Biology

Syllabus BIOLOGY, Senior 1. UNIT 1: Characteristics of living things -Classification, how organisms are classified, binomial system. -The kingdoms of living organisms -Viruses. Why are viruses not generally considered to be living things? -Classifying animals and plants. How to use dichotomous keys to identify organisms. UNIT 2: Cells -Cell structure, animal cells and plant cells -Function of the different parts of the cells. -Tissues, organs and organ systems. UNIT 3: Movement in and out of cells -Diffusion. -Osmosis. -Active Transport. UNIT 4: Plant nutrition -Types of nutrition, difference between animal nutrition and plant nutrition. -Photosynthesis. Importance and limiting factors. -General structure of a plant. -Testing: starch, chlorophyll, and the importance of light. UNIT 5: Organisms and their enviroment -Ecology. -Energy flow. -Nutrients Cycles.

Syllabus BIOLOGY, Senior 2 UNIT 1: Plant nutrition -Types of nutrition, difference between animal nutrition and plant nutrition. -Photosynthesis. Importance and limiting factors. -General structure of a plant. -Testing: starch, chlorophyll, and the importance of light. UNIT 2: Transport in plants -Plant transport system. -Water uptake. -Transpiration. -Transport of manufactured food. UNIT 3: Organisms and their enviroment -Ecology. -Energy flow. -Nutrients Cycles. UNIT 4: Humans and the envirnment -Food production. -Habitat destruction. -Pollution. -Conservation.

Syllabus BIOLOGY, Senior 3. UNIT 1: Cells and Movement in and out of cells -Cell structure -Diffusion. -Osmosis. -Active Transport. Unit 2: Pathogens and immunity -Pathogens. -Body defences. -The immune system. Unit 3: Biotechnology -What is biotechnology. -Using yeast. -Making use of enzymes. -Penicillin. -Genetic engineering. Unit 4: Humans and the environment -Food production. -Habitat destruction. -Pollution. -Conservation.

Syllabus BIOLOGY. Senior 4 UNIT 1: Nutrition -Definition of nutrition and all the substances realated to this as a way to obtain energy for growth and tissue repair. -Differentiation between the most important macromolecules: carbohydrates, proteins and fats -Description of tests for the detection of simple reducting sugars such as glucose (Benedict’s test), proteins (biuret test) and starch (iodine solution) -Description of the importance of carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, proteins, mineral salts, water and fibre UNIT 2: Animal nutrition -Diet: Explanation of the real term of balanced diet and its relation to age, sex and the activity of each individual/ Description of the effects caused by malnutrition: starvation, constipation and obesity. -Examples of food additives: flavourings, colourings, preservatives and emulsifiers UNIT 3: Human alimentary canal -Definition of ingestion and egestion -Definition of the meanings of ingestion, digestion, absorption and assimilation -...

Syllabus BIOLOGY, Senior 5 UNIT 1: Nervous system in humans -Description of the differences between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. -Identification of motor, rely and sensory neuron from diagrams -Description of a simple reflex arc -Description of the two possible effectors: glands and muscles; giving examples of the effects produced by each one -Giving examples o antagonistic muscles -Description of sense organs as groups of receptor cells giving response to external or internal stimuli such as light, temperature, sound, touch and chemicals -Explanation of the whole eye estructure UNIT 2 : Hormones and tropic responses -Definition of glands and hormones. Description of the different kind of glands: endocrine and exocrine glands. Examples of each ones. -Description of the role of adrenaline hormone i chemical control of metabolic activity -Comparison between nervous system and endocrine system -Definition of the tropism in terms if the stimu...

Syllabus BIOLOGY, Senior 6. UNIT 1: Nervous control in humans -Coordination and response -Receptors -Homeostasis. UNIT 2: Inheritance -Chromosomes. -Inheritance. -DNA and protein synthesis. -Variation and natural selection -Adaptive features -Selection. UNIT 3: Biotechnology -What is biotechnology? -Using yeast. -Making use of enzymes. -Penicillin. -Genetic engineering. UNIT 4: -Revision of the whole syllabus. -Checking up topics in the biology book. -Training in: grapf plotting and genetic crossing display. -Use of past papers as mock exams.