This document compares the specification learning outcomes from the legacy GCSE Twenty century Biology qualification to the new GCSE (9-1) in Twenty first century Biology. It shows where the statements in the old specification are covered in the new spec, indicates where they are no longer assessed and highlights where new content has been added. tick if no Spec Original spec statement (21C Spec statement equivalent (reformed Spec Ref longer Ref current spec) 21C spec) covered B1.1.1 recall that instructions to control B1.1.1 a) explain how the nucleus and genetic how an organism develops and B1.1.5 material of eukaryotic cells (plants and functions are in the nucleus animals) and the genetic material, of its cells and are called genes including plasmids, of prokaryotic cells are related to cell functions b) describe how to use a light microscope to observe a variety of plant and animal cells explain the terms chromosome, gene, allele, variant, genotype and phenotype B1.1.2 recall that are instructions B1.1.6 explain the importance of amino acids in for a cell that describe how to the synthesis of proteins, including the make proteins genome as instructions for the polymerisation of amino acids to make proteins B1.1.3 recall that proteins may be B1.1.6 explain the importance of amino acids in structural (e.g. collagen) or the synthesis of proteins, including the functional (e.g. enzymes such as genome as instructions for the amylase) polymerisation of amino acids to make proteins B1.1.4 recall that genes are sections of B1.1.5 explain the chromosome, gene, very long DNA molecules that allele, variant, genotype and phenotype make up chromosomes in the nuclei of cells
This document compares the specification learning outcomes from the legacy GCSE Twenty century Biology qualification to the new GCSE (9-1) in Twenty first century Biology. It shows where the statements in the old specification are covered in the new spec, indicates where they are no longer assessed and highlights where new content has been added. Spec Ref Original spec statement (21C current spec) Spec Ref Spec statement equivalent (reformed 21C spec) tick if no longer covered B1.1.1 recall that instructions to control how an organism develops and functions are in the nucleus of its cells and are called genes B1.1.1 B1.1.5 a) explain how the nucleus and genetic material of eukaryotic cells (plants and animals) and the genetic material, including plasmids, of prokaryotic cells are related to cell functions b) describe how to use a light microscope to observe a variety of plant and animal cells explain the terms chromosome, gene, allele, variant, genotype and phenotype B1.1.2 recall that are instructions for a cell that describe how to make proteins B1.1.6 explain the importance of amino acids in the synthesis of proteins, including the genome as instructions for the polymerisation of amino acids to make proteins B1.1.3 recall that proteins may be structural (e.g. collagen) or functional (e.g. enzymes such as amylase) B1.1.6 explain the importance of amino acids in the synthesis of proteins, including the genome as instructions for the polymerisation of amino acids to make proteins B1.1.4 recall that genes are sections of very long DNA molecules that make up chromosomes in the nuclei of cells B1.1.5 explain the chromosome, gene, allele, variant, genotype and phenotype
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