Science - Year 11
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| Knowledge | Biology Types of reproduction Cell division in sexual reproduction The best of both worlds DNA and the genome DNA structure and protein synthesis Gene expression and mutation Inheritance in action More about genetics Inherited disorders Screening for genetic disorders Variation Evolution by natural selection Selective breeding Genetic engineering Cloning Adult cell cloning Ethics of genetic technologies Chemistry Addition polymerisation Condensation polymerisation Natural polymers DNA Pure substances and mixtures Analysing chromatograms Testing for gases Tests for positive ions Tests for negative ions Instrumental analysis Physics Pressure and surfaces Pressure in a liquid at rest Atmospheric pressure Upthrust and flotation The nature of waves The properties of waves Reflection and refraction More about waves Sound waves The uses of ultrasound Seismic waves | Biology The history of genetics Theories of evolution Accepting Darwin's ideas Evolution and speciation Evidence for evolution Fossils and extinction More about extinction Antibiotic resistant bacteria Classification New systems of classification Chemistry History of our atmosphere Our evolving atmosphere Greenhouse gases Global climate change Atmospheric pollutants Physics The electromagnetic spectrum Light, infrared, microwaves, and radio waves Communications Ultraviolet waves, X-rays, and gamma rays X-rays in medicine | Biology The importance of communities Organisms in their environment Distribution and abundance Competition in animals Competition in plants Adapt and survive Adaptation in animals Adaptation in plants Feeding relationships Materials cycling The carbon cycle Rates of decomposition Chemistry Finite and renewable resources Water safe to drink Treating waste water Extracting metals from ores Life cycle assessments Reduce, reuse, recycle Rusting Useful alloys The properties of polymers Glass, ceramics, and composites Making ammonia – the Haber process The economics of the Haber process Making fertilisers in the lab Making fertilisers in industry Physics Reflection of light Refraction of light Light and colour Lenses Using lenses Magnetic fields Magnetic fields of electric currents Electromagnets in devices The motor effect The generator effect The alternating-current generator Transformers Transformers in action | Biology Feeding relationships Materials cycling The carbon cycle Rates of decomposition The human population explosion Land and water pollution Air pollution Deforestation and peat destruction Global warming The impact of change Maintaining biodiversity Trophic levels and biomass Biomass transfers Factors affecting food security Making food production efficient Sustainable food production Chemistry Rusting Useful alloys The properties of polymers Glass, ceramics, and composites Making ammonia – the Haber process The economics of the Haber process Making fertilisers in the lab Making fertilisers in industry Physics Magnetic fields Magnetic fields of electric currents Electromagnets in devices The motor effect The generator effect The alternating-current generator Transformers Transformers in action Formation of the Solar System The life history of a star Planets, satellites, and orbits The expanding universe The beginning and future of the Universe | Biology The human population explosion Land and water pollution Air pollution Deforestation and peat destruction Global warming The impact of change Maintaining biodiversity Trophic levels and biomass Biomass transfers Factors affecting food security Making food production efficient Sustainable food production Physics Formation of the Solar System The life history of a star Planets, satellites, and orbits The expanding universe The beginning and future of the Universe |