Curriculum Shule Direct Kenya Secondary School Form 1 Biology Kenya

Biology Kenya Form 1 Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Biology
    1. Introduction to Biology
      1. Definition of biology
      2. Branches of biology
      3. Importance of biology
      4. Characteristics of living organisms
      5. Comparisons between plants and animals
  2. Classification 1
    1. Classification 1
      1. Review the use of magnifying lens
      2. External features of plants and animals
      3. Necessity and significance of classification
      4. Major units of classification: (naming)
      5. Kingdoms: Monera, protoctista,fungi,plantae, animalia (At least one example of each)
      6. Binomial nomenclature
  3. The Cell
    1. The Cell
      1. Definition of the cell
      2. Structure and functions of parts of a light microscope
      3. Use and care of the light microscope
      4. Cell structure and functions as seen under a light microscope and an electron microscope
      5. Preparation of temporary slides of plant cells
      6. Estimation of cell size
      7. Cell specialization, tissues, organs and organ systems
  4. Cell Physiology
    1. Cell Physiology
      1. Meaning of cell physiology
      2. Structure and properties of cell membrane (Theories of membrane structure not required)
      3. Physiological processes - diffusion, osmosis and active transport
      4. Role of diffusion, osmosis and active transport in lving organisms
      5. Water relations in plant and animal cells: turgor, plasmolysis, wilting and haemolysis
  5. Nutrition in Plants and Animals
    1. Nutrition in Plants and Animals
      1. Meaning, importance and types of nutrition
      2. Nutrition in plants (autotrophism)
      3. Definition of photosynthesis and its importance in nature
      4. Adaptations of leaf to photosynthesis
      5. Structure and function of chloroplast
      6. Process of photosynthesis - light and dark stages (omit details of electron transport system and chemical details of carbon dioxide fixation)
      7. Factors influencing photosynthesis: light intensity, carbon dioxide, concentration, water and temperature
      8. Chemical compounds which constitute living organisms
      9. Chemical composition and functions of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids(omit details of chemical structures of these compounds and mineral salts in plant nutrition)
      10. Properties and functions of enzymes (omit lock and key hypothesis)
      11. Nutrition in Animals (heterotrophism)
      12. Meaning and types of heterotrophism
      13. Modes of feeding in animals
      14. Dentition of a named carnivorous, herbivorous and omnivorous mammal
      15. Adaptation of the three types of dentition to feeding
      16. Internal structure of mammalian teeth
      17. Common dental diseases, their causes and treatment
      18. Digestive system and digestion in a mammal (human)
      19. Digestive system, regions, glands and organs associated with digestion
      20. Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion
      21. Importance of vitamins, mineral salts, roughage and water in human nutrition
      22. Factors determining energy requirements in humans

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