Section 1 The cell
1.1 Chemicals of life
1.2 Discovery of cells
1.3 The basic structure of a cell
1.4 Cell activities
1.5 The cell as a basic unit of life
Section 2 Organisms and their environment
2.1 Diversity of organisms
2.2 Classification
2.3 The ecosystem
2.4 Energy flow within an ecosystem
2.5 Cycling of materials
2.6 Ecological interdependence of organisms
2.7 Human impacts on the environment
2.8 Environmental protection
Section 3 Energetics
3.1 Photosynthesis
3.2 Respiration
Section 4 Obtaining essentials for life
4.1 Nutrition, gas exchange, water relation and transport in plants
4.2 Nutrition, gas exchange and transport in humans
Section 5 Coordination and response
5.1 Detecting environmental conditions
5.2 Nervous coordination in humans
5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans
5.4 Locomotion in humans
5.5 Growth responses of plants
Section 6 Regulation and defence
6.1 Concept of homeostasis
6.2 Osmoregulation and excretion
6.3 Regulation of body temperature
6.4 Regulation of glucose level in blood
6.5 Defence against diseases
Section 7 Reproduction and growth
7.1 Types of cell division
7.2 Asexual reproduction
7.3 Sexual reproduction in flowering plants
7.4 Sexual reproduction in humans
7.5 Growth and development
Section 8 Genetics and evolution
8.1 Genes and inheritance
8.2 The pattern of inheritance
8.3 Variations
8.4 Genetic engineering
8.5 Evolution