External Evaluation of the European Baccalaureate (Annexes)

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Comparability Study Biology
Mapping Table – European Baccalaureate / OCR A Level and IBD Subject Biology
Syllabuses compared OCR GCE A level and International Baccalaureate (Higher)
34. Complete the first column with a detailed list of the topic areas covered in the European Baccalaureate syllabus.
35. Insert a tick, or similar, to show where the topic is covered by the comparator specification – please delete option columns if there are no options.
36. Include comments to describe where a topic is covered in greater depth in one or other specification, where possible estimate how much time it would
take to deliver the extra depth.
37. () indicates there is no specific learning outcome for the topic but it would inevitably be covered in the specification/syllabus by nature of other topics
listed.
EB syllabus content
Year 6
Chemical Composition of
cells (biochemistry)
(15 hours)
Present
in OCR A
level
core
Present
in OCR
option
Present
in IBD(H)
core
Present
in IBD(H)
option
158
Covered in
greater depth in
EB
Covered in greater depth
in OCR A level (code
numbers refer to sections
in the specification)
Covered in greater depth
in IBD(H) (code numbers
refer to topics in the
syllabus)
protein (6.5) polar and nonpolar
amino acids
DNA structure includes packaging of DNA,
ref to histones and
nucleosomes
Enzymes (9 hours)
role of catalysts following the course of
enzyme-catalysed
reactions;
structure of enzymes apoenzymes and
activation energy
enzymes in metabolic
pathways;
activation energy