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BIOLOGY GCSE COURSE

Provider
Distance Learning Centre
Summary
How does the heart pump blood? Investigate the answers to this and many other such questions in this stimulating course, which is packed full of fascinating information on life itself. The modules will guide you through each topic, building your understanding with the aid of drawings, diagrams and graphs. The wealth of home-based practical activities provides ample preparation for GCSE candidates.

About the Course

Target
anyone
Entry requirements
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Outcome
GCSE Biology
Content
The course is divided into three modules. Each of these modules corresponds to a 45 minute examination:

Biology 1
  • How do human bodies respond to changes inside them and to their environment?
  • What can we do to keep our bodies healthy?
  • How do we use/abuse medical and recreational drugs?
  • What causes infectious disease and how can our bodies defend themselves against them?
  • What determines where particular species live and how many of them there are?
  • Why are individuals of the same species different from each other?
  • What new methods do we have for producing plants and animals with the characteristics we prefer?

    Biology 2
  • What are animals and plants built from?
  • How do dissolved substances get into and out of cells?
  • How do plants obtain the food they need to live and grow?
  • What happens to energy and biomass at each stage in a food chain?
  • What happens to the waste material produced by plants and animals?
  • What are enzymes and what are some of their functions?
  • How do our bodies keep internal conditions constant?
  • Which human characteristics show a simple pattern of inheritance?

    Biology 3
  • How do dissolved substances get into and out of animals and plants?
  • How are dissolved materials transported around the body?
  • How does exercise affect the exchanges taking place within the body?
  • How do exchanges in the kidney help us to maintain the internal environment in mammals and how has biology helped us to treat kidney disease?
  • How are microorganisms used to make food and drink?
  • What other useful substances can we make using microorganisms?
  • How can we be sure we are using microorganisms safely
  • Cost
    £275
    Enrolment
    You can start a GCSE course at any time but you can only sit your examination at an appropriate testing time. For example, If you were to sign up for your course today, then you would not be able to sit your examination until June 2009. There is no way around this. You can only sit exams at the appropriate exam term time.

    Availability

    Duration
    variable - home study
    Provider
    Distance Learning Centre

    Venue and Contact details

    Main Swaledale
    4 Coaley Lane
    Newbottle, Houghton le Spring
    Tyne & Wear
    DH4 4SQ
    UNITED KINGDOM

    Telephone 0845 129 7238

    Fax 0845 129 7239

    Website http://www.distance-learning-centre.co.uk

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