Biology
Year 11 · National Curriculum (England)
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View topicsYear 11 completes GCSE Biology in England and takes students into the examinations. Remaining content usually covers homeostasis and response, inheritance, variation and evolution, and ecology.
Beyond content, the year is about exam technique: extended six-mark responses, questions on the required practicals, and interpreting data the student has never seen before. Those three question types account for most of the marks that separate grades, and all three respond well to focused practice.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- Homeostasis & ResponseThe nervous system, reflexes, hormones, blood glucose control and the kidney.
- Inheritance & VariationDNA, genetic crosses, sex determination, mutation and genetic engineering.
- Evolution & ClassificationNatural selection, speciation, evidence for evolution and classification.
- EcologyEcosystems, sampling, cycles of matter, biodiversity and human impact.
- Required Practicals RevisionMethod, variables, errors and improvements for every assessed practical.
- Exam TechniqueSix-mark responses, unfamiliar data questions and command word accuracy.
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