Below is a list of the mandatory activities on the course.
1. Conduct a qualitative test for starch, fat, a reducing sugar, a protein.
Nutrition – The Chemistry of Food
2. Using simple keys.
Fieldwork Ecology
3. Identify and use various apparatus required for collection methods in an ecology study.
Fieldwork Ecology
4. Conduct a quantitative study of the plants and animals of a sample area of a selected ecosystem.
Fieldwork Ecology
5. Investigate any three abiotic factors present in the selected ecosystem.
Fieldwork Ecology
6. Be familiar with and use the light microscope.
The Cell
7. Prepare and examine one animal cell unstained and stained using the light microscope.
The Cell
8. Prepare and examine one plant cell unstained and stained using the light microscope.
The Cell
9. Investigate the effect of pH on the rate of enzyme action.
Enzymes
10. Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of enzyme action.
Enzymes
11. Investigate the effect of heat denaturation on the activity of one enzyme.
Enzymes
12. Prepare one enzyme immobilisation and examine its application (higher level only)
Enzymes
13. Investigate the influence of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis
14. Prepare and show the production of alcohol by yeast.
Respiration
15. Conduct any activity to demonstrate osmosis.
Movement Through Cell Membranes
16. Isolate DNA from a plant tissue.
DNA
17. Investigate the growth of leaf yeast using agar plates and controls.
Fungi
18. Prepare and examine microscopically the transverse section of a dicotyledonous stem (x100, x400)
Flowering Plant Structure
19. Dissect, display and identify sheep’s heart.
Circulatory System
20. Investigate the effect of exercise on the pulse of a human.
Circulatory System
21. Investigate the effect of I.A.A. growth regulator on plant tissue.
Plant Growth Regulation and Responses
22. Investigate the effect of water, oxygen and temperature on germination.
Seeds – dispersal and germination
23. Use starch agar plates to show the digestive activity during germination.
Seeds – dispersal and germination
1. Conduct a qualitative test for starch, fat, a reducing sugar, a protein.
Nutrition – The Chemistry of Food
2. Using simple keys.
Fieldwork Ecology
3. Identify and use various apparatus required for collection methods in an ecology study.
Fieldwork Ecology
4. Conduct a quantitative study of the plants and animals of a sample area of a selected ecosystem.
Fieldwork Ecology
5. Investigate any three abiotic factors present in the selected ecosystem.
Fieldwork Ecology
6. Be familiar with and use the light microscope.
The Cell
7. Prepare and examine one animal cell unstained and stained using the light microscope.
The Cell
8. Prepare and examine one plant cell unstained and stained using the light microscope.
The Cell
9. Investigate the effect of pH on the rate of enzyme action.
Enzymes
10. Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of enzyme action.
Enzymes
11. Investigate the effect of heat denaturation on the activity of one enzyme.
Enzymes
12. Prepare one enzyme immobilisation and examine its application (higher level only)
Enzymes
13. Investigate the influence of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis
14. Prepare and show the production of alcohol by yeast.
Respiration
15. Conduct any activity to demonstrate osmosis.
Movement Through Cell Membranes
16. Isolate DNA from a plant tissue.
DNA
17. Investigate the growth of leaf yeast using agar plates and controls.
Fungi
18. Prepare and examine microscopically the transverse section of a dicotyledonous stem (x100, x400)
Flowering Plant Structure
19. Dissect, display and identify sheep’s heart.
Circulatory System
20. Investigate the effect of exercise on the pulse of a human.
Circulatory System
21. Investigate the effect of I.A.A. growth regulator on plant tissue.
Plant Growth Regulation and Responses
22. Investigate the effect of water, oxygen and temperature on germination.
Seeds – dispersal and germination
23. Use starch agar plates to show the digestive activity during germination.
Seeds – dispersal and germination