Biology

Course summary

Biology is the study of how animals, plants and micro-organisms work, as well as how they interact with their environment. Have you ever wondered how the body fights disease or why DNA is such an important molecule? Have you known someone with a genetic disorder or enjoyed the diversity of life on a safari or when scuba diving? A level Biology can help you find out more about these and other questions about your body or the natural world. Biology introduces a vast array of sophisticated scientific terminology from phylogeny to operon, to eukaryotae to apoplastic! A love of words is therefore a useful pre-requisite. Biology can lead to further study in areas as diverse as Marine Biology, Genetics, Physiology, Micro-Biology or Biochemistry. Future careers are wide and varied but include all aspects of work in hospitals from doctor to speech therapist to lab assistant. Research, forensics, teaching and biotechnology are all possible.