Level 3 Biology
13BIO Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge:
Recommended Prior LearningLevel 2 Biology
In Biology students will carry out practical work and study concepts related to the responses and evolution of living organisms.
In this course students will:
Explain how human body systems maintain homeostasis in a changing environment.
Examine how organisms survive and thrive in their way of life.
Explore the how evolutionary processes have resulted in the diversity of life on Earth and the origins of modern Homo sapiens.
Investigate how humans manipulate the transfer of genetic information from one generation to the next and make informed judgments about the social, ethical, and biological implications relating to this manipulation.
Subject Overview
Term 1
91601 - Internal - Carry out a practical investigation in a biology context, with supervision
91603 - External - Demonstrate understanding of the responses of plants and animals to their external environment.
Term 2
91607 - Internal - Demonstrate understanding of human manipulations of genetic transfer and its biological implications.
91605 - External - Demonstrate understanding of evolutionary processes leading to speciation
Term 3
91604 - Internal - Demonstrate understanding of how an animal maintains a stable internal environment 91606 - External - Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution
Term 4
Revision for Exams
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Assessment Information
Assessment is a combination of one internal assessment each term for term 1, 2 and 3, and an external examination in Term 4.
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