✨REVISION RESOURCES FOR A LEVEL BIOLOGY
& A LEVEL CHEMISTRY✨
- AQA AS (Year 1) Biology Revision Notes
- AQA A Level (Year 2) Biology Revision Notes
- AQA Synoptic Essay Revision for Paper 3 (7402/3)
- AQA Video Resources to help with Practical Component of Paper 3 (7402/3)
- BOOKS
AQA AS (Year 1) Biology Revision Notes
- Proteins
- Enzymes
- Standard Deviation and Standard Error for A-level Biology
AQA A Level (Year 2) Biology Revision Notes
- Nerves and Synapses
- Photosynthesis
- Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
- Sympatric Speciation
- Allopatric Speciation
- Inheritance Questions
AQA Synoptic Essay Revision for Paper 3 (7402/3)
- AQA Synoptic Essay Titles (older)
- AQA Synoptic Essay Titles (2007-2015) with examples
- Cycles in Biology
- How the Structure of a Protein is Related to its Function
- Co-ordination of Responses in Living Organisms
- Homeostatic mechanisms that keep the body healthy
- Mechanisms to allow nutrients and oxygen is circulated to all cells
AQA Video Resources to help with Practical Component of Paper 3 (7402/3)
BOOKS
Below is a list of non-fiction books suitable for reading at A-level. Use these if you want to expand your knowledge beyond the horizons of the standard textbook.
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
The Machinery of Life – David S. Goodsell
The Chemistry of Life – Steven Rose
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA – James Watson
Power, Sex & Suicide – Nick Lane
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life – Carl Zimmer
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters – Matt Ridley
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher – Lewis Thomas
Chemistry
The Chemistry of Life – Steven Rose
The Disappearing Spoon – Sam Kean
The Elements: A Very Short Introduction – Philip Ball
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood – Oliver Sachs
Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements – Hugh Aldersey
Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life – John Emsley
The Periodic Table – Primo Levi
Biochemists’ Song Book – Harold Baum
Asimov’s New Guide to Science – Isaac AsismovWhy Chemical Reactions Happen – James Keeler
