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Biology
Minimum Entry Criteria
Desired: 7 in Biology and 7 in Maths
Essential: 6 in Biology and 6 in Maths
Board
Edexcel
Outline of the Course
- Topic 1: Lifestyle Health and Risk
- Topic 2: Genes and Health
- Topic 3: Voice of the Genome
- Topic 4: Biodiversity and Natural Resources
- Topic 5: On the Wild Side
- Topic 6: Immunity, Infection and Forensics
- Topic 7: Run for your Life
- Topic 8: Grey Matter
Assessment
Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
|
1 |
Examination: Topics 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 and experimental methods based on the Core practicals |
2 hours |
33.3% |
2 |
Examination: Topics 1,2,3,4,7 and 8 and experimental methods based on the Core practicals |
2 hours |
33.3% |
3 |
Examination: Questions from Topics 1 to 8, including Synoptic questions which may draw on two or more different topics. A section of this paper will have questions based on a pre-released scientific article |
2 hours |
33.3% |