IB Biology · Lessons

IB Biology lessons

5 sections · 86 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

IB Biology

Practice 86 skills across this outline.

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Apply Mutations & Gene Editing
Continuity and change · Mutations and gene editing
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
42 categories
Skills in the study of biology · Tools
10%
Skills in the study of biology · Inquiry process
10%
Unity and diversity · Water
4%
Continuity and change · Mutations and gene editing
2%
Continuity and change · Reproduction
2%
Continuity and change · Protein synthesis
2%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of ib biology — drill into a card to work its skills.

Continuity and change · Mutations and gene editing

2 core skills2% total weight
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2 skills to mastery
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Apply Mutations & Gene EditingRecommended
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Understand Mutations & Gene EditingAvailable

Continuity and change · Reproduction

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand ReproductionAvailable
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Apply ReproductionAvailable

Continuity and change · Protein synthesis

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Protein SynthesisAvailable
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Apply Protein SynthesisAvailable

Continuity and change · Homeostasis

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Apply HomeostasisAvailable
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Understand HomeostasisAvailable

Continuity and change · Inheritance

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand InheritanceAvailable
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Apply InheritanceAvailable

Continuity and change · DNA replication

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand DNA ReplicationAvailable
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Apply DNA ReplicationAvailable

Continuity and change · Climate change

2 core skills1% total weight
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Understand Climate ChangeAvailable
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Apply Climate ChangeAvailable

Continuity and change · Cell and nuclear division

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Cell & Nuclear DivisionAvailable
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Apply Cell & Nuclear DivisionAvailable

Continuity and change · Gene expression

2 core skills1% total weight
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Apply Gene ExpressionAvailable
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Understand Gene ExpressionAvailable

Continuity and change · Water potential

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Water PotentialAvailable
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Apply Water PotentialAvailable

Continuity and change · Natural selection

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Understand Natural SelectionAvailable
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Apply Natural SelectionAvailable

Continuity and change · Sustainability and change

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Understand Sustainability & ChangeAvailable
2
Apply Sustainability & ChangeAvailable

Form and function · Adaptation to environment

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply Adaptation to EnvironmentAvailable
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Understand Adaptation to EnvironmentAvailable

Form and function · Muscle and motility

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Muscle & MotilityAvailable
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Apply Muscle & MotilityAvailable

Form and function · Cell specialization

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Cell SpecializationAvailable
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Apply Cell SpecializationAvailable

Form and function · Membranes and membrane transport

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply Membranes & Membrane TransportAvailable
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Understand Membranes & Membrane TransportAvailable

Form and function · Organelles and compartmentalization

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Apply Organelles & CompartmentalizationAvailable
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Understand Organelles & CompartmentalizationAvailable

Form and function · Transport

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand TransportAvailable
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Apply TransportAvailable

Form and function · Proteins

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply ProteinsAvailable
2
Understand ProteinsAvailable

Form and function · Gas exchange

2 core skills1% total weight
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Understand Gas ExchangeAvailable
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Apply Gas ExchangeAvailable

Form and function · Ecological niches

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Ecological NichesAvailable
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Apply Ecological NichesAvailable

Form and function · Carbohydrates and lipids

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Carbohydrates & LipidsAvailable
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Apply Carbohydrates & LipidsAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Defence against disease

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Apply Defence Against DiseaseAvailable
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Understand Defence Against DiseaseAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Cell respiration

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply Cell RespirationAvailable
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Understand Cell RespirationAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Enzymes and metabolism

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Enzymes & MetabolismAvailable
2
Apply Enzymes & MetabolismAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Chemical signalling

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply Chemical SignallingAvailable
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Understand Chemical SignallingAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Photosynthesis

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand PhotosynthesisAvailable
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Apply PhotosynthesisAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Populations and communities

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Populations & CommunitiesAvailable
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Apply Populations & CommunitiesAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Integration of body systems

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Understand Integration of Body SystemsAvailable
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Apply Integration of Body SystemsAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Neural signalling

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Apply Neural SignallingAvailable
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Understand Neural SignallingAvailable

Interaction and interdependence · Transfer of energy and matter

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Apply Transfer of Energy & MatterAvailable
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Understand Transfer of Energy & MatterAvailable

Skills in the study of biology · Tools

3 core skills10% total weight
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TechnologyAvailable
2
MathematicsAvailable
3
Experimental TechniquesAvailable

Skills in the study of biology · Inquiry process

3 core skills10% total weight
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Collecting & Processing DataAvailable
2
Exploring & DesigningAvailable
3
Concluding & EvaluatingAvailable

Unity and diversity · Conservation of biodiversity

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply Conservation of BiodiversityAvailable
2
Understand Conservation of BiodiversityAvailable

Unity and diversity · Nucleic acids

2 core skills1% total weight
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Understand Nucleic AcidsAvailable
2
Apply Nucleic AcidsAvailable

Unity and diversity · Diversity of organisms

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply Diversity of OrganismsAvailable
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Understand Diversity of OrganismsAvailable

Unity and diversity · Evolution and speciation

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Evolution & SpeciationAvailable
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Apply Evolution & SpeciationAvailable

Unity and diversity · Classification and cladistics

2 core skills2% total weight
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Understand Classification & CladisticsAvailable
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Apply Classification & CladisticsAvailable

Unity and diversity · Viruses

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply VirusesAvailable
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Understand VirusesAvailable

Unity and diversity · Water

2 core skills4% total weight
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Understand Water ConceptsAvailable
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Apply Water ConceptsAvailable

Unity and diversity · Origins of cells

2 core skills1% total weight
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Understand Origins of CellsAvailable
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Apply Origins of CellsAvailable

Unity and diversity · Cell structure

2 core skills2% total weight
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Apply Cell StructureAvailable
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Understand Cell StructureAvailable