How a biology class works
A Tutix class is a live, spoken lesson one-to-one with an AI tutor. For biology:
- Say it in the right words. Biology marks go to the correct term, so the tutor teaches the vocabulary and asks you to use it.
- Describe, then explain. "Describe" wants the trend with numbers; "explain" wants the reason.
- Diagrams and data. Lessons carry the pictures and graphs a course uses, and you are asked what they show.
- Written answers read live, with the recap naming the points you tend to leave out.
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Example
Biology · Transport · Osmosis
Potato strips lose mass in a concentrated sugar solution. Explain why.
The strips lost mass, so something left them. What is the most abundant substance inside the cells, and which way will it move?
A sample written to show how a class sounds. The scores show how the exam would credit each answer. Not a real learner.
Programs that teach it
Each program is taught unit by unit as 15-minute lessons, at five levels from a quick review to the deepest level.
| Program | Curriculum | Units | Topics | Standard (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Biology | AP | 8 | 60 | 23.8 |
| IGCSE Biology | IGCSE | 20 | 50 | 24.5 |
Every program that teaches biology sits beside the others, to one hours scale, on the Programs page.
What the programs cover
The units of each ready-made biology program, as the course itself divides them.
AP Biology
- Chemistry of Life
- Cells
- Cellular Energetics
- Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
- Heredity
- Gene Expression and Regulation
- Natural Selection
- Ecology
IGCSE Biology
- Characteristics and classification of living organisms
- Organisation of the organism
- Movement into and out of cells
- Biological molecules
- Enzymes
- Plant nutrition
- Human nutrition
- Transport in plants
- Transport in animals
- Diseases and immunity
- Gas exchange in humans
- Respiration
- Excretion in humans
- Coordination and response
- Drugs
- Reproduction
- Inheritance; Biotechnology and genetic modification
- Variation and selection
- Organisms and their environment
- Human influences on ecosystems
Planned: A Level Biology. Until a ready-made program exists you can start a class on any of them from your own notes, and see every program, including those coming soon.
What the tutor watches for
The mistakes below cost marks most often in biology. A tutor that knows them can catch them at the step where they happen.
- Saying an enzyme is killed by heat: it is a protein, and it is denatured.
- Explaining osmosis as water moving to where there is more solute, without saying it moves from higher to lower water potential across a membrane.
- Describing a graph without numbers, or explaining when asked only to describe.
- Mixing up similar terms, such as mitosis and meiosis or transcription and translation.
- Forgetting the 2 in 2pq when finding heterozygotes in a Hardy-Weinberg question.
What it costs
You can start on the Free plan: 45 live class minutes a month (about one class of the default length), no card needed. Pro is $15 a month for 6 hours of live class time, and Pro+ is $30 for 15 hours.
| Plan | Price | Live class time a month | Works out to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 45 min | about one class | No card needed |
| Pro | $15 a month | 360 min (6 hours) | $2.50 an hour | $150 a year if paid yearly |
| Pro+ | $30 a month | 900 min (15 hours) | $2 an hour | $300 a year if paid yearly |
| Pico | No monthly fee | Pay as you go | $3 an hour ($0.05 a minute) | Paid from a wallet you top up |
The hourly figure is the plan's price divided by the live class hours it includes, when you use them all. Live class time is the tutor teaching you; other limits (study items, messages, uploads) are on the pricing page.
Questions people ask
Can an AI tutor teach biology?
Yes for the concepts, vocabulary and written answers a course asks for. It cannot run a practical with you, so lab skills need a teacher or a lab.
Which biology courses does Tutix cover?
AP Biology and IGCSE Biology (Core and Extended) are ready-made. A Level Biology is planned, and any other course can be taught from your own notes.
Does it help with long-answer questions?
Yes. You write the answer, the tutor reads it live and tells you which points a full answer includes and which you left out.
Can it help with biology data questions?
Yes. The tutor teaches how to describe a trend with numbers and where a line changes, and then how to explain it.
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