.

Interpreting data related to ecosystems.

Food chains within ecosystems; (trophic levels within an ecosystem).

Transfer of biomass through a food chain.

Required practical –

Measuring the size of common species in a habitat.

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