| Ch 1 Studying Biology |
| 1.1 What is biology |
- Familiar with the scope of Biology
- Notice some important biological inventions & discoveries
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| 1.2 How to study biology |
- Familiar with skills in studying biology, including terms and drawing diagrams
- Revise the 7 characteristics of living things
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| Ch 2 Chemicals of life |
| 2.1 What are organisms made of |
- Familiar with substances that make up organisms
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| 2.2 The functional roles of the organic substances in organisms |
- Study the functional roles of organic substances (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids) in organisms
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| 2.3 The importance of water to life |
- Study the functions of water in organisms
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| 2.4 The presence of minerals in all living cells |
- Study the functions of minerals in organisms
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| Ch 3 The cell as the basic unit of life |
| 3.1 Discovery of cells |
- Introduce the history of microscope and cell theory
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| 3.2 Using microscope |
- Revise the skills of using microscope
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| 3.3 Basic structure of a cell |
- Introduce the structure and function of organelles including cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplast, nucleus, mitochondria and vacuole.
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| 3.4 The similarities and differences between plant and animal cells |
- Study the differences between animal cells and plant cells
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| 3.5 The cell as a basic unit of life |
- Briefly introduce the level of organization of life from cell level to organ level
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| Ch 4 Cell activities |
| 4.1 Metabolism |
Briefly introduce the catabolism and anabolism |
| 4.2 The role of enzymes in metabolism |
Introduce the role of enzyme as a catalyst in reactions |
| 4.3 The nature and properties of enzymes |
Briefly introduce the properties of enzymes |
| 4.4 The mechanism of enzyme action |
Introduce the lock and key hypothesis of enzymatic functions |
| 4.5 Factors affecting enzyme activity |
Study how temperature, and pH could affect the enzyme activity |
| 4.6 Movement of substances across the cell membrane |
Introduce diffusion, active transport and osmosis |
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| Ch 5 Diversity of organisms & classification |
| 5.1 The diversity of organisms and classification |
- Familiar with classification system of organisms with 6 kingdoms
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| 5.2 Kingdoms of Bacteria & Arachaea |
- Familiar with kingdoms of Bacteria and Arachaea
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| 5.3 Kingdom of protoctista |
- Familiar with kingdoms of Protoctista
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| 5.4 Kingdom of fungi |
- Familiar with kingdoms of Fungi
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| 5.5 Kingdom of plantae |
- Familiar with Kingdom of Plantae
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| 5.6 Kingdom of animalia |
- Familiar with Kingdom of Animalia
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| 5.7 Identifying organisms with simple keys |
- Revise the dichotomous key and numbered key
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