Biology Curriculum Map Year 11
The Windsor Boys’ School Biology Curriculum Map Year 11
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Nervous system |
| Hormones |
| Homeostasis (Separate only) Reproduction and Cell division (Trilogy) |
| Reproduction and Cell division |
| Inheritance, variation and Evolution |
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Structure of the nervous system and the sequence of the reflex arc.
Separate – Structure and function of the eye and brain
Required practical – Investigating effect of a factor on human reaction times.
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| Role and production of different hormones within the human body. Hormones involved in the menstrual cycle and contraceptive techniques.
Separate – Use of hormones to treat infertility. Use and control of plant hormones.
Required practical (sep only) Photo and geotropism. |
| Conditions that must be controlled in the body and how they are controlled.
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| Comparison of sexual and asexual reproduction. Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction. Sequence of mitosis and the cell cycle.
Separate – Meiosis sequence and comparing with mitosis.
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| Role and structure of DNA within organisms. Genetic engineering and the ethics behind this. Predicting inheritance with punnet squares and sex determination.
The theory of evolution. Selective breeding and how humans have used this in domesticated animals. Evolution and bacterial resistance. |
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Topic 6-mark question.
End of topic test, higher and foundation. With evaluation of test and assessment feedback. |
| Topic 6-mark question.
End of topic test, higher and foundation. With evaluation of test and assessment feedback. |
| Topic 6-mark question.
End of topic test, higher and foundation. With evaluation of test and assessment feedback. |
| Topic 6-mark question.
End of topic test, higher and foundation. With evaluation of test and assessment feedback. |
| Topic 6-mark question.
End of topic test, higher and foundation. With evaluation of test and assessment feedback. |
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