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CAPE Biology

A full CAPE Biology plan for Units 1 and 2: the current syllabus and papers, weekly routines, every module from biomolecules to immunology, the internal assessment labs, essay practice, mocks and exam day.

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Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for CAPE Biology, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

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📝 Caribbean School Exams

CAPE Biology

Studying CAPE Biology Units 1 and 2: biomolecules, cells, genetics, reproduction, bioenergetics, systems and applications, with lab work and past papers.

  1. Current CAPE Biology syllabus and paper format check
  2. CSEC to CAPE Biology gap check
  3. Two-year CAPE Biology study plan for Units 1 and 2
  4. Choosing your unit order and sitting for CAPE Biology
  5. Past paper and examiner report bank for CAPE Biology
  6. Command words and CAPE essay marking in Biology
  7. Lab book, safety and internal assessment skills tracker
  8. Microscopy, calibration and biological drawing at CAPE level
  9. Weekly CAPE Biology study blocks
  10. Spaced recall cards for CAPE Biology definitions and pathways
  11. Monthly timed Paper 01 multiple-choice set
  12. Monthly Paper 02 essay question under time
  13. CAPE Biology mistakes and misconceptions log
  14. Termly progress review with your CAPE Biology teacher
  15. Weekly essay marking circle with classmates
  16. Structure and function of water, carbohydrates and lipids
  17. Proteins and biochemical tests
  18. Cell structure, organelles and electron micrographs
  19. Membrane structure and transport across membranes
  20. Enzymes, rate graphs and inhibition
  21. DNA and RNA structure and semi-conservative replication
  22. Protein synthesis and gene mutation
  23. Mitosis, meiosis and chromosome behaviour
  24. Patterns of inheritance and the chi-squared test
  25. Genetic engineering, gene technology and its ethics
  26. Variation, natural selection and speciation
  27. Asexual reproduction and vegetative propagation in crops
  28. Sexual reproduction in flowering plants
  29. Human reproduction, gametogenesis and pregnancy
  30. Photosynthesis, limiting factors and C4 plants
  31. Cellular respiration, ATP and anaerobic pathways
  32. Energy flow, nutrient cycling and productivity
  33. Biodiversity and conservation of Caribbean ecosystems
  34. Transpiration and translocation in plants
  35. Mammalian heart, blood and oxygen dissociation
  36. Homeostasis, the kidney and hormonal control
  37. Nervous coordination, action potentials and synapses
  38. Immunology, antibodies and vaccination
  39. Health, disease and preventive medicine in the Caribbean
  40. Drug abuse and its biological effects
  41. Planning and design investigation for the internal assessment
  42. Final internal assessment lab book check and submission
  43. Full CAPE Biology mock under exam conditions
  44. Final eight weeks CAPE Biology revision timetable
  45. CAPE Biology exam day plan
  46. Parent support for a CAPE Biology student
  47. Teacher or tutor tracker for a CAPE Biology class
  48. Paper 032 for private CAPE Biology candidates
  49. Grade I essays that link ideas across modules
  50. Independent Caribbean biology investigation for a science fair

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Current CAPE Biology syllabus and paper format check

CAPE Biology is examined unit by unit, each with a multiple-choice Paper 01, a written Paper 02 of structured and essay questions, and either the school-based internal assessment as Paper 031 or the written alternative Paper 032 for private candidates.

First tasks

  • Check the current syllabus and timetable on the CXC website and note the paper format
  • Write the syllabus edition year on the front of your Biology folder
  • List the six modules and their specific objectives on one page
  • Ask your teacher which unit the school enters you for this year and in which sitting

CSEC to CAPE Biology gap check

Students arriving from CSEC usually know the vocabulary but not the depth: CAPE asks why water potential falls, not just that osmosis happens. A one-hour diagnostic on CSEC ideas that CAPE builds on, such as cell structure, enzymes, inheritance and transport, shows which foundations to repair in the first month instead of discovering them in the mock.

First tasks

  • Ask your teacher for a bridging test or a recent CSEC Biology paper
  • Sit the paper in one timed session without notes
  • Mark it against the mark scheme and record the score
  • Match each weak topic to the CAPE module that builds on it
  • Spend two weeks repairing the three weakest topics

Two-year CAPE Biology study plan for Units 1 and 2

Two units, six modules and a year of practical work do not fit into the last term, and most schools teach one unit per year. A plan that places each module against the school calendar, with holidays, mock weeks and internal assessment deadlines marked, shows early when the class is falling behind and where your own revision has to cover the gap.

First tasks

  • Ask your teacher for the scheme of work for both units
  • Place each module on a term-by-term calendar
  • Mark mocks, lab deadlines and the sitting on the calendar
  • Check the plan against where your class actually is @recurring(monthly:3)

Make it yours.

Install CAPE Biology, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

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