Biology (9610)

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Free Biology (9610) revision notes for Oxford AQA International AS Level students. Each chapter covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take straight into the thinka app.

Unit 1: The diversity of living organisms

  • Biological molecules

  • Cells and cell structure

  • Biochemical reactions in cells are controlled by enzymes

  • Transport into and out of cells

  • Gas exchange and the transport of oxygen in living organisms

  • Living organisms vary

  • DNA, genes and chromosomes

  • Protein synthesis

  • Genetic diversity may arise by meiosis

  • Species and taxonomy

  • Biodiversity within a community

Unit 2: Biological systems and disease

  • The causes of disease: pathogens, lifestyle and genes

  • Digestion and absorption

  • Cholera

  • HIV as an example of a human disease caused by a virus

  • The defensive functions of mammalian blood

  • The circulation of blood and the structure of the mammalian heart

  • Heart disease may be associated with specific risk factors

  • Mass transport systems in plants

  • The role of aphids in spreading plant viruses

  • Cells divide by binary fission and mitosis

  • Mutation and cancer

Practical and mathematical skills

  • Planning experiments and controlling variables

  • Required practicals 1-3: enzymes, osmosis and chromatography

  • Required practicals 4-6: root tip squashes, heart rate and the potometer

  • Recording, processing and presenting data

  • Evaluating procedures and interpreting specimen results

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