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AQA GCSE Biology 8461

126 points in 8 topics, with AQA's codes and titles.

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4.1 Cell biology

4.1.1 Cell structure
4.1.1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
4.1.1.2 Animal and plant cells
4.1.1.3 Cell specialisation
4.1.1.4 Cell differentiation
4.1.1.5 Microscopy
4.1.1.6 Culturing microorganisms (biology only)
4.1.2 Cell division
4.1.2.1 Chromosomes
4.1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle
4.1.2.3 Stem cells
4.1.3 Transport in cells
4.1.3.1 Diffusion
4.1.3.2 Osmosis
4.1.3.3 Active transport

4.2 Organisation

4.2.1 Principles of organisation
4.2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems
4.2.2.1 The human digestive system
4.2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels
4.2.2.3 Blood
4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease
4.2.2.5 Health issues
4.2.2.6 The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases
4.2.2.7 Cancer
4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
4.2.3.1 Plant tissues
4.2.3.2 Plant organ system

4.3 Infection and response

4.3.1 Communicable diseases
4.3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases
4.3.1.2 Viral diseases
4.3.1.3 Bacterial diseases
4.3.1.4 Fungal diseases
4.3.1.5 Protist diseases
4.3.1.6 Human defence systems
4.3.1.7 Vaccination
4.3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers
4.3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs
4.3.2 Monoclonal antibodies (biology only) (HT only)
4.3.2.1 Producing monoclonal antibodies
4.3.2.2 Uses of monoclonal antibodies
4.3.3 Plant disease (biology only)
4.3.3.1 Detection and identification of plant diseases
4.3.3.2 Plant defence responses

4.4 Bioenergetics

4.4.1 Photosynthesis
4.4.1.1 Photosynthetic reaction
4.4.1.2 Rate of photosynthesis
4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
4.4.2 Respiration
4.4.2.1 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
4.4.2.2 Response to exercise
4.4.2.3 Metabolism

4.5 Homeostasis and response

4.5.1 Homeostasis
4.5.2 The human nervous system
4.5.2.1 Structure and function
4.5.2.2 The brain (biology only)
4.5.2.3 The eye (biology only)
4.5.2.4 Control of body temperature (biology only)
4.5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans
4.5.3.1 Human endocrine system
4.5.3.2 Control of blood glucose concentration
4.5.3.3 Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body (biology only)
4.5.3.4 Hormones in human reproduction
4.5.3.5 Contraception
4.5.3.6 The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only)
4.5.3.7 Feedback systems (HT only)
4.5.4 Plant hormones (biology only)
4.5.4.1 Control and coordination
4.5.4.2 Use of plant hormones (HT only)

AQA GCSE Biology 8461

4.1 Cell biology

4.2 Organisation

4.3 Infection and response

4.4 Bioenergetics

4.5 Homeostasis and response

4.6 Inheritance, variation and evolution

4.7 Ecology

4.8 Key ideas