🧬Biology · Year 11
Year 11 Biology

DNA, Replication & Mitosis

From the shape of a single molecule to how one cell becomes two identical ones. Four days, in order, with a check at the end of each.

for Phoebe — from Dad

1
The Structure of DNA
DNA 的结构
⏱ about 60 min
2
The Cell Cycle and Interphase
细胞周期与间期
⏱ about 65 min
3
DNA Replication: Making an Exact Copy
DNA 复制:制作一份精确的副本
⏱ about 70 min
4
Mitosis and Why It Matters
有丝分裂及其意义
⏱ about 70 min
Final Test
Multiple choice, written answers, key terms
after Day 4
Aa
Glossary & Flashcards
Every term, searchable — plus a quick self-test
62 terms
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Sources
Where each part of this came from
20 references

How to use this

使用说明(下面是给 Phoebe 看的英文版)
1
Go in order, one day at a time
Each day takes about an hour and assumes the one before it. Day 3 will not make much sense without Day 2. Read the explanation, study the diagram until you could redraw it from memory, then do the check at the bottom.
2
Do the check without scrolling back
Looking up the answer while you answer teaches you nothing. Get it wrong, read why, then go back and re-read that part. Being wrong on purpose here is much cheaper than being wrong in an exam.
3
Say it out loud
At the end of each day, close the page and explain the Big Idea out loud, in your own words, using the proper terms. If you cannot say it, you do not know it yet — and that is genuinely the fastest way to find the gap.
4
Use the flashcards for the vocabulary
Biology marks are won and lost on precise words. The flashcards give you one term at a time and put the ones you miss back in the pile.
5
Finish with the final test
Once all four days are done, sit the final test in one go. The written questions show you exactly where each mark comes from, so you can see what a full-mark answer actually looks like.
Boxes you will see
✦ TIP A way to remember it — a mnemonic, an analogy, or a shortcut that works.
⚠ MISTAKE Where most students lose marks. Slow down and read these twice.
◈ EXAMPLE The idea in something real you already know, when the biology gets abstract.
⬡ EXTENSION Beyond what you strictly need. Skip it if the basics are still wobbly, come back later.
⚑ EXAM What this looks like on a real paper, and what an answer has to contain.

Prefer paper?

The whole guide is also a PDF, laid out for A4 printing — same content, same diagrams.

⬇ Download the PDF
给爸爸的说明:这个站点默认是纯英文的——Phoebe 读英文,页面上不出现中文干扰她。 右上角的「中文注释」开关只影响你自己的浏览器(存在 localStorage 里),打开后每段英文下面会出现对应的中文讲解、 术语中文名和简答题的中文得分点,方便你检查内容和辅导她。测验题目一律纯英文,不受这个开关影响。

PDF 也有两版:上面那个下载按钮是给 Phoebe 打印的纯英文版; 你自己看的中英对照版在这里