Scheme of Work AQA A-level Biology Year 2 of A-level This course covers the requirements of the second year of the AQA AS and A-level Biology specification. These schemes of work are designed to accompany the use of Collins’ AQA A-level Biology Year 2 Student Book. Each chapter is matched to the Specification Content and we have shown in which chapters the six Required Practicals may be carried out, to help you plan for these and the sourcing of necessary equipment. We have assumed that 120 one-hour lessons will be taught during the year to cover the specification. The schemes suggested are of course flexible, and editable, to correspond with your timetabling and to enable you to plan your own route through the course. AQA A-level Biology Year 2 of A-level: 120 hours Chapters Specification Content Required Practicals CHAPTER 1 3.5.1 Photosynthesis Required practical 7: Use of chromatography to Photosynthesis The light-dependent reaction in such detail as to show that: investigate the pigments isolated from leaves of chlorophyll absorbs light, leading to photoionisation of chlorophyll different plants, e.g., leaves from shade-tolerant • some of the energy from electrons released during photoionisation is and shade-intolerant plants or leaves of different • conserved in the production of ATP and reduced NADP colours. the production of ATP involves electron transfer associated with the • transfer of electrons down the electron transfer chain and passage of Required practical 8: Investigation into the effect of protons across chloroplast membranes and is catalysed by ATP synthase a named factor on the rate of dehydrogenase embedded in these membranes(chemiosomotic theory) activity in extracts of chloroplasts. photolysis of water produces protons, electrons and oxygen. • The light-independent reaction uses reduced NADP from the reaction to form a simple sugar. The hydrolysis of ATP, also from
Scheme of Work AQA A-level Biology Year 2 of A-level This course covers the requirements of the second year of the AQA AS and A-level Biology specification. These schemes of work are designed to accompany the use of Collins’ AQA A-level Biology Year 2 Student Book. Each chapter is matched to the Specification Content and we have shown in which chapters the six Required Practicals may be carried out, to help you plan for these and the sourcing of necessary equipment. We have assumed that 120 one-hour lessons will be taught during the year to cover the specification. The schemes suggested are of course flexible, and editable, to correspond with your timetabling and to enable you to plan your own route through the course. AQA A-level Biology Year 2 of A-level: 120 hours Chapters Specification Content Required Practicals CHAPTER 1 Photosynthesis 3.5.1 Photosynthesis The light-dependent reaction in such detail as to show that: • chlorophyll absorbs light, leading to photoionisation of chlorophyll • some of the energy from electrons released during photoionisation is conserved in the production of ATP and reduced NADP • the production of ATP involves electron transfer associated with the transfer of electrons down the electron transfer chain and passage of protons across chloroplast membranes and is catalysed by ATP synthase embedded in these membranes(chemiosomotic theory) • photolysis of water produces protons, electrons and oxygen. The light-independent reaction uses reduced NADP from the reaction to form a simple sugar. The hydrolysis of ATP, also from Required practical 7: Use of chromatography to investigate the pigments isolated from leaves of different plants, e.g., leaves from shade-tolerant and shade-intolerant plants or leaves of different colours. Required practical 8: Investigation into the effect of a named factor on the rate of dehydrogenase activity in extracts of chloroplasts.
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