Seven content areas: Cell biology · Organisation · Infection and response · Bioenergetics · Homeostasis and response · Inheritance, variation and evolution · Ecology.
Tests canonical
- Cells, tissues, and the molecules of life
- Nutrition, digestion, and energy
- Respiration and gas exchange
- Internal transport
- Coordination and the body’s regulation
- Reproduction, heredity, and genetics
- Health, disease, immunity, and lifestyle
- Ecology and the environment
Cross-overlay
The biology subset closest in scope to Edexcel IGCSE Human Biology, but with significant differences:
- Includes ecology (Edexcel HB does not)
- Lighter on coordination and homeostasis depth than Edexcel HB
- Lighter on bones/muscles/joints than Edexcel HB
- Sits alongside chemistry and physics components, so total biology study time is roughly half what a learner on Human Biology gets