Cambridge IGCSE
International 🌍FoundationsCambridge IGCSE — tiered Core and Extended practice for eleven subjects, from Mathematics 0580 to Computer Science 0478.
📏 IGCSE subjects are tiered: Core candidates sit the shorter objective and structured papers for grades C to G, Extended candidates sit the same papers at a harder tier plus the Supplement, for A* to E. Typical weightings are 30-40% for the objective paper, 50-60% for the structured/theory paper and 20% for the practical or alternative-to-practical paper; syllabus codes and windows are printed on the question papers.
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The seven life processes, cell structure and specialization, diffusion and osmosis, transport in plants and animals, digestion and enzymes, gas exchange, and the ecology of energy flow and nutrient cycling.
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StartIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation
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Photosynthesis and its limiting factors with the leaf experiments, homeostasis of glucose, water and temperature with the kidney's working, inheritance including sex linkage and dihybrid crosses, and the biotechnology of selective breeding and genetic engineering.
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IGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence
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- Characteristics of living organisms — the seven life processes and the use of a keyIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Cell structure — plant and animal cells, organelles, and the levels of organisation from cell to systemIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Movement into and out of cells — diffusion, osmosis and active transportIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Biological molecules — food tests for sugars, starch, fats and protein, and the enzymes that digest themIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Transport in plants and animals — the xylem and phloem, the human circulatory system, blood and defence against diseaseIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Gas exchange and breathing — the alveoli, the effects of exercise, and smoking and the respiratory systemIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Nutrition — a balanced diet, malnutrition and the digestion of food in humansIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Respiration — aerobic and anaerobic respiration, and the difference between respiration and combustionIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Excretion and homeostasis — the kidney, the skin, and the control of blood glucose and waterIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Coordination and response — the nervous system, the eye, the endocrine system and taxis in plantsIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Reproduction — sexual and asexual reproduction, human reproduction and fertilisation, and pollinationIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Ecology — food chains and webs, energy transfer, and the cycling of carbon, water and nitrogenIGCSE Biology — Core: Life Processes, Systems and the Language of Explanation →
- Enzymes in detail — specificity, the effect of temperature and pH, and immobilised enzymesIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
- Transport systems in detail — the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries, tissue fluid, and coronary heart diseaseIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
- Transpiration, cohesion and the experiments that measure uptake in a shootIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
- Photosynthesis — the balanced symbol equation, limiting factors and the uses of glucoseIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
- Homeostasis in detail — the pancreas, liver and kidney, negative feedback, and dialysisIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
- Coordination in detail — the brain, the reflex arc, the hormones of the menstrual cycle and controlled reproductionIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
- Inheritance — mono- and dihybrid crosses, sex linkage, and the variation natural selection acts onIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
- Variation, selection and classification — continuous and discontinuous variation, selective breeding and antibiotic resistanceIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
- Human influences on the environment — deforestation, farming, pollution, water treatment and the conservation of forestsIGCSE Biology — Extended: Photosynthesis, Homeostasis, Genetics and Evidence →
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