UEE Biology study plan
UEE Biology · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Cell Biology and Biochemistry & Experimental Skills and Scientific Reasoning
Map every Domain 1 syllabus point (membrane structure, organelles, enzymes, respiration, photosynthesis, biomolecules) to a one-page summary sheet you write yourself
Draw and label the fluid-mosaic membrane, a mitochondrion and a chloroplast from memory, then correct against a textbook
Define and contrast competitive, non-competitive and allosteric inhibition using Lineweaver-Burk reasoning, solving 10 rate questions
Practise converting between units (molarity, enzyme rate, Rf values) and identifying independent, dependent and controlled variables in 5 short experimental scenarios
Your checkpoint
A 6-page handwritten Domain 1 summary plus 20 self-written recall questions with answer key, scored at 80% or better on a retest three days later
Cell Biology and Biochemistry & Genetics and Molecular Biology
Trace glycolysis, the link reaction, the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, stating ATP and reduced-coenzyme yields per glucose and per fatty acid
Explain how light-dependent and light-independent reactions are coupled, and predict the effect of changing light intensity or CO2 on both
Describe DNA replication, transcription and translation in prokaryotes versus eukaryotes, naming the enzymes at each step
Solve 15 genetics problems covering monohybrid, dihybrid and testcross ratios, showing full working
Your checkpoint
A timed 45-minute mock section on Domains 1 and 2 (30 items) with every wrong answer rewritten as a corrected statement
Genetics and Molecular Biology & Experimental Skills and Scientific Reasoning
Work through Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance (codominance, sex linkage, epistasis, polygenic traits) and calculate expected ratios for 12 crosses
Explain mutation types, chromosomal aberrations and their phenotypic consequences with one worked example each
Interpret pedigree charts and calculate probabilities of carrier and affected offspring
Design a controlled breeding or electrophoresis experiment on paper, specifying controls, sample size and a statistical test
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of 15 fully worked genetics problems, including at least 3 pedigree analyses and 2 chi-square goodness-of-fit calculations, all self-marked
Animal Biology and Physiology & Human Biology and Health
Compare circulatory, respiratory, excretory and nervous system organisation across vertebrates, drawing the human heart and nephron from memory
Explain gas exchange, oxygen dissociation curves and the Bohr effect, predicting shifts under changed pH, temperature and CO2
Describe digestion, absorption and the roles of the liver and pancreas in homeostasis
Explain nerve impulse transmission, synaptic transmission and the action of two named neurotransmitter disruptors
Interpret a blood test or vital-sign dataset and link abnormal values to a named disorder
Your checkpoint
A mid-point diagnostic test of 40 mixed items across Domains 1, 2, 4 and 7 under timed conditions, with a written error log categorising each mistake as knowledge, calculation or misreading
Human Biology and Health & Animal Biology and Physiology
Explain hormonal control of blood glucose, water balance and the menstrual cycle, drawing the negative feedback loops
Describe specific and non-specific immunity, including antibody structure, vaccination and one named immunodeficiency
Summarise the physiology and risk factors of at least four non-communicable diseases (e.g. atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, asthma)
Evaluate two health-intervention studies, identifying confounding variables and stating whether causation is supported
Your checkpoint
A one-page health case study you write from scratch: patient data, a reasoned diagnosis, the underlying physiology, and two evidence-based interventions with justification
Plant Biology and Physiology & Evolution, Taxonomy and Biodiversity
Describe transport in xylem and phloem, transpiration pull and stomatal regulation, and predict effects of humidity, wind and light
Explain plant hormones (auxin, gibberellin, ABA, ethylene) with one experimental example each
Compare plant and animal responses to the environment, including photoperiodism and tropisms
Build a timeline of major evolutionary transitions and match evidence types (fossil, molecular, biogeographical, embryological) to claims
Apply the biological species concept and classify 10 named organisms using a dichotomous key you construct
Your checkpoint
A hand-drawn phylogenetic tree of 12 taxa with justified placement of each branch point, plus a 10-item dichotomous key with answer key
Evolution, Taxonomy and Biodiversity & Ecology and Environmental Biology
Explain natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow and speciation, and distinguish them in 8 given scenarios
Calculate allele and genotype frequencies using the Hardy-Weinberg equation and state the assumptions violated in each case
Analyse energy flow, trophic levels, nutrient cycles and primary productivity, calculating transfer efficiency from given data
Evaluate human impacts (eutrophication, deforestation, introduced species, climate change) and propose one mitigation with a measurable indicator
Interpret a population growth dataset and distinguish exponential from logistic patterns
Your checkpoint
A 600-word written response to an unseen ecology data question, including two calculations, one graph sketch and a reasoned conclusion
Experimental Skills and Scientific Reasoning & Cell Biology and Biochemistry & Genetics and Molecular Biology & Plant Biology and Physiology & Animal Biology and Physiology & Evolution, Taxonomy and Biodiversity & Ecology and Environmental Biology & Human Biology and Health
Re-sit every previously missed item from weeks 1-7 and explain each correction aloud without notes
Complete two full-length timed mock papers, applying a fixed time-per-item strategy
Practise experimental-design questions: state hypothesis, controls, variables, expected result and a suitable statistical test
Review the error log and produce a one-page list of the 15 facts or skills most likely to cost marks
Confirm exam-day logistics and rehearse the first five minutes of the paper
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock papers with scores recorded, plus a final one-page high-yield revision sheet and a written target score with justification
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a self-marked 30-item set covering Domains 1 and 2, and correctly draw the membrane, mitochondrion and chloroplast from memory without prompts
Week 4: Score at least 65% on the 40-item mixed diagnostic; the error log must show that no single domain accounts for more than 40% of lost marks
Week 6: Correctly answer at least 8 of 10 classification and evolutionary-mechanism questions, and complete the phylogenetic tree with all 12 taxa placed and every branch point justified in writing
Week 7: Solve Hardy-Weinberg and energy-transfer calculations with at least 80% accuracy, and submit the ecology data response containing both required calculations and a graph
Week 8: Average at least 75% across the two full mock papers, with no domain scoring below 60% and every week 1-7 missed item re-explained correctly from memory