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GCSE Biology
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4.1 Cell biology
4.1.1 Cell structure
4.1.1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
4.1.1.2 Animal and plant cells
4.1.1.3 Cell specialisation
4.1.1.4 Cell differentiation
4.1.1.5 Microscopy
4..1.1.6 Culturing microorganisms
4.1.2 Cell division
4.1.2.1 Chromosomes
4.1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle
4.1.2.3 Stem cells
4.1.3 Transport in cells
4.1.3.1 Diffusion
4.1.3.2 Osmosis
4.1.3.3 Active transport
4.2 Organisation
4.2.1 Principles of organisation
4.2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems
4.2.2.1 The human digestive system
4.2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels
4.2.2.3 Blood
4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-commutable disease
4.2.2.5 Health issues
4.2.2.6 The effect of life cycle on some non-communicable diseases
4.2.2.7 Cancer
4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
4.2.3.1 Plant tissues
4.2.3.2 Plant organ system
4.3 Infection and response
4.3.1 Communicable diseases
4.3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases
4.3.1.2 Viral diseases
4.3.1.3 Bacterial diseases
4.3.1.4 Fungal diseases
4.3.1.5 Protist diseases
4.3.1.6 Human defence systems
4.3.1.7 Vaccination
4.3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers
4.3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs
4.3.2 Monoclonal antibodies
4.3.2.2 Uses of monoclonal antibodies
4.3.3 Plant disease
4.3.3.1 Detection and identification of plant diseases
4.3.3.2 Plant defence responses
4.4 Bioenergetics
4.4.1 Photosynthesis
4.4.1.1 Photosynthesis reaction
4.4.1.2 Rate of photosynthesis
4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
4.4.2 Respiration
4.4.2.1 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
4.4.2.2 Response to exercise
4.4.2.3 Metabolism
4.5 Homeostasis and response
4.5.1 Homeostasis
4.5.2 The human nervous system
4.5.2.1 Structure and function
4.5.2.2 The brain
4.5.2.3 The eye
4.5.2.4 Control of body temperature
4.5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans
4.5.3.1 Human endocrine system
4.5.3.2 Control of blood glucose concentration
4.5.3.3 Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body
4.5.3.4 Hormones in human reproduction
4.5.3.5 Contraception
4.5.3.6 The use of hormones to treat fertility
4.5.3.7 Negative feedback
4.5.4 Plant hormones
4.5.4.1 Control and coordination
4.5.4.2 Use of plant hormones
4.6 Inheritance variation and evolution
4.6.1 Reproduction
4.6.1.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction
4.6.1.2 Meiosis
4.6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction
4.6.1.4 DNA and the genome
4.6.1.5 DNA structure
4.6.1.6 Genetic inheritance
4.6.1.7 Inherited disorders
4.6.1.8 Sex determination
4.6.2 Variation and evolution
4.6.2.1 Variation
4.6.2.2 Evolution
4.6.2.3 Selective breeding
4.6.2.4 Genetic engineering
4.6.2.5 Cloning
4.6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution
4.6.3.1 Theory of evolution
4.6.3.2 Speciation
4.6.3.3 The understanding of genetics
4.6.3.4 Evidence for evolution
4.6.3.5 Fossils
4.6.3.6 Extinction
4.6.3.7 Resistant bacteria
4.6.4 Classification of living organisms
4.7 Ecology
4.7.1 Adaptation, interdependence and competition s
4.7.1.1 Communities
4.7.1.2 Abiotic factors
4.7.1.3 Biotic factors
4.7.1.4 Adaptations
4.7.2 Organisation of an ecosystem
4.7.2.1 Levels of organisation
4.7.2.2 How materials are cycled
4.7.2.3 Decomposition
4.7.2.4 Impact of environmental change
4.7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems
4.7.3.1 Biodiversity
4.7.3.2 Waste management
4.7.3.3 Land use
4.7.3.4 Deforestation
4.7.3.5 Global warming
4.7.3.6 Maintaining biodiversity
4.7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem
4.7.4.2 Pyramids of biomass
4.7.4.3 Transfer of biomass
4.7.5 Food production
4.7.5.1 Factors affecting food security
4.7.5.2 Farming techniques
4.7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries
4.7.5.4 Role of biotechnology
4.8 Key ideas
