Biology Notes Form 3 (4)
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Chapter 1: Summarized notes on classification 2
This topic covers various subtopics including:
- General Principles of Classification
- Binomial Nomenclature
- General Characteristics of Kingdoms
- Kingdom Monera
- Kingdom Protoctista
- Kingdom Fungi
- Kingdom Plantae
- Division Bryophyta
- Division Pteridophyta
- Division Spermatophyta
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Arthropoda
- Phylum Chordata
- Construction and Use of Dichotomous Keys
- Rules Used to Construct a Dichotomous Key
- Some Common Features Used for Identification
- Practical Activities
- To Examine Bryophyta
- To Examine Pteridophyta
- To Examine Spermatophyta
- Examination of Arthropoda
- Examination of Chordata
Chapter 2: Summarized notes on ecology
This topic covers various subtopics including:
- Introduction
- Concepts and Terms Used in Ecology
- Habitat
- Niche
- Population
- Dispersion
- Community
- The Ecosystem
- Biomass
- Carrying Capacity
- Factors in an Ecosystem
- Abiotic Factors (Environmental Factors)
- Biotic Factors
- Inter-relationships Between Organisms
- Producers:
- Consumers
- Competition
- Predation
- Saprophytism
- Parasitism
- Symbiosis
- Nitrogen Cycle
- Energy Flow in an Ecosystem
- Food Chains
- Food Web
- Decomposers
- Pyramid of Numbers
- Pyramid of Biomass
- Population Estimation Methods
- Quadrat Method
- Line Transect
- Belt Transect
- Capture-recapture Method
- Adaptations of Plants to Various Habitats
- Xerophytes
- Mesophytes
- Hydrophytes (Water Plants)
- Halophytes (Salt Plants)
- Pollution
- Effects and Control of causes of Pollutants in Air, Water and Soil
- Human Diseases
- Bacterial Diseases
- Protozoa Diseases
- Parasitic Diseases
- Practical Activities
- Adaptions to Habitat
- Comparison of Root Nodules from Fertile and Poor Soils - Root Nodules
- Estimation of Population using Sampling Methods
Chapter 3: Summarized notes on reproduction in plants and animals
This topic covers various subtopics including:
- Introduction
- Cell Division
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Asexual Reproduction
- Types of Asexual Reproduction.
- Sexual Reproduction in Plants
- Structure of a Flower
- Pollination
- Fertilisation in Plants
- Fruit Formation
- Placentation
- Methods of Fruit and Seed Dispersal
- Reproduction in Animals
- Reproduction in Humans
- Fertilisation in Animals
- Implantation
- Role of Placenta
- Gestation Period
- Reproductive Hormones
- Secondary Sexual Characteristics
- Menstrual Cycle
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STl)
- Advantages of Asexual Reproduction
- Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction
- Advantages of Sexual Reproduction
- Disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction
- Practical Activities
Chapter 4: Summarized notes on growth and development
This topic covers various subtopics including:
- Concept of Growth and Development
- Measurement of Growth
- Lag Phase (slow growth)
- Exponential Phase (log phase)
- Decelerating Phase
- Plateau Phase
- Growth and Development in Plants
- Structure of the Seed
- Dormancy in Seeds
- Seed Germination
- Primary and Secondary Growth
- Role of Growth Hormones in Plants
- Apical Dominance
- Growth and Development in Animals
- Growth and Development in Insects
- Role of Hormones in Insect Metamorphosis
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