Cell Biology

Cell Structure

Eukaryotes & Prokaryotes

Animal & Plant Cells

Cell Specialisation

Cell Differentiation

Microscopy

Required Practical: Microscopy

Culturing Microorganisms

Required Practical: Growth

Cell Division

Chromosomes

Mitosis & the Cell Cycle

Stem Cells

Transport in Cells

Diffusion

Factors that Affect Diffusion

Diffusion in Multicellular Organisms

Osmosis

Required Practical: Osmosis

Active transport

Transport Summary & Applications

Organisation

Organisation: Digestion

Principles of Organisation

The Stomach

The Human Digestive System

Enzymes & Metabolism

Required Practical: Enzymes

Enzymes & Digestion

Required Practical: Food Tests

Organisation: The Cardiovascular & Respiratory System

The Lungs

The Heart

Blood Vessels & Blood

Health & Disease

CHD: A Non-Communicable Disease

Health Issues

Lifestyle & Non-Communicable Diseases

Data & Lifestyle Factors

Cancer

Plant Tissues, Organs & Systems

Plant Tissues

Plant Organ System

Transpiration

Translocation

Infection & Response

Communicable Diseases

Communicable (Infectious) Diseases

Viral Diseases

Bacterial Diseases

Fungal Diseases

Protist Diseases

Human Defence Systems

Vaccination

Antibiotics & Painkillers

Discovery & Development of Drugs

Monoclonal Antibodies

Producing Monoclonal Antibodies

Uses of Monoclonal Antibodies

Plant Disease

Detection and Identification of Plant Diseases

Plant Defence Responses

Bioenergetics

Photosynthesis

Photosynthetic Reaction

Rate of Photosynthesis

Interactions of Limiting Factors

Required Practical: Photosynthesis Rate

Uses of Glucose from Photosynthesis

Respiration

Aerobic & Anaerobic Respiration

Response to Exercise

Metabolism

Homeostasis & Response

The Human Nervous System

Structure & Function

The Reflex Arc

Required Practical: Reaction Time

The Brain

The Eye

Control of Body Temperature

Hormones: Maintaining Blood Homeostasis

Homeostasis

Human Endocrine System

Control of Blood Glucose Concentration

Maintaining Water & Nitrogen Balance in the Body

Hormones in Humans: Reproduction & Metabolism

Hormones in Human Reproduction

Contraception

The Uses of Hormones to Treat Infertility

Negative Feedback

Plant Hormones

Plant Hormones

Required Practical: Plant Growth

Uses of Plant Hormones

Inheritance, Variation & Evolution

Reproduction

Sexual & Asexual Reproduction

Meiosis

Advantages & Disadvantages of Sexual & Asexual Reproduction

DNA & the Genome

DNA Structure

Genetic Inheritance

Inherited Disorders

Sex Determination

Variation & Evolution

Variation

Evolution

Selective Breeding

Genetic Engineering

Cloning

The Development of Understanding of Genetics & Evolution

Theory of Evolution

Speciation

The Understanding of Genetics

Evidence for Evolution

Fossils

Extinction

Resistant Bacteria

Classification of Living Organisms

Classification

Ecology

Adaptations, Interdependence & Competition

Communities

Abiotic Factors

Biotic Factors

Adaptations

Organisation of an Ecosystem

Levels of Organisation

Required Practical: Ecosystems

How Materials are Cycled

Decomposition

Required Practical: Decay

Impact of Environmental Change

Biodiversity & the Effect of Human Interaction on Ecosystems

Biodiversity

Waste Management

Land Use

Deforestation

Global Warming

Maintaining Biodiversity

Trophic Levels in an Ecosystem

Trophic Levels

Pyramids of Biomass

Transfer of Biomass

Food Production

Factors Affecting Food Security

Farming Techniques

Sustainable Fisheries

Role of Biotechnology

Exam boards

• Edexcel GCSE Biology
• OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway)
• WJEC GCSE Biology

Study tools

• AQA GCSE Biology · Exam Questions
• AQA GCSE Biology · Flashcards
• AQA GCSE Biology · Past Papers

Related links

• GCSE Biology · Revision Notes
• GCSE Biology · Exam Questions
• GCSE Biology · Flashcards
• GCSE Biology · Past Papers
• GCSE Biology · Glossary
• AQA GCSE Biology · Exam specification