Biology specialism additional subject knowledge audit
Ratings
S
Secure
R
Refreshment needed
D
Development needed
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Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
The variety of life
and biochemical
basis of life
Measurement of
biodiversity
Biodiversity
Classification
Adaptations of
organisms
Genetic
inheritance
Genetic variation
and natural
selection
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Biology specialism additional subject knowledge audit
Evolution
Ecosystems
(including
colonization,
climax
communities,
succession)
Populations,
communities,
niche
Energy flow
through
ecosystems and
efficiency transfer
Nutrient cycling
Human impact on
ecological
balance
Sustainability and
conservation
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Biology specialism additional subject knowledge audit
Area
Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Transport and
exchange
Mechanisms
Gaseous exchange
(in plants and
animals)
Exchange, transport and control
Transport in plants
and transpiration
Circulatory systems
in mammals
Kidney and
excretion
Homeostasis
Negative / positive
feedback
Stimuli and
response
Coordination and
control (chemical /
electrical) in
animals
Coordination and
control in plants
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Biology specialism additional subject knowledge audit
Area
Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cell
physiology
Cells and cellular control
Viruses
Organisation:
tissues, organs,
systems
Cell division:
mitosis and
meiosis
DNA, protein
synthesis and
mutation
Gene
technologies and
medical /
industrial
applications
Genome
sequencing
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Biology specialism additional subject knowledge audit
Area
Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Biological molecules and energetics
Nature of
biological
Molecules
Important
biological
molecules (DNA
and RNA,
carbohydrates,
proteins, lipids)
inorganic ions
Enzymes – tertiary
structure, catalysis
ATP, ATP
synthesis in the
membranes of
mitochondria and
chloroplasts
Photosynthesis –
energy transfer,
ATP, lightdependent stage;
light-independent
stage
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