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Previously published... • Maths and Calculator skills for Science Students March 2016 • Maths (The Chemistry bits) for GCSE Science May 2016 • Science revision Guide April 2017 • Maths Revision Guide April 2017 • Summer Start for A-Level Chemistry May 2017 • Atoms, Electrons, Stru...

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A-Level Biology
Revision Guide For AQA

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,Previously published...
 Maths and Calculator skills for Science Students March 2016
 Maths (The Chemistry bits) for GCSE Science May 2016
 Science revision Guide April 2017
 Maths Revision Guide April 2017
 Summer Start for A-Level Chemistry May 2017
 Atoms, Electrons, Structure and Bonding Workbook June 2017
 GCSE Maths Grade 7, 8 and 9 Revision Questions September 2017
 75 long answer questions for GCSE science April 2018
 Stepping Further; a comprehensive guide to applying to university July 2018
 Organic Chemistry Notebook August 2018
 AQA GCSE Combined Science Required Practicals Exam Practice Workbook
 AQA GCSE Biology Required Practicals Exam Practice Workbook February 2019
 AQA GCSE Chemistry Required Practicals Exam Practice Workbook February 2019
 AQA GCSE Physics Required Practicals Exam Practice Workbook February 2019


Coming soon…
 Complete Maths workbook
 Organic Chemistry Workbook
 Maths for A-Level Chemistry
 Maths (The Physics bits) for GCSE Combined Science
 Maths (The Physics bits) for GCSE Triple Science
 Summer Start for A-Level Physics
 Summer Start for A-Level Biology

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Acknowledgments
Thank you to my husband for putting up with my spending every night writing this and for
correcting all of my SPG mistakes. To my sons for being the inspiration behind Primrose
Kitten.

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,Table of Content
Revision Techniques.........................................................................................4
Revision Timetable...........................................................................................5
Planning Tips................................................................................................5
Weekday......................................................................................................6
Weekend......................................................................................................7
Exam command words......................................................................................8
Glossary of exam command words...................................................................9
How to answer long-answer questions..............................................................9
Exam dates...................................................................................................10
Maths Skills for Biology Students......................................................................12
Biology..........................................................................................................14
Five most common mistakes in a biology exam.................................................14
Topic Guide.................................................................................................15
Required Biology practical experiments...........................................................16
1 – Biological molecules................................................................................17
Knowledge Checklist..................................................................................17
2 – Cells.....................................................................................................22
Knowledge Checklist..................................................................................22
3 – Organisms exchange substances with their environment...............................28
Knowledge Checklist..................................................................................28
4 – Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms...............33
Knowledge Checklist..................................................................................33
5 – Energy transfers in and between organisms................................................37
Knowledge Checklist..................................................................................37
6 – Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments.....42
Knowledge Checklist..................................................................................42
7 – Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems.........................................49
Knowledge Checklist..................................................................................49
8 – The control of gene expression.................................................................55
Knowledge Checklist..................................................................................55

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, Revision Techniques

 Why do you need to revise effectively? Revision techniques #1
 When should I start revising? Revision Techniques #2
 How to find your motivation and stay motivated. Revision Techniques #3
 5 easy and effective ways to revise and study. Revision Techniques #4
 Flashcards. Revision Techniques #5
 Using past exam papers to study. Revision Techniques #6
 Colour - The easiest way to make study interesting. Revision Techniques #7
 How to revise for the new specification maths exams. Revision Techniques #8
 How to fill MASSIVE gaps in your knowledge. Revision Techniques #9
 How to best use your revision guide. Revision Techniques #10
 How best to use your revision guide, part 2. Revision techniques #11
 The easiest way to improve your grades, which you're going to hate!! Revision
Techniques #12
 Study timetable. Revision techniques #13
 Study Timetable - Plan with Me. Revision Techniques #13
 Another easy way to improve your grades, which you're going to hate!! Revision
Techniques #14
 Study Space. Revision Techniques #15

Don’t believe me? – here are some more links to help you.

The science of revision: nine ways pupils can revise for exams more
effectively.

The Guardian. Bradley Busch Psychologist @Inner_drive Tuesday 19 April 2016
Ditch the highlighter and teach a friend. Psychology shows us a lot about how to
improve our memory and avoid distractions – here are some dos and don’ts

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