AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy · 8465

AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy Paper 2

Life and environmental sciences

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
Marks: 100
Weighting: 25% of the GCSE

From the AQA specification (opens in a new tab), Version 1.4, PDF page 10.

4 sections · 92 revision notes · 14 past papers

What’s on Paper 2

4.1 Building Blocks

States of Matter · Atomic Structure · Animal and Plant Cells · Waves24 notes

4.1.1 States of Matter

Paper 2 past papers

4.1.1.3 Gas Pressure

4.1.1.4 Heating and Changes of State 2 notes

4.1.1.5 Concepts of Purity

4.1.2 Atomic Structure

4.1.3 Animal and Plant Cells

4.1.4 Waves

4.1.4.1 Transverse and Longitudinal Waves 2 notes
- Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
- Investigating and Measuring Waves
4.1.4.2 Wave Equation
4.1.4.3 Electromagnetic Waves 2 notes
- Electromagnetic Spectrum: Properties and Uses
- Required Practical: Infrared Absorption and Emission
4.1.4.4 Radio Waves
4.1.4.5 Reflection and Refraction of Waves

Building Blocks overview

4.2 Transport in Biological Systems

Human Body Systems · Plants and Photosynthesis17 notes

4.2.1 Human Body Systems

4.2.1.1 Cellular Respiration
4.2.1.2 Exchange Surfaces
4.2.1.3 Human Circulatory System
4.2.1.4 Blood Cells
4.2.1.5 Human Digestive System 2 notes
- Digestion and the Use of Nutrients
- Required Practical: Qualitative Food Tests
4.2.1.6 Human Nervous System 2 notes
- Nervous Coordination and Reflexes
- Measuring and Investigating Reaction Time
4.2.1.7 Human Endocrine System

4.2.2 Plants and Photosynthesis

Transport in Biological Systems overview

4.3 Environmental Interactions

Lifestyle and Health · Radiation and Risk · Disease Treatment and Prevention25 notes

4.3.1 Lifestyle and Health

4.3.2 Radiation and Risk

4.3.3 Disease Treatment and Prevention

Environmental Interactions overview

4.4 Explaining Change

The Earth's Atmosphere · Ecosystems and Biodiversity · Inheritance · Variation and Evolution26 notes

4.4.1 The Earth's Atmosphere

4.4.2 Ecosystems and Biodiversity

4.4.3 Inheritance

4.4.4 Variation and Evolution

Explaining Change overview

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4.2.2.4

Plant Pigments and Chromatography

4.2.2.5 Photosynthesis

4.2.2.6 Factors Affecting Photosynthesis

4.2.2.7 Translocation

4.2.2.8 Plant Diseases

4.3.2.4

Penetrating Properties of Radiation

4.3.2.5 Contamination and Irradiation

4.3.2.6 Ionizing Radiations

4.3.2.7 Cancer and Cellular Growth

4.3.3.4

Human Immune System

4.3.3.5 Vaccination

4.3.3.6 Medicines and Antibiotics

4.3.3.7 Testing New Drugs

4.3.3.8 Genetic Modification

4.3.3.9 Stem Cells in Medicine

4.3.3.10 Disease Interactions

4.4.2.4

Field Investigations

4.4.2.5 Biodiversity

4.4.2.6 Negative Human Impacts on Ecosystems

4.4.2.7 Positive Human Impacts on Ecosystems

4.4.3.4

Genotype and Phenotype

4.4.4.4

Classification of Living Things

4.4.4.5 Selective Breeding

4.4.4.6 Genetic Engineering