1.1 Plants
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| Candidates should be able to: |
1.1.1 state the names of the major organs in flowering plants and describe their functions
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1.1.2 outline the mineral requirements of and the transport of water in flowering plants
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1.1.3 describe the process of sexual reproduction in flowering plants including pollination, fertilization, seed formation and dispersal
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1.2 Genetics and biotechnology
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| Candidates should be able to: |
1.2.1 state that genetic information stored in DNA determines heritable characteristics of organisms
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1.2.2 state that all living organisms use DNA to store information in the same way
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1.2.3 state that meiosis produces sex cells that have half the normal quantity of DNA and that sex cells pass DNA on from one generation to the next
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1.3 Variation, Classification and Evolution
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| Candidates should be able to: |
1.3.1 state examples of variation within species
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1.3.2 identify plants and animals using keys
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1.3.3 apply the binomial system to name organisms
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1.3.4 classify living organisms into major groups, such as kingdoms, phyla of animals and plants, classes of vertebrates and main classes of arthropods
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1.3.5 outline how selective breeding can lead to new varieties
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