FIRST TERM E-LEARNING NOTE SUBJECT: BIOLOGY CLASS: SS 3 SCHEME OF WORK WEEK TOPIC Regulation of internal environment, structures and function of the kidney, diseases, effects and remedy. Liver: – Structure, functions and diseases, Skin: – Structure, functions, diseases and care. Hormones: – Location, secretion, function,
SS 3 BIOLOGY WEEKS TOPICS Revision of Summer school’s work. Balance in Nature: (a) Factors affecting a population (i) Abiotic –light,space,heat,water etc.(ii)Biotic –food, competition (inter specific and intra
SUBJECT :BIOLOGY CLASS :SS 3 TERM :FIRST TERM WEEK :WEEK 10 TOPIC: EVOLUTION CONTENT: Theories of Evolution. The theories of evolution according to Charles Darwin, Jean Baptist de Lamark Evidence of evolution. Forces responsible for evolution: mutation, gene flow, genetic drift. INTRODUCTION Adaptation is the process by which organisms change their structure, physiology and behaviour
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY CLASS: SS 3 TERM: FIRST TERM WEEK: WEEK 9 TOPIC: EVOLUTION CONTENT: 1. Progressive change in structure and anatomy of organisms. Structural adaptation: Adaptive colouration Structural adaptation: For obtaining food. Different castes of termites. Different castes of bees. SUB-TOPIC 1: PROGRESSIVE CHANGE IN STRUCTURE AND ANATOMY OF ORGANISMS. Definition of Evolution
SUBJECT: BIOLOGY CLASS: SS 3 TERM: FIRST TERM WEEK: 8 TOPIC: VARIATION AND EVOLUTION CONTENT: 1. Morphological variations 2. Physiological variation 3. Application of variation INTRODUCTION Evolution is the cumulative changes in the characteristics of population or organisms occurring in the course of successive generations related by descent. Variations are differences in traits or
WEEK 7 TOPIC: BIOLOGY OF HEREDITY CONTENT: Transmission and expression of characters in organisms Chromosomes the basis of heredity. Probability in genetics. Applications of principles of heredity Explanation on cross and self fertilization BIOLOGY OF HEREDITY: GENETICS Genetics is the scientific study of heredity and variation in living organism. Scientists
WEEK: 6 SUBJECT: BIOLOGY TOPIC: REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOURS IN ANIMALS CONTENT: 1. Paring Territoriality Display of body colours Seasonal migration SUB-TOPIC 1: COURTSHIP BEHAVIOURS IN ANIMALS Courtship is a collection of ritualized behaviours unique to each species that lead up to and enable animals to have successful sex union.
Subject: BIOLOGY [mediator_tech] Term: FIRST TERM WEEK 5 SUBJECT: BIOLOGY TOPIC: FRUIT CONTENT: 1. Structure of fruits Types of fruits Dispersal of fruits Agents of dispersal SUB-TOPIC I: MEANING OF FRUIT Fruit is the structure that developed from the matured ovary after fertilization which contains the seed. Some fruits do
Subject: BIOLOGY [mediator_tech] Term: FIRST TERM WEEK 4 TOPIC: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SEEDS CONTENT: Progress of development of zygote in the flowering plant Germination of seeds SUB-TOPIC I: PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT OF ZYGOTE IN THE FLOWERING PLANT Meaning of seed Seeds are plant parts containing embryo and this embryo give
Subject: BIOLOGY [mediator_tech] Term: FIRST TERM WEEK 3 TOPIC: REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS AND REPRODUCTION IN HUMANS CONTENTS 1. Reproductive system in males and female i. Function of various parts ii. Structure of a male sperm and ovum 2. Fertilization i. Fusion of gametes ii. Implantation 3. Development of embryo i. Selective exchange between mother and child
