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Syllabus overview 21 chapters 61 topics

Ch 1

1 Characteristics And Classification Of Living Organisms

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1.1 Characteristics Of Living Organisms 1.2 Concept And Uses Of Classification Systems 1.3 Features Of Organisms
Ch 2

2 Organisation Of The Organism

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2.1 Cell Structure 2.2 Size Of Specimens
Ch 3

3 Movement In And Out Of Cells

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3.1 Diffusion 3.2 Osmosis 3.3 Active Transport
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4 Biological Molecules

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4.1 Biological Molecules
Ch 5

5 Enzymes

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5.1 Enzymes
Ch 6

6 Plant Nutrition

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6.1 Photosynthesis 6.2 Leaf Structure
Ch 7

7 Human Nutrition

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7.1 Diet 7.2 Digestive System 7.3 Physical Digestion 7.4 Chemical Digestion 7.5 Absorption
Ch 8

8 Transport In Plants

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8.1 Xylem And Phloem 8.2 Water Uptake 8.3 Transpiration 8.4 Translocation
Ch 9

9 Transport In Animals

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9.1 Circulatory Systems 9.2 Heart 9.3 Blood Vessels 9.4 Blood
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10 Diseases And Immunity

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10.1 Disease And Immunity
Ch 11

11 Gas Exchange In Humans

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11.1 Gas Exchange In Humans
Ch 12

12 Respiration

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12.1 Respiration 12.2 Aerobic Respiration 12.3 Anaerobic Respiration
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13 Excretion In Humans

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13.1 Excretion In Humans
Ch 14

14 Coordination And Response

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14.1 Coordination And Response 14.2 Sense Organs 14.3 Hormones 14.4 Homeostasis 14.5 Tropic Responses
Ch 15

15 Drugs

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15.1 Drugs
Ch 16

16 Reproduction

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16.1 Asexual Reproduction 16.2 Sexual Reproduction 16.3 Sexual Reproduction In Plants 16.4 Sexual Reproduction In Humans 16.5 Sex Hormones In Humans 16.6 Sexually Transmitted Infections
Ch 17

17 Inheritance

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17.1 Chromosomes Genes And Proteins 17.2 Mitosis 17.3 Meiosis 17.4 Monohybrid Inheritance
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18 Variation And Selection

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18.1 Variation 18.2 Adaptive Features 18.3 Selection
Ch 19

19 Organisms And Their Environment

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19.1 Energy Flow 19.2 Food Chains And Food Webs 19.3 Nutrient Cycles 19.4 Populations
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20 Human Influeces On Ecosystems

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20.1 Food Supply 20.2 Habitat Destruction 20.3 Pollution 20.4 Conservation
Ch 21

21 Biotechnology And Genetic Modification

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21.1 Biotechnology And Genetic Modification 21.2 Biotechnology 21.3 Genetic Modification