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AS Biology summary sheet
Course – AQA Biology
Useful web sites
http://www.aqa.org.uk
http://www.biologymad.com
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/biology.html
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/index.htm
http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/
(you can e-mail these people and they will find a scientist to answer your question for free)
You will be issued with the following book:
Micheal Kent
AS Biology for AQA
ISBN 978-0-19-915267-4
Oxford
You will have access to the following book:
Glenn Toole, Susan Toole
AQA Biology AS
ISBN 978-0-7487-8275-8
Nelson Thornes
You could purchase:
David Applin
AS Biology for AQA revision guide Oxford
ISBN 978-0-19-915271-1
The topics are as follows:
Term/unit
Term 1 &2
Unit 1
Last week term 2
January term 3
Term 3, 4 and 5
Unit 2
Last week term 3
First week Term 4
Term 5
Teacher 1
Disease and lifestyle
Cell structure
Cell membrane structure
and function
Bacteria and intestinal
disease
Mock ISA
Unit 1 mock exam
Variation
DNA and diversity
Size and gas exchange
Mass transport systems
Species and diversity
Teacher 2
Digestion (biochemistry)
Enzymes
Lungs and disease
Heart and disease
The body’s defence
Real ISA 1
Real ISA 2
Mock Unit 2 exam
Unit 1 and 2 exam
Real ISA 1
Real ISA 2
Mock ISA
DNA and cell division
Biochemical and cellular
diversity
Cells to tissues
Clarifying relations (DNA
and classification)
Antibiotics and resistance
Pre-year 12 reading
You need to complete the sheets that follow and bring them with you at the start of the course