· Naming compounds
· Distinguishing between physical and chemical properties
· Using valencies
· Describing common alloys and their uses
· Calculate molar quantities using gas volumes
· Analysing the historical development of metallurgy
· Outlining mandatory first hand investigations
· Describing and comparing types of bonding & structure
· Writing balanced symbol equations and half equations to represent chemical reactions
· Selecting appropriate graphs
· Drawing Lewis dot diagrams for ionic and covalent substances
· Describing the relationship between reactivity of metals and their atomic structure
· Calculating values involved in chemical equations including moles, mass and number of atoms
· Outline the historical development of the cell theory and contributions of Robert Hooke and Robert Brown
· Identify cell organelles seen with the light and electron microscopes
· Assess impact of technology on the development of the cell theory
· Describe the current model of the membrane structure and explain how it accounts for the movement of some substances into and out of cells
· Relate structure and function of cell organelles and cells
· Explain the processes of diffusion and osmosis
· Explain the relationship between surface area to volume ratio in relation to movement of substances in and out of cells
· Explain the relationship between the length and overall complexity of digestive systems of a vertebrate herbivore and a vertebrate carnivore
· Compare the roles of the respiratory, circulatory and excretory systems
· Identify structures responsible for transport in plants
· Identify and explain the stages of mitosis
· Identify factors that determine the distribution and abundance of species in an environment
· Write the equations of respiration and photosynthesis and explain their role in ecosystems
· Determine the appropriate sampling techniques needed to make population estimates
· Determine the appropriate methods for estimating distribution of a population
· Apply a variety of sampling techniques to make population estimates
· Explain the flow of energy and recycling of nutrients in and ecosystem
· Choose equipment and resources and undertake a field study of a local terrestrial ecosystem

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