{"id":3374,"date":"2025-07-02T14:23:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T12:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtuscollege.com\/?page_id=3374"},"modified":"2025-11-13T00:15:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:15:38","slug":"academic-subjects-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/virtuscollege.com\/es\/bachillerato-britanico\/asignaturas-a-levels\/academic-subjects-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Subjects Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3374\" class=\"elementor elementor-3374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fc442 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6fc442\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4564a3c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4564a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: #fff\">Biology<\/span>.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f482008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f482008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u00abEn cada paseo con la naturaleza, uno recibe mucho m\u00e1s de lo que busca.\u00bb<br \/><\/em>&#8211; John Muir &#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549c513 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"549c513\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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tabindex=\"-1\">Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e1c87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1e1c87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eea8d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eea8d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subject<span style=\"color: #BF9A58\"> information<\/span>.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74f2e3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a74f2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beda4ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beda4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ENTRY DETAILS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585d168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585d168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Exam board:<\/b><\/span> IAL Edexcel<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Specification: <\/b><\/span>International Advanced Level (cash-in code: YBI11)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27bf62 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f27bf62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b384d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b384d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3c771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc3c771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COURSE DETAILS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b842e elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"81b842e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1361\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1361\" aria-expanded=\"false\">YEAR 12 (Year 1 A-Level)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1362\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1362\" aria-expanded=\"false\">YEAR 13 (Year 2 A-Level)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1361\" aria-expanded=\"false\">YEAR 12 (Year 1 A-Level)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1361\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1361\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p class=\"p1\"><b>Unit 1: Molecules, Diet, Transport and Health<\/b><\/p><ul><li class=\"p2\">Molecules, Transport and Health<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Membranes, Proteins, DNA and Gene Expression<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><b>Unit 2: Cells, Development, Biodiversity and Conservation<\/b><\/p><ul><li class=\"p2\">Cell Structure, Reproduction and Development<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Plant Structure and Function, Biodiversity and Conservation<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><b>Unit 3: Practical Skills in Biology I <\/b><\/p><ul><li class=\"p2\">Students are expected to develop experimental skills, and a knowledge and understanding of experimental techniques, by carrying out a range of practical experiments and investigations while they study Units 1 and 2<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1362\" aria-expanded=\"false\">YEAR 13 (Year 2 A-Level)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1362\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1362\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p class=\"p1\"><b>Unit 4: Energy, Environment, Microbiology and Immunity<\/b><\/p><ul><li class=\"p2\">Energy Flow, Ecosystems and the Environment<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Microbiology, Immunity and Forensics<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><b>Unit 5: Respiration, Internal Environment, Coordination and Gene Technology<\/b><\/p><ul><li class=\"p2\">Respiration, Muscles and the Internal Environment<\/li><li class=\"p2\">Coordination, Response and Gene Technology<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><b>Unit 6: Practical Skills in Biology II<\/b><\/p><ul><li class=\"p2\">Students are expected to further develop the experimental skills and the knowledge and understanding of experimental techniques they acquired in units 1 and 2, by carrying out a range of practical experiments and investigations while they study units 4 and 5<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49341a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49341a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b822f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b822f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW, DURATION AND WEIGHTING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50629b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50629b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Unit 1<\/strong> &#8211; Written examination 1h and 30 min (20% of qualification &#8211; 80 marks)<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Unit 2<\/strong> &#8211; Written examination 1h and 30 min hours (20% of qualification &#8211; 80 marks)<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Unit 3<\/strong> &#8211; Written examination 1 hour and 20 minutes<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(10% of qualification &#8211; 50 marks)<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Unit 4<\/strong> &#8211; Written examination 1h and 45 min (20% of qualification &#8211; 90 marks)<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Unit 5<\/strong> &#8211; Written examination 1h and 45 min (20% of qualification &#8211; 90 marks)<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Unit 6<\/strong> &#8211; Written examination 1 hour and 20 minutes<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(10% of qualification &#8211; 50 marks)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2fa44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca2fa44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th>Exam Papers<\/th><th>% of IAL<\/th><th>Assessment overview<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Unit 1<\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">The paper may include multiple-choice, short-open, open-response, calculations and extended-writing questions based on the content of Unit 1. The paper will include a minimum of 8 marks that target mathematics at Level 2 or above. Candidates will be expected to apply their knowledge and understanding to familiar and unfamiliar contexts.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unit 2<\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td><td><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The paper may include multiple-choice, short-open, open-response, calculations and extended-writing questions based on the content of Unit 2. The paper will include a minimum of 8 marks that target mathematics at Level 2 or above. Candidates will be expected to apply their knowledge and understanding to familiar and unfamiliar contexts<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unit 3<\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/td><td><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This unit will assess students\u2019 knowledge and understanding of experimental procedures and techniques that were developed in units 1 and 2. The paper may include short-open, open-response and calculation questions. The paper will include a minimum of 5 marks that target mathematics at Level 2 or above. Candidates will be expected to apply their knowledge and understanding of practical skills to familiar and unfamiliar situations<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unit 4<\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td><td><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The paper may include multiple-choice, short-open, open-response, calculations and extended-writing questions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The paper will include a minimum of 9 marks that target mathematics at Level 2 or above. Candidates will be expected to apply their knowledge and understanding to familiar and unfamiliar contexts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This paper may contain some synoptic questions which require knowledge and understanding from units 1 and 2<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unit 5<\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\">20<\/td><td><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The paper may include multiple-choice, short-open, open-response, calculations and extended-writing questions. Pre-released reading (scientific article) will be provided for this assessment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The paper will include a minimum of 9 marks that target mathematics at Level 2 or above. Candidates will be expected to apply their knowledge and understanding to familiar and unfamiliar contexts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This paper may contain some synoptic questions which require knowledge and understanding from units 1 and 2<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unit 6<\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/td><td><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This unit will assess students\u2019 knowledge and understanding of the experimental procedures and techniques that were developed in units 1, 2, 4 and 5.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The paper may include short-open, open-response and calculation questions. The paper will include a minimum of 5 marks that target mathematics at Level 2 or above. Candidates will be expected to apply their knowledge and understanding of practical skills to familiar and unfamiliar situations<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c630c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9c630c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cba80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37cba80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WIDER READING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4a5c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4a5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><p class=\"p1\">Dawkins, R. (2006) The Selfish Gene. 30th Anniversary Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.<\/p><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><p class=\"p1\">Watson, J.D. (1968) The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. London: Weidenfeld &amp; Nicolson.<\/p><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><p class=\"p1\">Goldacre, B. (2008) Bad Science. London: Fourth Estate.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biology. \u00abEn cada paseo con la naturaleza, uno recibe mucho m\u00e1s de lo que busca.\u00bb&#8211; John Muir &#8211;\u00a0 Subject information. ENTRY DETAILS Exam board: IAL Edexcel Specification: International Advanced Level (cash-in code: YBI11) HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED? 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