Topics in Biology Form 4

BIOLOGY FORM 4 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY

1.1 The Study of of Biology 1.2 1.2 The The Sci Scien enti tifi ficc Inv Inves esti tiga gati tion on CHAPTER 2: CELL STRUCTURE AND CELL ORGANISATION

2.1 Cell Structure and Function 2.2 Cell Organisation Organisation 2.3 Appreciating the Uniqueness of  the Cell CHAPTER 3:

MOVEMENT OF SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES ACROSS THE PLASMA MEMBRANE

3.1 Movement across the Plasma Membrane 3.2 Movement of Substances across the Plasma Membrane in Everyday Life 3.3 Appreciating the Movement of  Substances across the Plasma Membrane CHAPTER 4: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE CELL

4.1 Chemical Composition of the Cell 4.2 Carbohydrates

4.3 Proteins 4.4 Lipids 4.5 Enzymes 4.6 The Importance of Chemical Composition in Cells CHAPTER 5: CELL DIVISION

5.1 Mitosis 5.2 Meiosis 5.3 Appreciating the Movement of  Chromosomes during Mitosis and Meiosis CHAPTER 6: NUTRITION

6.1 Types Types of Nutrition 6.2 Balanced Diet

6.3 Malnutrition 6.4 Food Digestion 6.5 Absorption Absorption and Assimilation Assimilation of  Digested Food 6.6 Formation of Faeces and Defaecation 6.7 Evaluating Eating Habits 6.8 The Importance of a Healthy Digestive System 6.9 The Importance of  Macronutrient and Micronutrient in Plants 6.10 Photosynthesis 6.11 The Mechanism of  Photosynthesis 6.12 The Factors Affecting Photosynthesis

6.13 A Caring Attitude towards Plants 6.14 Technology Used in Food Production 6.15 Technological Development in Food Production CHAPTER 7: RESPIRATION

7.1 The Respiratory Process in Energy Production 7.2 The Respiratory Structures and Breathing Mechanisms in Humans and Animals Animals 7.3 Gaseous Exchange across the Respiratory Surfaces and Transport of Gases in Humans

7.4 The Regulatory Mechanism in Respiration 7.5 The Importance of Maintaining a Healthy Respiratory System 7.6 Respiration in Plants CHAPTER 8: DYNAMIC ECOSYSTEM

8.1 The Abiotic Abiotic and Biotic Components of the Environment 8.2 Colonisation and Succession in an Ecosystem 8.3 Population Ecology 8.4 Biodiversity 8.5 The Impact of Microorgnisms Microorgnisms on Life 8.6 Appreciating Biodiversity Biodiversity

CHAPTER 9: ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEM

9.1 Human Activities that Endanger  an Ecosystem 9.2 The Greenhouse Effect and the Thinning of the Ozone Layer  9.3 The Importance of Proper  Management of Development Activities and the Ecosystem