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Syllabus

Biology 0610

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Cambridge IGCSE Biology

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Gary Tan

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Syllabus overview

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Core candidates take:Extended candidates take:

Paper 1

Paper 2

and Core candidates take:and Extended candidates take:

Paper 3

Paper 4

All candidates take

either: or:

Paper 5

Paper 6

Before you start

dene state describe explain using your knowledge and understanding outline

Glossary of terms used in science papers

predict suggest calculate determine

Glossary of terms used in science papers

Assessment objectiveWeighting in IGCSE %

Assessment objectiveWeighting in components %

Papers

1 and 2Papers

3 and 4Papers

5 and 6

3

Subject content

1 Characteristics and classication of living organisms 1.1

Characteristics of living organisms

movement respiration sensitivity growth reproduction excretion nutrition movement respiration sensitivity growth excretion nutrition 1.2

Concept and use of a classication system

species binomial system 1.3

Features of organisms

1.4

Dichotomous keys

2

Organisation of the organism

2.1

Cell structure and organisation

2.2

Levels of organisation

tissue organ organ system 2.3

Size of specimens

3

Movement in and out of cells

3.1

Diffusion

diffusion 3.2

Osmosis

osmosis turgid turgor pressure plasmolysis flaccid 3.3

Active transport

active transport 4

Biological molecules

4.1

Biological molecules

continued 4.1

Biological molecules continued

not 5

Enzymes

5.1

Enzymes

catalyst enzymes active site not 6

Plant nutrition

6.1

Photosynthesis

photosynthesis 6CO 2 6H 2 O light chlorophyll C 6 H 12 O 6 6O 2 limitingfactor 6.2

Leaf structure

6.3

Mineral requirements

7

Human nutrition

7.1 Diet balanced diet 7.2

Alimentary canal

ingestion mechanical digestion chemical digestion absorption assimilation egestion 7.3

Mechanical digestion

7.4

Chemical digestion

7.5

Absorption

8

Transport in plants

8.1

Transport in plants

8.2

Water uptake

8.3

Transpiration

transpiration 8.4

Translocation

translocation 9

Transport in animals

9.1

Transport in animals

9.2 Heart 9.3

Blood and lymphatic vessels

9.4 Blood not not 10

Diseases and immunity

10.1

Diseases and immunity

pathogen transmissibledisease active immunity continued 10.1

Diseases and immunity continued

passive immunity 11

Gas exchange in humans

11.1

Gas exchange in humans

12

Respiration

12.1

Respiration

12.2

Aerobic respiration

aerobic respiration C 6 H 12 O 6 6O 2 6CO 2 6H 2 O 12.3

Anaerobic respiration

anaerobic respiration C 6 H 12 O 6 2C 2 H 5 OH 2CO 2 13

Excretion in humans

13.1

Excretion in humans

deamination not 14

Coordination and response

14.1

Nervous control in humans

synapse 14.2

Sense organs

sense organs 14.3

Hormones in humans

hormone 14.4

Homeostasis

homeostasis not 14.5

Tropic responses

gravitropism phototropism 15 Drugs 15.1 Drugs drug 15.2

Medicinal drugs

15.3

Misused drugs

16

Reproduction

16.1

Asexual reproduction

asexual reproduction 16.2

Sexual reproduction

sexual reproduction fertilisation 16.3

Sexual reproduction in plants

pollination self-pollination cross-pollinatio not 16.4

Sexual reproduction in humans

not 16.5

Sex hormones in humans

16.6

Methods of birth control in humans

in vitro 16.7

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

sexually transmitted infection 17

Inheritance

17.1

Inheritance

inheritance 17.2

Chromosomes, genes and proteins

chromosome gene allele not not haploid nucleus diploid nucleus 17.3

Mitosis

mitosis not not 17.4

Meiosis

meiosis not meiosis not not 17.5

Monohybrid inheritance

genotype phenotype homozygous heterozygous dominant recessive sex-linked characteristic 18

Variation and selection

18.1

Variation

variation mutation gene mutation 18.2

Adaptive features

adaptive featur adaptive feature fitness 18.3

Selection

process of adaptation 19

Organisms and their environment

19.1

Energy ow

19.2

Food chains and food webs

food chain trophic level continued 19.2

Food chains and food webs continued

food web producer consumer herbivore carnivore decomposer 19.3

Nutrient cycles

Rhizobium

not 19.4

Population size

population community ecosystem 20

Biotechnology and genetic engineering

20.1

Biotechnology and genetic engineering

20.2

Biotechnology

Penicillium

20.3

Genetic engineering

genetic engineering not 21

Human inuences on ecosystems

21.1

Food supply

21.2

Habitat destruction

21.3

Pollution

21.4

Conservation

sustainable resource sustainable development not 4

Details of the assessment

Condential Instructions

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What do you understand byWhat is meant by

State List

Explain

Give a reasonGive reasons

Describe

Describeexplainstateexplain

Discuss

Outline

Predict

Deduce

Suggest

Findcalculatemeasuredetermine

Calculate

Measure

Determine

Estimate

Sketch

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Appendix

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CLEAPSS Laboratory Handbook

CLEAPSS Hazcards

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