Biology 9 syllabus

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Define biology
State what the Quran says about studying life
Define the three major fields of biology
Define the sub-fields of biology with examples
Relate biology to other natural sciences
Identify careers in biology and explain its place among the natural sciences
Justify that science is collaborative and interdisciplinary
Describe the steps of the scientific method
Evaluate the meanings of hypothesis, theory, and law
Define biodiversity and classification
Describe the advantages of classification
Discuss the history of classification schemes
List the three domains of life
List the taxonomic ranks of classification
Define species
Outline the binomial nomenclature system
Describe why viruses are hard to classify
Describe the cell as the basic unit of life
Compare animal and plant cells with diagrams
Sketch cell organelles and outline their roles
Outline the structural advantages of plant and animal cells
Identify cell types and sketch their structures
Describe division of labour within cells and across cells
Describe division of labour among organelles within the cell
Describe division of labour across the cells of a multicellular organism
Describe cell specialization
Define stem cells as unspecialized cells
Describe the cell cycle
Explain mitosis and meiosis and their stages using sketches
Compare mitosis and meiosis
Outline the significance of mitosis and meiosis
Describe emergent properties across levels of organization
Distinguish tissues, organs, and systems with examples
List the tissues that form the human stomach
Discuss how organ systems form the human body
Describe the advantages of homeostasis
Discuss how the body maintains homeostasis
Discuss the tissues that form the leaf
Explain plant physiology through plant organs
Define biochemistry and molecular biology
Outline the common biomolecules, their locations, and their roles
Outline protein structure, function, and sources
Outline lipid structure, function, and sources
Define carbohydrates and outline their structure, function, and sources
Identify the three groups of carbohydrates
Describe the structure of DNA
Outline the function of DNA
Describe the structure of RNA
Outline the function of RNA
Outline how DNA information becomes protein
Define metabolism, catabolism, and anabolism with examples
Define enzymes and describe their characteristics
Show how enzymes work
Assess the factors that affect enzyme activity
Describe competitive and non-competitive inhibition
Discuss the role of ATP as energy currency
Describe photosynthesis in plants
Explain aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Define mineral nutrition in plants
Categorize plant mineral nutrients
State the roles of nitrogen and magnesium in plants
Explain transport in plants and why it is needed
Explain the internal structure of the root and root hair
Describe how roots take up water and minerals
Describe active and passive absorption by roots
Describe transpiration and its link to stomata
Describe the factors affecting transpiration rate
Explain food translocation by the pressure flow mechanism
Describe gaseous exchange in plants
Define homeostasis and describe its importance
Describe how plants adapt for excretion
Explain osmotic adjustment in plants
Describe the types of asexual reproduction
Explain vegetative propagation through stems, suckers, and leaves
Describe stem cuttings and grafting
Distinguish vegetative and artificial propagation
Justify why parthenogenesis counts as asexual reproduction
Define cloning
Explain sexual reproduction in plants
Explain evolution by natural selection with examples
Discuss Darwin's observations on the Beagle voyage
Describe the evidence for evolution