This course contains 3 units:
- Cell Biology
- Multicellular Organisms
- Life On Earth
Each unit will be assessed continually in class, through the use of past paper based homework and an A-D level class test and SQA assessment.
The National 5 Biology Course covers major areas of biology including cellular, whole organism and ecosystems. The key areas of biodiversity, interdependence, body systems and cells and inheritance are developed through the Course.
The elements of the Course are Knowledge and Understanding, Analytical Thinking Skills and Scientific Literacy.
The following links will direct you to useful information for the National 5 Biology course:
National 5 Biology Course Specification
National 5 Biology Coursework Assessment Task
SQA publishes samples of coursework and question paper responses with commentaries to fully understand examiner expectation for assignment and question papers.
Understanding Standards resources:
Understanding Standards Materials
Past Papers:
To help with revision click on the links below to open the past papers. These can also be found, with marking schemes on the SQA website.
National 5 Biology Specimen Paper
