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EDEXCEL IAL BIOLOGY COURSE 

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  • COURSE EDEXCEL AS BIOLOGY UNIT 1, 2 AND 3 
  • COURSE DURATION 6 MONTHS (FAST TRACKING)
  • UNIT 1 COST - LKR 35000 OR USD 100
  • UNIT 2 COST - LKR 35000 OR USD 100
  • UNIT 3 COST - LKR 25000 OR USD 70 
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TOPIC 1 (MODULE 1A, 1B & 1C) 
MOLECULES, TRANSPORT AND HEALTH

U1

MODULE 1A - CHEMISTRY FOR BIOLOGISTS
  1. THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
  2. CARBOHYDRATES MONOSACCHARIDES AND DISACCHARIDES
  3. CARBOHDRATES POLYSACCHARIDES
  4. LIPIDS
  5. PROTEINS 
  6. SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT 
  7. DISCUSSION 
 
MODULE1B - MAMMALIAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
  1. THE PRINCIPLES OF CIRCULATION
  2. CIRCULATION IN THE BLOOD VESSELS
  3. THE MAMMALIAN HEART
  4. THE ROLES OF THE BLOOD
  5. ATHEROSCLEROSIS
  6. SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT 
  7. DISCUSSION 
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MODULE 1C - CVD HEALTH AND RISK 
  1. RISK FACTORS FOR CVD /CORRELATION AND CAUSE
  2. DIETARY ANTIOXIDANTS AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
  3. THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF TREATMENT
  4. SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT 
  5. DISCUSSION 
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TOPIC 2 (MODULE 2A, 2B & 2C) 
MEMBRANE, PROTEIN, DNA AND GENE EXPRESSION
MODULE 2A  MEMBRANES AND TRANSPORT
  1. CELL MEMBRANES
  2. CELL TRANSPORT AND DIFFUSION
  3. OSMOSIS: A SPECIAL CASE OF DIFFUSION
  4. ACTIVE TRANSPORT
  5. THE NEED FOR GAS EXCHANGE SURFACES
  6. THE MAMMALIAN GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM
  7. ASSIGNMENT 
  8. DISCUSSION 
 
MODULE 2B  PROTEINS AND DNA
  1. ENZYMES
  2. HOW ENZYMES WORK
  3. THE STRUCTURE OF DNA AND RNA
  4. HOW DNA WORKS
  5. THE GENETIC CODE
  6. DNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
  7. ASSIGNMENT 
  8. DISCUSSION 
 
MODULE  2C GENE EXPRESSION AND GENETICS
  1. GENE MUTATION
  2. PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE
  3. SEX LINKAGE
  4. CYSTIC FIBROSIS: A GENETIC DISEASE
  5. GENETIC SCREENING
  6. ASSIGNMENT 
  7. DISCUSSION 
TOPIC 3 (MODULE 3A, 3B & 3C) 
CELL STRUCTURE, REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
MODULE 3A CELL STRUCTUREREPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
  1. CELL STRUCTURE
  2. OBSERVING CELLS
  3. EUKARYOTIC CELLS
  4. COMMON CELLULAR STRUCTURES 
  5. EUKARYOTIC CELLS
  6. PROTEIN TRANSPORT
  7. PROKARYOTIC CELLS 
  8. THE ORGANISATION OF CELLS

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MODULE 3B  MITOSIS, MEIOSIS AND REPRODUCTION
  1. THE CELL CYCLE
  2. MITOSIS
  3. SEXUAL REPRODUCTION AND MEIOSIS 
  4. GAMETES: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 
  5. FERTILISATION IN MAMMALS AND PLANTS

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MODULE 3C DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANISMS
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  1. CELL DIFFERENTIATION 
  2. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GENES AND THE ENVIRONMENT 
  3. CONTROLLING GENE EXPRESSION
  4. STEM CELLS 
  5. USING STEM CELLS

U2

TOPIC 4 (MODULE 4A, 4B & 4C) 
PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, BIODIVERSITY
AND CONSERVATION 
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4A PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
  1. THE CELL WALL
  2. PLANT ORGANELLES
  3. PLANT STEMS 
  4. WATER AND MINERALS IN PLANTS 
  5. USING PLANT STARCH AND FIBRES
  6. PLANT-BASED MEDICINES 
  7. DEVELOPING NEW DRUGS 


4B CLASSIFICATION 
  1. PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION 
  2. WHAT IS A SPECIES? 
  3. DOMAINS, KINGDOMS OR BOTH? 


4C BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 
  1. BIODIVERSITY AND ENDEMISM 
  2. MEASURING BIODIVERSITY 
  3. ADAPTATION TO A NICHE 
  4. GENE POOL AND GENETIC DIVERSITY 
  5. REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AND SPECIATION
  6. CONSERVATION: WHY AND HOW
PRACTICALS 
  1. USE A SEMI-QUANTITATIVE METHOD WITH BENEDICT’S REAGENT TO ESTIMATE THE CONCENTRATIONS OF REDUCING SUGARS AND WITH IODINE SOLUTION TO ESTIMATE THE CONCENTRATIONS OF STARCH, USING COLOUR STANDARDS
  2. INVESTIGATE THE VITAMIN C CONTENT OF FOOD AND DRINK 10 3 INVESTIGATE MEMBRANE PROPERTIES INCLUDING THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL AND TEMPERATURE ON MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY
  3. INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE, pH, ENZYME CONCENTRATION AND SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION ON THE INITIAL RATE OF ENZYME-CATALYSED REACTIONS
  4. (i) USE A LIGHT MICROSCOPE TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS AND LABELLED DRAWINGS OF SUITABLE ANIMAL CELLS; (ii) USE A GRATICULE WITH A MICROSCOPE TO MAKE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF SCALE
  5. PREPARE AND STAIN A ROOT TIP SQUASH TO OBSERVE THE STAGES OF MITOSIS
  6. USE A LIGHT MICROSCOPE TO: MAKE OBSERVATIONS OF (i) TRANSVERSE SECTIONS OF ROOTS, STEMS, LEAVES; (ii) PLANT TISSUES; (iii) IDENTIFY SCLERENCHYMA FIBRES, PHLOEM, SIEVE TUBES, XYLEM VESSELS AND THEIR LOCATION
  7. DETERMINE THE TENSILE STRENGTH OF PLANT FIBRES
  8. INVESTIGATE THE ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF PLANTS, INCLUDING ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE SAFE HANDLING OF BACTERIA

U3

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