AQA A Level Biology Exam Preparation for Paper 3

These are four revision booklets to prepare AQA A Level Biology students for Paper 3 exams.

Each booklet has every specification point broken down into smaller sections which contains:

• the specification points so that students can prepare well for answering AO1 questions
• clear and concise revision notes and diagrams on every specification point
• recall questions and answers so students can practice their retrieval of key information
• model answers to common exam questions
• summary questions and answers
• hints and tips to help students remember and understand tricky topics
• practice exam questions and mark schemes
• 25 mark essay preparation (wider reading)

PART 1:
Contains 107 pages of revision material and exam practice on the following topics:
3.5.1 Photosynthesis
3.2.2 All cells arise from other cells (including Required Practical 2)
Topic order:

Photosynthesis
Chloroplast ultrastructure
Photosynthetic pigments
Light Dependent Reactions: Photolysis and Photophosphorylation
Light Dependent Reactions: The Electron Transport Chain
Light Independent Reactions: Calvin Cycle
Limiting Factors of Photosynthesis

All Cells Arise From Other Cells
The Cell Cycle
Stages of Mitosis
Required Practical 2: Observing Mitosis
Cancer
Cancer and The Cell Cycle

PART 2

Contains 124 pages of revision material and exam practice on the following topics:
3.8.4 Gene technologies allow the study and alter of gene function allowing a better understanding of organism function and the design of new industrial and medical processes.
3.6.2 Nervous Coordination

Gene Technologies
GCSE recap of Genetic Engineering
Making DNA Fragments
In Vivo Gene Cloning
In Vitro Cloning (PCR)
Genetic Fingerprinting
Gene Probes and Genetic Counselling
Gene Therapy

Nervous coordination
GCSE recap on the structure and function of nervous systems
Nerve structure
Action potentials
The synapse
Summation
Neuromuscular junctions
The effect of drugs on the synapse

PART 3

Contains 122 pages of revision material and exam practice on the following topics:
3.3.4.1 Mass Transport in Animals
3.3.4.2 Mass Transport in Plants

Mass Transport in Animals
GCSE Recap
Haemoglobin and Oxygen Transport
Circulatory System Structure
Tissue Fluid
The Cardiac Cycle
Cardiovascular Disease

Mass Transport in Plants
Water Transport in Plants
Investigating Transpiration Practical (Use of the Potometer)
Adaptations in Xerophytes
Mass Flow Hypothesis
Mass Flow Experiments

PART 4

Contains 81 pages of revision material and exam practice on the following topics:
3.4.2 DNA and Protein Synthesis
3.1.4 Proteins
3.6.1 Stimuli, both internal and external, are detected and lead to a response

DNA and Protein Synthesis
Transcription
Translation

Proteins
Protein structure
Enzyme models
Enzyme Inhibitors
The Biuret Test

Stimuli and Receptors
GCSE Recap of the nervous system and reflexes
Intro to action potentials
Pressure receptors
Visual receptors
Reminder of the cardiac cycle
Control of heart rate