| Topic 1 |
Practical skills assessed in a written examination |
| Topic 2 |
Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement |
| Topic 1 |
Cells and microscopy |
| Topic 2 |
Water and its importance in plants and animals |
| Topic 3 |
Proteins and Enzymes |
| Topic 4 |
Nucleic Acids |
| Topic 5 |
The heart and monitoring heart function |
| Topic 6 |
Transport systems in mammals |
| Topic 7 |
Gas exchange in mammals and plants |
| Topic 8 |
Transport systems in plants |
| Topic 1 |
The developing cell: cell division and cell differentiation |
| Topic 2 |
The developing individual: meiosis, growth and development |
| Topic 3 |
The development of species: evolution and classification |
| Topic 4 |
Pathogenic microorganisms |
| Topic 5 |
The immune system |
| Topic 6 |
Controlling communicable diseases |
| Topic 7 |
The cellular basis of cancer and treatment |
| Topic 8 |
Respiratory diseases and treatment |
