Biology

Biology involves the study of a wide range of exciting topics, ranging from molecular biology to the study of ecosystems and from microorganisms to mammoths. Biology is never far from the headlines either...The human genome has been sequenced and we know the complete arrangement of the three thousand million bases that make up human DNA. In Kenya 350 people die every day from AIDS and in South East Asia the skies are dark with smoke as the last Bornean rainforests are burned to grow oil palms. Biologists are concerned with all these issues. They work in the fields of cell biology, medicine, food production and ecology... and the work they do is vital to us all.

AS Level

• Biological Molecules
• Cells-
• Organisms Exchange Substances with Environment
• Genetic Information
• Variation & Relationships between Organisms

A Level

• Energy Transfers in and between Organisms
• Organisms Respond to Changes in their Internal & External Environments
• Genetics
• Populations
• Evolution & Ecosystems
• The Control of Gene Expression

• Toole S and Toole G – AQA Biology AS Student Book (Nelson Thornes, 2008)

• AS to A Level
• A Level progression to Degree level study including BSc (Hons)
• Careers could include: Pharmacologist, Dentist, Doctor, Geneticist, Teacher