InkBiology
The canonical curriculum below is original InkBiology structure, deliberately broader than any single exam board. Board routes will select and sequence from it; none may be described as covered until every one of its specification statements is reconciled against these units in the ledger. That reconciliation has not begun.
The twenty-one canonical units
- B00 — Scientific method and quantitative biology
- B01 — Cells, microscopy and biological organisation
- B02 — Biological molecules, water and inorganic ions
- B03 — Enzymes and metabolic control
- B04 — Membranes and transport across cells
- B05 — Nucleic acids, genomes and protein synthesis
- B06 — Cell cycles, reproduction and development
- B07 — Exchange surfaces and gas exchange
- B08 — Plant transport and mineral nutrition
- B09 — Animal transport and cardiovascular biology
- B10 — Nutrition, digestion and health evidence
- B11 — Pathogens, disease and immunity
- B12 — Respiration and cellular energy
- B13 — Photosynthesis and primary productivity
- B14 — Nervous coordination, receptors, muscles and behaviour
- B15 — Hormonal communication, plant responses and homeostasis
- B16 — Inheritance and population genetics
- B17 — Gene regulation, genomics and biotechnology
- B18 — Classification, biodiversity and conservation
- B19 — Evolution and speciation
- B20 — Ecology, populations and environmental change