If you enjoyed Biology at GCSE, you'll love A/AS level Biology. Biology A-level will give you the skills to make connections and associations with all living things around you. Biology literally means the study life and if that's not important, what is? Being such a broad topic, you're bound to find a specific area of interest, plus it opens the door to a fantastic range of interesting careers. Biology, like all sciences, is a practical subject. Throughout the course you will carry out practical activities including: using microscopes to see cell division, dissection of animal or plant systems, investigating activity within cells, investigating animal behaviours, investigating distributions of species in the environment. These practicals will give you the skills and confidence needed to investigate the way living things behave and work. It will also ensure that if you choose to study a Biology- based subject at university, you'll have the practical skills needed to carry out successful experiments in your degree. These practicals will give you the skills and confidence needed to investigate the way living things behave and work. It will also ensure that if you choose to study a Biology- based subject at university, you'll have the practical skills needed to carry out successful experiments in your degree. AS Biology is one year long, with exams at the end. A-level Biology lasts two years, with exams at the end of the second year. There is no coursework on this course. However, your performance during practical's will be assessed. TOPICS STUDIED: Energy transfers in and between organisms, Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems. the control of gene expression. ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE: 3 written exams - 100%, 15% of which will be based upon work conducted in practical lessons. Plus with the Y13 assessment structure there are a further 6 required practical's additional to the ones completed in Y12.
Name: Biology Qualification title: GCE A Level in Biology Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20161021 15:08:02 Updated 20161021 15:08:02
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