Page 3 - Biology for Advanced Secondary Schools Teachers Guide Form Five

Biology for Advanced Level Secondary Schools

Table of content

Acknowledgements ........................................................................ v
Introduction ...................................................................................vi
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Chapter One: Cytology .................................................................. 1
1.1 Concept of cytology .......................................................... 2

1.2 The Cell theory .................................................................. 2
1.3 Types of cells ..................................................................... 3
1.4 The organic (biochemistry) constituents of cells .............. 4
1.5 Water as a constituent of the cell ....................................... 6
Revision exercise 1 ....................................................................... 6

Chapter Two: Principles of classification ..................................... 7
2.1 The concept of classification ............................................. 8
2.2 Classification systems ....................................................... 8
2.3 Taxonomic ranks ............................................................... 8
2.4 Nomenclature .................................................................... 9
2.5 Taxonomic keys ................................................................. 9
Revision exercise 2 ....................................................................... 9

Chapter Three: Comparative studies of natural groups of
organisms ...................................................................................... 10
3.1 General overview of classification .................................. 11
3.2 Viruses ............................................................................. 11
3.3 Kingdom Monera ............................................................ 11
3.4 Kingdom Protoctista ........................................................ 12
3.5 Kingdom Fungi ............................................................... 13
3.6 Kingdom Plantae ............................................................. 14
3.7 Kingdom Animalia .......................................................... 15
Revision exercise 3 ..................................................................... 18

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