Edexcel A-Level Biology A 9BN0 specification checklist
Edexcel A-Level Biology A 9BN0 specification checklist
0 of 69 subtopics ticked as confident
1Lifestyle, health and risk
0 of 7 confident- 1.1–4
Mass transport and the mammalian heart
- 1.3
Blood vessels and the Daphnia heart-rate practical
- 1.5–6
Atherosclerosis, blood clotting and cardiovascular disease
- 1.7
Risk factors and treatment of cardiovascular disease
- 1.8–10
Studying health risk and perceptions of risk
- 1.12–14
Water, carbohydrates and lipids
- 1.15–16
Cholesterol, diet and energy budgets
2Genes and health
0 of 10 confident- 2.1
Gas exchange surfaces
- 2.2
Cell membrane structure
- 2.3–4
Transport across membranes
- 2.5
Nucleotides, DNA structure and replication
- 2.6–8
The genetic code and protein synthesis
- 2.9
Amino acids and protein structure
- 2.10
Enzymes
- 2.12
Mutations
- 2.13–14
Inheritance of genes, alleles and cystic fibrosis
- 2.15–16
Genetic screening and ethical issues
3Voice of the genome
0 of 8 confident- 3.1–5
Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell structure
- 3.3
Protein processing: rER and Golgi
- 3.6–7
Gametes and fertilisation in mammals
- 3.8–9
Meiosis and genetic variation
- 3.10
Mitosis and the cell cycle
- 3.11–12
Stem cells and cell specialisation
- 3.13
Cell organisation: tissues, organs and systems
- 3.14–15
Phenotype, genotype and the environment
4Biodiversity and natural resources
0 of 9 confident- 4.1–2
Biodiversity and its measurement
- 4.3–4
Niche, adaptation and natural selection
- 4.5
Hardy-Weinberg and speciation
- 4.6
Classification and phylogeny
- 4.7–9
Plant cell structure and cellulose
- 4.10–11
Plant fibres, xylem and phloem
- 4.12
Plant mineral requirements
- 4.13–14
Drug testing and antibiotics
- 4.15–16
Sustainability and conservation of species
5On the wild side
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Ecosystems, abiotic and biotic factors
- 5.4
Ecological succession
- 5.5
Chloroplasts and the overall reaction of photosynthesis
- 5.6–7
ATP and the light-dependent reactions
- 5.8
The Calvin cycle
- 5.10–11
Productivity and energy transfer
- 5.12–13
Climate change: causes and evidence
- 5.14–16
Effects of climate change and predictions
- 5.17–19
Evolution, speciation and scientific validation
- 5.20–22
Managing climate change and conservation
6Immunity, infection and forensics
0 of 7 confident- 6.1–2
Time of death and decomposition
- 6.3–4
DNA profiling and PCR
- 6.5–6
Bacteria and viruses
- 6.7
Barriers and non-specific defences
- 6.8–10
The specific immune response
- 6.12
Immunity and vaccination
- 6.13–15
Antibiotics, resistance and infection control
7Run for your life
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Muscles, skeleton and movement
- 7.2
Muscle contraction
- 7.3–5
Aerobic respiration: glycolysis and the Krebs cycle
- 7.6
Oxidative phosphorylation
- 7.8–9
Control of the heartbeat and cardiac output
- 7.11–12
Homeostasis, feedback and thermoregulation
- 7.13–15
Exercise, medical technology and ethics
- 7.16
Gene control by transcription factors
8Grey matter
0 of 10 confident- 8.1–3
Neurones and nerve impulses
- 8.4
Synapses
- 8.5
The eye, rods and pupil responses
- 8.6
Plant responses to environmental cues
- 8.7–8
Coordination and the human brain
- 8.9
Brain imaging
- 8.10
Brain development, nature and nurture
- 8.13
Learning and habituation
- 8.14–15
Brain chemistry, drugs and disease
- 8.16–18
Genome sequencing, personalised medicine and GMOs