
WJEC AS Biology - Study and Revision Guide
Gareth Rowlands(Author)
Illuminate Publishing
Published on 15. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
118 pages
978-0-9568401-4-1 (ISBN)
Description
Written by a former senior examiner and endorsed by WJEC, this book includes everything you need for success in your study and exams. The only study and revision guide available in one book that precisely matches the WJEC AS Biology course you are studying - all you need to support you through your AS course and prepare you for the exams. The book contains essential underpinning knowledge to support course study as well as revision. Features to aid study support include: / Numerous diagrams to clearly explain each concept. / Examiner pointers focus on understanding and using the underpinning knowledge. / Key terms are clearly defined on each page. / Quickfire questions check and reinforce your understanding. / Features to aid revision support include: / Q&A section provides numerous exam-style questions with two levels of student answers and examiner commentaries and marks so you can see where mistakes are typically made and where marks can be gained. / Exam practice and technique section offers advice on how exam questions are set and marked and how to boost grades. / Grade boost tips help refine exam technique, improve grades and avoid common mistakes.
/ Unit summaries provide a visual prompt for remembering key knowledge.
/ Unit summaries provide a visual prompt for remembering key knowledge.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a brilliant study guide, with just the right amount of detail to answer WJEC AS exam questions. I would certainly recommend it as a supplement to studies and I will be buying the A2 study guide next September. The AS guide also contains margin features which are very useful to check my progress as I go through the guide. I also found that the examiner's comments on the sample answers were extremely informative and provided an insight into the way in which an examiner marks a student's responses."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
60 figures and illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-9568401-4-1 (9780956840141)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Gareth Rowlands is a former Head of Biology with over 30 years' experience teaching in secondary schools in England and Wales. He examined for many years and is a former Principal Examiner for A level Biology for a major awarding body. Gareth's publications include several A level study guides, WJEC AS and A2 Student Books as well as a number of local history books.
Content
Contents: Part One: Knowledge and Understanding: BY1 Basic Biochemistry and Cell Structure: Biochemistry; Cell structure and organization; Cell surface membrane; Transport across cell membranes; Enzymes; Nucleic acids; Cell division; BY2: Biodiversity and Physiology of Body Systems: Biodiversity and evolution; Adaptations for gaseous exchange; Transport in animals and plans; Reproductive strategies; Adaptations for nutrition; Part Two: Exam Practice and Techniques: Exam practice and skills; Questions, answers and examiner commentaries; Quickfire answers.