Biology paper 1 Condensed checklist

Subject: _Biology_____ Exam Board: AQA

Concepts I need to know and understand: Kay Science Flash card Exam
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quizzes complete questions
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Cell Biology
1. Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes structure and function of 2019 Q1.1-1.4,
organelles 2020 Q3.1-3.4,
2021 Q1.5
2. Orders of magnitude
3. Types of microscopes, Microscopy required practical 2019 Q1.5-1.6,
and magnification calculations 2021 Q1.1-1.4,
2022 Q3
4. Specialised cells and their functions
5. Animal and plant stem cells types and their uses and
2022 Q4.5
evaluations
6. Binary fission and calculations
7. Culturing microorganisms practical and justifications for 2018 Q1, 2021 Q2,
each step 2023 Q3.3-3.8
8. Mitosis and the cell cycle 2019 Q7.5-7.8,
2020 Q3.5-3.6,
2022 Q4.4, 2023
5.4-5.6
9. Diffusion, active transport and osmosis with examples 2018 Q4.5, 2019
of uses and effects in animals and plants Q6.4, 2020 Q2,
2021 Q1.6, 2023
Q3.9
10. Adaptations of exchange systems : lung, root, small 2019 Q6.5, 2022
intestine, fish, leaves Q6.1-6.3, 6.5
11. Osmosis Required Practical and data analysis 2018 Q4, 2022
Q1.4-1.9
12. Cancer, types of tumours and development 2019 Q8.3-8.5,
2021 Q7.1-7.3
Organisation
13. Cells, tissues and organs with examples in the digestive 2022 Q1.1-1.3,
system and leaf 2023 Q1.1-1.2
14. Parts of the digestive system, Balanced diet and their 2018 Q7.1,7.3-7.5,
functions including enzymes in digestion 2019 Q8.1-8.2,
2020 Q4.1, 2021
Q5.1-5.2, 7.7,
2022 Q2.4,2.6
15. Enzyme structure based on lock and key theory and 2020 Q4.2-4.3,
induced fit model 2021 Q5.3
16. Factors affecting enzyme activity and Enzymes required
2021 Q5.4-5.8
practical and rate calculations
17. Food tests required practical 2018 Q7.2, 2019
Q6.2-6.3, 2020
Q4.4-4.5, 2022
Q2.5
18. Circulatory systems comparisons and efficiency 2019 Q7.1-7.4
19. Heart structure and function including pacemaker, 2018 3.6,3.7, 2019
defects and transplants Q5, 2023 Q2.1-2.3
20. Blood composition and cells from photographs and 2018 Q3.1,3.2,
blood groups 2019 Q6.1, 2021
Q7.4-7.6
21. Blood vessels structure and relation to function 2018 3.3,3.4 2023
Q2.4
Organisation Exam
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22. Tissues in the leaf and stem, 2021 Q6.1-6.5
23. Transpiration theory and practical 2019 Q4, 2021
Q6.7-6.8, 2022 Q5
24. Translocation 2022 Q5.2
25. Interaction between different diseases 2023 Q 5.7
26. Non communicable diseases and risk factors - CHD,
2020 Q6, 2021 Q3,
Obesity, diabetes, cancer, lung disease and the effect of
2023 Q2.5-2.9
lifestyle on diseases, BMI
Infection and response
27. Structure of bacteria,viruses and fungi 2022 Q2.1
28. Pathogens and how each affects the body
29. Animal diseases: symptoms, transmission, treatments, 2018 Q1, 2022
prevention Q7.1-7.6, 2023
Q3.1
30. Plant diseases: symptoms, transmission, treatments, 2022 Q2.2-2.3
prevention
31. Protist diseases and lifecycle of a mosquito 2019 Q2.1-2.5,
2023 Q5.1-5.3
32. Primary defence systems 2019 Q2.6
33. Secondary defence systems 2019 Q2.6,
34. Vaccination 2023 Q3.2
35. Antibiotics, resistance and painkillers
36. Drugs from plants and microorganisms and stages in 2019 Q8.6-8.8,
drug development 2020 Q5.7,7.3,
2023 Q1.3-1.4, 1.7-
1.9
37. MABs and their uses and evaluation 2018 Q5.3, 2020
Q7.1-7.2, 7.4,
2022 Q7.7-7.8,
2023 Q4.4-4.9
38. Plant diseases and deficiencies and diagnosis 2018 Q5, 2020
Q5.4-5.6, 2023
Q1.5-1.6
39. Plant defence systems 2020 Q5.1-5.3,
2022 Q4.1-4.3
Bioenergetics
40. Photosynthesis definition, word and chemical equation 2019 Q3.1, 2020
and type of reaction Q1.1-1.2, 2023
Q6.1
41. Factors affecting rate of photosynthesis and their 2020 Q1.3-1.9,
graphs 2020 Q4.6-4.8,
2023 Q6.2-6.9
42. Economics of greenhouses
43. Effect of light intensity on rate of photosynthesis
2019 Q3.2-3.7
practical
44. Inverse square law
45. Uses of glucose
46. Aerobic vs anaerobic respiration definition and 2021 Q4, 2023
equations in animal cells, yeast and plants Q4.1
47. Fermentation Practical and factors affecting rate of
fermentation
48. Effect of exercise on heart rate, breathing rate and 2018 Q2.3,2.4, 2.7,
oxygen debt 2023 Q4.2-4.3
49. Metabolism 2018 Q2, 2022
Q6.4

Key maths skills

● Bar Charts, Histograms and frequency tables, error bars

● Negative axis graphs and intercept interpretation.