Biology skills

Year 9

Multicellular organisms

1. Body systems
2. Micro-organisms

The central nervous system

1. Body systems

Genetics

1. DNA, genes and chromosomes

Year 10

The cell

1. Under the microscope
2. Types of cells - prokaryotic and eukaryotic
3. The plasma membrane
4. The organelles

Cellular respiration

1. General concepts
2. ATP
3. Enzymes in cellular respiration
4. Glycolysis
5. Krebs cycle
6. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration

Transport across the plasma membrane

1. Passive and active transport

The cell cycle

1. Binary cell division
2. Apoptosis

Inheritance and diversity

1. Genes, alleles and genomes
2. Chromosome types and structures
3. Chromosome functions
4. Sex chromosomes
5. Meiosis

Year 11

The cell

1. Under the microscope
2. Types of cells - prokaryotic and eukaryotic
3. The plasma membrane
4. The organelles

Cellular respiration

1. General concepts
2. ATP
3. Enzymes in cellular respiration
4. Glycolysis
5. Krebs cycle
6. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration

Transport across the plasma membrane

1. Passive and active transport
2. Osmosis

The cell cycle

1. Binary cell division
2. Apoptosis
3. Stem cells

Inheritance and diversity

1. Genes, alleles and genomes
2. Chromosome types and structures
3. Chromosome functions
4. Sex chromosomes
5. Karyotypes
6. Meiosis

Year 12

Genetics

1. The structure of the gene