Free IB DP Biology Topic Summary Checklists: Unity and Diversity

About this resource

Help students organise their revision with nine free IB DP Biology topic summary checklists for Theme A: Unity and Diversity. Each editable Word document combines topic summaries, revision checkboxes and keyword definitions.

Plan, check and revisit

Use the checklists to identify gaps, plan independent study and track revision progress. Students can read a section, explain the ideas from memory, check their understanding against their course materials and mark topics to revisit.

Nine topics in one download

• A1.1 Water
• A1.2 Nucleic Acids
• A2.1 Origins of Cells (HL only)
• A2.2 Cell Structure
• A2.3 Viruses (HL only)
• A3.1 Diversity of Organisms
• A3.2 Classification and Cladistics (HL only)
• A4.1 Evolution and Speciation
• A4.2 Conservation of Biodiversity

For students and teachers

Use selected sections for homework, end-of-topic review, revision lessons or individual study. Teachers can adapt the editable text and print the pages they need.

Format and course level

One ZIP contains nine DOCX files and a short getting-started guide. Open the files in Microsoft Word. The checkboxes are printable symbols, rather than interactive form fields. Pagination can vary with the software and fonts used.

The pack includes both shared SL/HL topics and three HL-only topics, identified above. Shared topics can also contain additional HL material. Select the sections appropriate to your course with your teacher.

Use these supplementary checklists alongside your course materials. This pack covers Theme A topics and does not claim complete syllabus coverage.