BioWilliamology

Learners in Malaysia who are beginning this course should normally have followed the PT3 (Penilaian Tingkatan 3) programme of study within the National Curriculum for Malaysia.

Other candidates beginning this course should have achieved an equivalent level of general education.

We recommend that learners who are beginning this course should have previously completed a Cambridge O Level or Cambridge IGCSE course, or Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or the equivalent, in Biology.

 

Preferably learners with minimum 5 credits (C) each in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (or Additional Mathematics) and English.

• 3 / 4 semesters

• 15 weeks per semester

• 21 topics

• 3 / 4 semesters

• 15 weeks per semester

• 19 topics (11 AS and 8 A2 topics)

1. Characteristics and classification of living organisms

2. Organisation of the organism

3. Movement in and out of cells

4. Biological molecules

5. Enzymes

6. Plant nutrition

7. Human nutrition

8. Transport in plants

9. Transport in animals

10. Diseases and immunity

11. Gas exchange in humans

12. Respiration

13. Excretion in humans

14. Coordination and response

15. Drugs

16. Reproduction

17. Inheritance

18. Variation and selection

19. Organisms and their environment

20. Biotechnology and genetic engineering

21. Human influences on ecosystems

Learners for Cambridge International AS Level Biology study the following topics:

1. Cell structure

2. Biological molecules

3. Enzymes

4. Cell membranes and transport

5. The mitotic cell cycle

6. Nucleic acids and protein synthesis

7. Transport in plants

8. Transport in mammals

9. Gas exchange and smoking

10. Infectious disease

11. Immunity

 

Learners for Cambridge International A Level Biology study the AS topics and the following topics:

1. Energy and respiration

2. Photosynthesis

3. Homeostasis

4. Control and co-ordination

5. Inherited change

6. Selection and evolution

7. Biodiversity, classification and conservation

8. Genetic technology