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Year 10 Biology revision list 202 1 You will be assessed on the topics you covered in Year 9 and 10. The assessment will focus on the following topics. You can access the AQA syllabus here: http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology- Year 9 topics: Syllabus reference number Textbook Chapter Content 4.1.3 B1.6 - 1.10 Transport in cells Diffusion Osmosis Active transport 4.1.2 B3.1 Principles of organisation 4.2.2.1 B3.2 - 3.7 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems - digestion The human digestive system Enzymes and how they function Food molecules and food tests 4.2.2.2-4 B4.1 - 4.5 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems The heart and blood vessels Blood Coronary heart diseases Breathing and gas exchange 4.2.2.5-7 B7 (^) Health issues The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases Year 10 topics: 4.7.1 B16 Ecology – Adaptations, interdependence and competition Communities Abiotic factors Biotic factors Adaptations Sampling techniques 4.7.2 B17 &B18.6 Ecology – Organisation of an ecosystem Levels of organisation How materials are cycled Decomposition Impact of environmental change 4.7.3 B18.1-18. &18. Ecology – biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems Biodiversity Waste management Land use Deforestation Global warming Maintaining biodiversity 4.7.4 B18.8-18.9 Ecology – trophic levels in an ecosystem
Trophic levels Pyramids of biomass Transfer of biomass 4.7.5 B18.10-
Ecology – Food production Factors affecting food security Farming techniques Sustainable fisheries Role of biotechnology 4.2.3 B4.6 - 4.9 Plant tissues, organs and systems Plant tissues Plant organ systems Transpiration 4.3.1 B5 + B6 Communicable diseases Communicable diseases Viral diseases Bacterial diseases Fungal diseases Protist diseases Human defence systems Vaccination Antibiotics and painkillers Discovery and development of drugs Aseptic techniques 4.3.2 B6.5 - 6 Monoclonal antibodies Producing monoclonal antibodies Uses of monoclonal antibodies 4.3.3 B5.10 - 11 Plant diseases Detection and identification of plant diseases Plant defence responses 4.4.1 B8 Photosynthesis Photosynthetic reaction Rate pf photosynthesis Use of glucose from photosynthesis 4.4.2 B9 Respiration Aerobic and anaerobic respiration Response to exercise Metabolism