15th June till 15th August
Week 1
Date: Monday
Characteristics and classification Cell structure and Organization
of living organisms
 Describe the characteristics
of living organisms
 Define and describe the
binomial system of naming
species
Date: Tuesday
 Explain that classification
systems
Date: Saturday
 Explain that organisms
which share a more recent
ancestor (are more closely
related)
Week 6
Week 2
Date: Monday
 List the features in the cells of
all living organisms, limited to
cytoplasm, cell membrane
and DNA as genetic material
Date: Tuesday
 Functions and properties of
different types of cells and
their organelles
Date: Saturday
 List the main features used to
place animals and plants into
the appropriate kingdoms
Week 7
Week 3
Date: Monday
Cell structure and Organization
 Describe and compare the
structure of a plant cell with an
animal cell.
 State the functions of the
structures seen under the light
microscope in the plant cell
and in the animal cell
Date: Tuesday
 ciliated cells – movement of
mucus in the trachea and
bronchi
 root hair cells – absorption
 xylem vessels – conduction
and support
Date: Saturday
 palisade mesophyll cells –
photosynthesis
 nerve cells – conduction of
impulses
Week 8
Week 4 Week 5
Date: Monday Date: Monday
 red blood cells – Diffusion & Osmosis
transport of oxygen
 sperm and egg cells –  Define diffusion
reproduction
 Prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells
Date: Tuesday Date: Tuesday
 Relate the structure of  Describe the importance
the cells to their functions of diffusion of gases and
 Define tissue solutes
 Define organ
 Define organ system
Date: Saturday Date: Saturday
 Learn how to calculate  State that substances
magnification and size of move into and out of cells
biological specimens by diffusion through the
using millimeters as units cell membrane
Week 9 Syllabus

Week 1
Date: Monday
 Investigate the factors that
influence diffusion, limited to
surface area, temperature,
concentration gradients and
distance
Date: Tuesday
 Define osmosis
 Different examples
Date: Saturday
 State that water diffuses
through partially permeable
membranes
15th June till 15th August
Week 2
Date: Monday
 State that water moves in and
out of cells by osmosis
Date: Tuesday
 Investigate and describe the
effects on plant tissues of
immersing them in solutions of
different concentrations
Date: Saturday
 Explain the importance of
water potential and osmosis
on animal cells and tissues
Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Date: Monday Date: Monday 1. Characteristics and
 Explain how plants are  Examples of villi and root classification of living
supported by the turgor hair cell to demonstrate organisms
pressure within cells osmosis and importance 2. Cell structure and
of surface area to volume Organization
ratio 3. Diffusion & Osmosis
4. Enzymes
Remaining chapter
5. Nutrition
Date: Tuesday Date: Tuesday
 Define active transport Enzymes
 Discuss the importance of  Explain enzyme
active transport as a process  Structure and action of
for movement across enzymes
membranes
Date: Saturday Date: Saturday
 Define surface area to volume  Explain the specificity of
ratio enzymes
 Why is it important  Explain the effect of
changes in temperature
on enzyme activity