All Science GCSE - Paper 2 notes

All 3 sciences Paper 2 GCSE Physics Triple AQA (Separate science) notes for this course, it will also be helpful to anyone studying the other exam boards too. This is £3.20 cheaper than buying all of these topics individually. Contents.. its a lot:

Biology

The Human nervous system

• Principles of homeostasis
• The structure and function of the nervous system
• Reflex actions
• The brain
• The eye
• Common problems of the eye

Hormonal Coordination

• Principles of hormonal control
• The control of blood glucose level
• Treating diabetes
• The role of negative feedback
• Human reproduction
• Hormones and the menstrual cycle
• The artificial control of fertility
• Infertility treatments
• Plant hormones and responses
• Using plant hormones

Homeostasis in action

• Controlling the body temperature
• Removing waste products
• The human kidney
• Dialysis - an artificial kidney
• Kidney transplants

DNA and Reproduction

• Types of reproduction - Asexual and sexual
• Mitosis vs Meiosis
• Pros and cons of different types of reproduction
• DNA and the genome
• DNA structure
• Protein synthesis
• Gene expression and Mutation
• Inheritance in action
• Genetics
• Inherited disorders
• Screening for genetic disorders
• Mendel

Variation and Evolution

• Variation
• Evolution
• Selective breeding
• Genetic engineering
• Cloning
• Adult cell cloning
• Tissue culture cloning
• Cuttings cloning

Evolution and Extinction

• Evolution
• Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• Natural Selection
• Fossils and extinction
• Speciation
• Classification
• Evolutionary trees

Adaptations, Interdependence and Competiton

• Ecosystems
• Abiotic and Biotic factors
• Quadrats
• Transects
• Competition in animals
• Competition in plants
• Adaption for survival
• Adaption in animals
• Adaption in plants
• Extremophiles

Organising an ecosystem

• Feeding relationships
• The water cycle
• The carbon cycle
• The decay cycle
• Decomposers
• Decay

Biodiversity and ecosystems

• Biodiversity
• Land and water pollution
• Air pollution
• Deforestation and peat destruction
• Global warming
• Maintaining biodiversity
• Tropic levels and Biomass
• Efficient and sustainable food production

Practicals

• Microscopes
• Effect of different concentrations of salt solution on the mass of plant tissue
• Food tests
• pH on rate of reaction of amalyse
• Light intensity for photosynthesis
• Reaction time
• Plant responses
• Field investigations
• Effect on antiseptic on bacterial growth
• Temperature on rate of decay of milk

6 markers

• Menstrual cycle hormones
• Process of IVF
• Reflex actions
• Vaccinations
• Stages of testing
• Growing and investigating bacteria in the lab
• Monoclonal antibodies
• Meiosis
• How natural selection works
• Adult cell cloning
• Embryo transplant cloning

Chemistry

Rates and equilibrium

• Rates of reaction
• Collision theory and surface area
• The effect of temperature
• The effect of pressure and concentration
• The effect of catalysts
• Reversible reactions - Dynamic equilibrium

Crude oil and fuels

• Crude oil
• Hydrocarbons
• Fractional distillation
• Alkenes and Alkanes
• Catalytic cracking
• Steam cracking
• Combustion

Organic reactions

• Alcohols
• Carboxylic acids
• Esters

Polymers

• Polymers
• Condensation polymerisation
• Addition polymerisation
• Natural polymers
• DNA

Chemical analysis

• Chemical analysis
• Testing for gases
• Chromatography
• Testing for pure water
• Testing for positive ions
• Flame tests
• Testing for negative ions
• Instrumental analysis

The Earth's atmopshere and resources

• History of the atmosphere
• Short and long-wavelength radiation
• Greenhouse gases
• Climate change
• Atmosphere pollutants
• Potable water
• Finite and non-finite recourses
• Life cycle assessments (LCA's)
• Recycling

Using our resources

• Rusting
• Alloys
• Glass, ceramics and composites
• The Haber Process
• Making fertilisers
• Hydrogen fuel cells

6 markers and practicals

• Making salts
• Titrations
• Electrolysis (x2)
• Temperature changes
• Rate of reaction
• Chromatography
• Identifying unknown compounds
• Flame test
• Purify and test water

Physics

Forces in Balance

• Vectors and scalars
• Resultant forces
• Moments at work
• Leaver and gears
• Centre of mass
• Resolution of forces
• Parallelogram of forces
• Momentum

Motion

• Speed and distance time graphs
• Velocity and acceleration
• Velocity time graphs
• Motion graphs

Force and motion

• Force and acceleration
• Weight and terminal velocity
• Forces and braking
• Momentum
• Conservation of momentum
• Impact forces
• Saftey
• Forces and elasticty

Force and pressure

• Pressure and surfaces
• Pressure in a liquid
• Atmospheric pressure
• Upthrust and flotation

Waves

• The nature of waves
• The properties of waves
• Reflection and refraction
• Sound waves
• Ultrasound
• Seismic waves

Electromagnetic waves

• The electromagnetic spectrum
• Radio waves
• Microwaves
• Infrared radiation
• Visible light
• Ultraviolet
• X-rays
• Gamma rays
• Communication

Light

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Light and colour
• Lenses
• Using lenses

Electromagnetism

• Magnetic fields
• Electromagnets in devices
• The motor effect
• The generator effect
• AC and DC generators
• Transformers
• Transformers in action

Space

• Formation of the Solar System
• The life cycle of a star
• Orbital motion
• Red shift
• The Big bang

Practicals

• Specific heat capacity
• Thermal insulation
• Resistance
• I-V characteristics
• Density of irregular object and regular object
• Force and extension
• Acceleration
• Waves
• Radiation and absorbtion
• Light

6 markers

• Nuclear fusion
• Nuclear fission
• Radioactive tracers
• The risk from internal contamination of alpha radiation
• The life cycle of a star

(Please note that these are ALL of the Physics 6 markers and practicals, I have not separated them into Paper 1 and Paper 2.)