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IGCSE Biology Syllabus 2017

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IGCSE Biology Syllabus 2017

  1. Characteristics and classification of living organisms
    1.1 Characteristics of living organisms
    1.2 Concept and use of a classification system
    1.3 Features of organisms
    1.4 Dichotomous keys
  2. Organisation of the organism
    2.1 Cell structure and organisation
    2.2 Levels of organisation
    2.3 Size of specimens
  3. Movement in and out of cells
    3.1 Diffusion
    3.2 Osmosis
    3.3 Active transport
  4. Biological molecules
  5. Enzymes
  6. Plant nutrition
    6.1 Photosynthesis
    6.2 Leaf structure
    6.3 Mineral requirements
  7. Human nutrition
    7.1 Diet
    7.2 Alimentary canal
    7.3 Mechanical digestion
    7.4 Chemical digestion
    7.5 Absorption
  8. Transport in plants
    8.1 Transport in plants
    8.2 Water uptake
    8.3 Transpiration
    8.4 Translocation (Extended candidates only)
  9. Transport in animals
    9.1 Transport in animals
    9.2 Heart
    9.3 Blood and lymphatic vessels
    9.4 Blood
  10. Diseases and immunity
  11. Gas exchange in humans
  12. Respiration
    12.1 Respiration
    12.2 Aerobic respiration
    12.3 Anaerobic respiration
  13. Excretion in humans
  14. Coordination and response
    14.1 Nervous control in humans
    14.2 Sense organs
    14.3 Hormones in humans
    14.4 Homeostasis
    14.5 Tropic responses
  15. Drugs
    15.1 Drugs
    15.2 Medicinal drugs
    15.3 Misused drugs
  16. Reproduction
    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 Methods of birth control in humans
    16.7 Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
  17. Inheritance
    17.1 Inheritance
    17.2 Chromosomes, genes and proteins
    17.3 Mitosis
    17.4 Meiosis
    17.5 Monohybrid inheritance
  18. Variation and selection
    18.1 Variation
    18.2 Adaptive features
    18.3 Selection
  19. Organisms and their environment
    19.1 Energy flow
    19.2 Food chains and food webs
    19.3 Nutrient cycles
    19.4 Population size
  20. Biotechnology and genetic engineering
    20.1 Biotechnology and genetic engineering
    20.2 Biotechnology
    20.3 Genetic engineering
  21. Human influences on ecosystems
    21.1 Food supply
    21.2 Habitat destruction
    21.3 Pollution
    21.4 Conservation

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