🇬🇧 🇬🇧 International General certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Aligned with Cambridge IGCSE 0610 Syllabus

🇬🇧 International General certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)

Aligned with Cambridge IGCSE 0610 Syllabus

Biology  Curriculum 

SECTION  1: Characteristics and Classification of living organisms 

 Topic 1: Characteristics of living organisms  Topic 2 : Classification - 5 kingdoms, vertebrate/invertebrate Topic 3 : Viruses - structure, how they reproduce

Section 2: Organisation of the Organism 

 Topic 4: Cell structure - plant, animal, bacterial cell, specialisation Topic 5: Movement in/out of cells - diffusion, osmosis, active transport  Topic 6: Biological molecules - carbs, proteins, lipids, DNA, food tests Topic 7: Enzymes - how they work, factors affecting, uses

Section 3 :  Movement in and out of cells 

 Topic 8 : Plant nutrition - photosynthesis, leaf structure, minerals Topic 9: Human nutrition - diet, alimentary canal, digestion, absorption  Topic 10 : Transport in plants - xylem, phloem, transpiration Topic 11 : Transport in animals - heart, blood, vessels, lymphatic system  Topic 12: Disease & immunity - pathogens, body defences, antibodies, vaccination Topic 13: Gas exchange - human lungs, gas exchange in plants  Topic 14: Respiration - aerobic, anaerobic, yeast, muscles Topic 15: Excretion in humans - kidneys, dialysis Topic 16 : Cordination and Response  - Nervous System, eye, Hormone, Homeostasis, Tropism

Section 4: Development & Environment 

 Topic 17: Reproduction - asexual/sexual, plants, humans, STIs, birth control (☑️) Topic 18 : Inheritance - DNA, chromosomes, mitosis, meiosis, monohybrid cross, variation Topic 19 : Natural selection & evolution - Darwin, antibiotic resistance  Topic 20 : Organisms & environment - food chains, carbon/nitrogen cycle, population  Topic 21: Human influences on ecosystem - deforestation, pollution, conservation Topic 22 : Biotechnology & genetic modification -