BIOLOGY Details of exam What’s assessed? Topics 1–4: Cell biology; Organisation; Infection and response; and Bioenergetics (these topics correspond to Kerboodle chapters B1 through to B9). How it’s assessed Written exam: Marks: % of GCSE
Triple I hour 45 min 100 marks 50%
Combined 1 hour 15 min 70 marks 16.7%
Topics to revise The specification for paper 1 can be found in the link below: Triple Biology: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/biology/ specifications/AQA-8461-SP-2016.PDF Combined Tilogy: GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Specification Specification for first teaching in 2016 (aqa.org.uk) You will need to revise the following 1. B1 Cell Biology a. Cell structure b. Microscopes Required Practical c. Cell division d. Transport in cells e. Osmosis Required Practical
2. B2 Organisation a. Principles of organisation b. Animal tissues, organs and organ systems c. Enzymes Required Practical d. Plant tissues, organs and systems 3. B3 Infection and response a. Communicable diseases b. Monoclonal antibodies (Separate only) c. Plant diseases (Separate only) 4. Bioenergetics a. Photosynthesis b. Measuring rate Required Practical c. Respiration
Location of Past Paper Questions / Model Answers Practice exam questions and their mark schemes for both exams can be found: https://www.aqa.org.uk/find-pastpapers-and-mark-schemes - search for Separate Biology (8461) or combined Trilogy - search for Science GCSE papers.
Revision tasks to be completed • • • •
You can revise from the BBC Bitesize website. Review your class notes, online Kerboodle text book and handouts. Practise as many questions (obtained from textbook or the internet) as you can. Review all the work in your exercise book and think carefully about your targets; which areas of your work need attention?
Additional Revision Tasks • Complete end of topic questions from the textbook on Kerboodle • Use the following websites to help with your revision https://www.senecalearning.com/ https://www.bbc.com/education/examspecs/zpgcbk7 http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/biology http://www.passmyexams.co.uk/GCSE/biology/index.html
AQA GCSE (9-1) Biology Revision - PMT (physicsandmathstutor.com) 8
