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Currie Community High School
Higher Biology Course Overview
Unit 1 Cell Biology
Section
1. Cell Variety
Content
Homework/
Assessment
Variation in structure of cells;
unicellular organisms; multicellular
organisms; structure related to
function; organelles
Resources
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2. Absorption &
Secretion
Diffusion; osmosis; role of cell wall
(cellulose fibres & permeability); role
of plasma membrane (structure,
permeability and function); active
transport
 Abs &
Secretion- Data
handling
 Essay on
materials
entering &
leaving cells
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Cell variety PowerPoint
Unicellular organisms diagram
Animal tissues diagram
Plant tissues diagram
Diversity of animal cells
PowerPoint
Cell Ultrastructure PowerPoint
Cell Ultrastructure diagram
Organelles matching card
exercise
“Cells Alive” website
Scholar website
TRIO OHT
Abs & Secretion PowerPoint
Cell membrane diagram
Chemical nature of plasma
membrane practical
Measuring the water conc of
potato cell sap LO3 practical
Scholar website
TRIO OHT
Time
4 periods
8 periods
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Currie Community High School
Higher Biology Course Overview
Unit 1 Cell Biology
Section
Content
Homework/
Assessment
3. Role &
Production of
ATP
ATP to transfer energy; role of ATP in
cells; regen of ATP from ADP & Pi;
glycolysis- location & stages, alt resp
substrates; Krebs cycle- location &
stages; cytochrome system- location &
stages, prod of water; mitochondrion
structure; cf aerobic & anaerobic
4. Synthesis &
release of
proteins
Variety of proteins & structures; DNA
structure- nucleotides & bases; DNA
replication; RNA structure;
transcription; translation; ribosomes &
RER; transport & secretion
 ATP essay
 Release of
energy from
glucose essay
 P22 TYK Q2-4
 P22 AYK Q1, 3 &
4
 P26 TYK Q1-3
 P27 TYK Q1-3
 Pp30-31 AYK
Q1,2 & 4
 P30 TYK Q2 & 3
 P30 AYK Q 3, 5
&6
 P62 TYK Q1-3
 Pp 62-3 AYK Q1,
2&4
 P47 TYK Q4
 P48 TYK Q1-4
 P49 AYK Q1-6
 SQA 2004 Q4ae
 DNA & RNA
assessment
Cont…..
Resources
Time
 Energy release PowerPoint
 Chemistry of Respiration
PowerPoint
 Mitochondrion diagram
 Respiration Summary diagram
 Scholar website
 TRIO OHT
 Anaerobic respiration & alt
substrates PowerPoint
 Respirometer notes from
Torrance
8 periods
 Protein structure & Function
PowerPoint
 DNA structure & Replication
PowerPoint
 Nucleotide diagram
 Structure of DNA diagram
 Scholar website
 DNA replication diagram
 Isolation of DNA from plant
tissue practical
 DNA model kit
6 periods
-2-
Currie Community High School
Higher Biology Course Overview
Unit 1 Cell Biology
Section
Content
Cont…Synthesis
& release of
proteins
Homework/
Assessment
Resources
Time
 P54 TYK Q1-2
 Pp56-7 AYK Q12
 P56 TYK Q1-4
 Pp57-8 AYK Q36
 SQA 1997 Q4a,
b (i)&(ii)
 From gene to protein internet
activity
 RNA & Protein synthesis part 1
PowerPoint
 RNA & DNA handout
 Transcription diagram
 Translation diagram
 RNA & Protein synthesis part
2 PowerPoint
 Secretion of protein diagram
 TRIO OHT
 Viruses PowerPoint
 Students own research into a
chosen virus followed by their
presentation to the rest of
the class.
 Viral replication PowerPoint
 Invasion of a virus diagram
 Scholar website
 TRIO OHT
 Cellular defence mechanisms in
animals PowerPoint
 Scholar website
 TRIO OHT
6 periods
5. Viruses
Nature, invasion & production of more
viruses
 P68 TYK Q1 & 3
 Pp68-9 AYK Q13&5
 SQA 2004 Essay
Q2B (C&R)
6. Cell defence
mechanisms in
animals
Phagocytosis; antibody production;
tissue rejection
 P73 TYK Q1-3a
 Pp76-77 AYK
Q1, 3a & 4
8 periods
4 periods
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Currie Community High School
Higher Biology Course Overview
Unit 1 Cell Biology
Section
Content
Homework/
Assessment
7. Cell defence
mechanisms in
plants
Tannins, cyanide, nicotine & resins
 P76 TYK Q1-4
 P78 AYK Q7 & 8
8. Role of light
&
photosynthetic
pigments
Absorption, transmission & reflection
of light; absorption & action spectra;
role of chlorophyll & accessory
pigments
 P37 TYK Q1-4
 Pp37-8 AYK Q25
9. Light
dependent &
carbon fixation
Chloroplast structure in relation to
stages of photosynthesis, photolysisproduction of ATP & NADPH2; Calvin
cycle- enzyme controlled reactions;
limiting factors
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P37 TYK Q5
P40 TYK Q1-3
P42 TYK Q1-2
P42 TYK Q3
P43 AYK Q1, 4 &
5
 Photosynthesis
sub-topic test
Resources
 Cell defence mechanisms in
plants PowerPoint
 Scholar website
 TRIO OHT
 Photosynthesis- introduction
PowerPoint
 Absorption & Action spectra
handout
 Extraction & separation of
photosynthetic pigments LO3
practical
 Scholar website
 TRIO OHT
 Chloroplasts PowerPoint
 Chloroplasts diagram
 Biochemistry of
photosynthesis PowerPoint
 Calvin cycle diagram
 Photosynthesis summary
diagram
 Figure 4.10 limiting factors
from Scholar
 Scholar website
 TRIO OHT
Time
2 periods
6 periods
6 periods
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