OCR A Level Biology Revision Cards

• Paper 1: Content and practical work from Topics 1-4. 2hrs; 91 marks, 35% of A level grade. 76 marks a mix of long and short answer questions; 15 marks of extended response question. • Paper 2: Content and practical work from Topics 5-8. 2hrs; 91 marks, 35% of A level grade. 76 marks a mix of long and short answer questions; 15 marks of extended response question. • Paper 3: Content and practical work from Topics 1-8. 2hrs; 78 marks, 30% of A level grade. 38 marks of structured questions including practical techniques; 15 marks of analysing experimental data; 25 marks of an essay (with two possible topics given). Maths Skills for Biology Students Maths pops up in every exam; and you need some basic skills from GCSE to apply to the maths required in A level. Remember: A level Biology does not have to be taken with Maths, so GCSE- level Maths skills are all you need for A Level Biology with just a few extra skills/methods that are taught at A Level. The Maths only takes up 10% of your whole exam, so a few basic skills will get you through it. A workbook containing some of the maths skills you’ll need is available from my website or from here Specification statement These are the bits the exam board wants you to know, make sure you can do all of these… Self-assessment First review 4-7 months before exam Second review 1-2 months before exam Final review Week before exam I can rearrange equations          I can solve algebraic expressions          I can give numbers to a set number of significant figures          I can write numbers in standard form          I can use ratios, fractions and percentage          I can calculate a mean and understand what to do with anomalous results          I can use the symbols , , , ,