AQA GCSE Biology revision notes

Compare cells and use magnification calculations accurately.

Understand mitosis, growth and the potential uses of stem cells.

Use diffusion, osmosis and active transport in unfamiliar contexts.

Explain digestion and interpret enzyme experiments.

Follow blood flow and explain adaptations of vessels and blood cells.

Explain movement through xylem and phloem and factors affecting transpiration.

Compare pathogen types and describe how diseases spread.

Explain barriers, immune responses and antibody specificity.

Explain vaccination and evaluate how new medicines are tested.

Use the photosynthesis equation and interpret limiting-factor graphs.

Compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration and explain energy demand.

Explain responses to exercise and how metabolism supports the body.

Trace reflex pathways and explain fast responses.

Explain endocrine control and negative feedback.

Use reproductive hormones to explain cycles and fertility treatments.

Use genetic terminology and interpret simple crosses.

Explain natural selection using variation, competition and reproduction.

Organise living things and describe genetic engineering steps.

Explain interdependence and responses to environmental change.

Use quadrats and transects and evaluate sampling methods.

Follow material cycles and evaluate human impacts on ecosystems.