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WHY CHOOSE THIS SYLLABUS? 

Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology develops a set of transferable skills including handling data, practical problem-solving, and applying the scientific method. Learners develop relevant attitudes, such as concern for accuracy and precision, objectivity, integrity, enquiry, initiative and inventiveness. They acquire the essential scientific skills required for progression to further studies or employment. 

 

ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

Candidates following an AS Level route will be eligible for grades a – e.

 

Candidates following an A Level route are eligible for grades A*– E.

 

DETAILS OF THE ASSESSMENT

 

Paper 1: Multiple Choice

• Written paper, 1 hour 15 minutes, 40 marks
• Forty multiple-choice questions of the four-choice type, testing assessment objectives AO1 and AO2.
• Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content. 

 

Paper 2: AS Level Structured Questions

• Written paper, 1 hour 15 minutes, 60 marks
• Structured questions testing assessment objectives AO1 and AO2.
• Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content. 

 

Paper 3: Advanced Practical Skills

• Practical test, 2 hours, 40 marks
• This paper tests assessment objective AO3 in a practical context.
• Questions are based on the practical skills (including the use of a light microscope) in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus for Paper 3. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.

 

Paper 4: A Level Structured Questions

• Written paper, 2 hours, 100 marks
• Structured questions testing assessment objectives AO1 and AO2.
• Questions are based on the A Level syllabus content; knowledge of material from the AS Level syllabus content will be required. 

 

Paper 5: Planning, Analysis and Evaluation 

• Written paper, 1 hour 15 minutes, 30 marks
• Structured questions testing assessment objective AO3.
• Questions are based on the practical skills of planning, analysis and evaluation in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus for Paper 5. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content. 

 

SUBJECT CONTENT

• Cell structure
• Biological molecules
• Enzymes
• Cell membranes and transport
• The mitotic cell cycle
• Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
• Transport in plants
• Transport in mammals
• Gas exchange
• Infectious diseases
• Immunity
• Energy and respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Homeostasis
• Control and coordination
• Inheritance
• Selection and evolution
• Classification, biodiversity and conservation
• Genetic technology

 

SOURCE 

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