In Year 12 the course includes the following topics of study and practical experiments related to:
- biological molecules;
- cells;
- organisms exchange substances with their environment;
- genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms;
These topics will then develop in Year 13 into studying the following topics with their related practical experiments:
- energy transfers in and between organisms;
- organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments;
- genetics, populations, evolution and eco systems;
- the control of gene expression