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TANZANIA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONFORM I - BIOLOGY SYLLABUS

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CLASS COMPETENCES

CLASS OBJECTIVES

1.0 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY

1.1 Basic Concepts and Terminology of Biology (20 Periods)

1.2 Scientific Processes in Biology (10 Periods)

1.3 The Biology Laboratory (8 Periods)

2.0 SAFETY IN OUR ENVIRONMENT

2.1 First Aid (8 Periods)

2.2 Safety at Home and School (6 Periods)

2.3 Waste Disposal (10 Periods)

3.0 HEALTH AND IMMUNITY

3.1 The Concept of Health and Immunity (4 Periods)

3.2 Personal Hygiene and Good Manners (12 Periods)

3.3 Infections and Diseases (6 Periods)

3.4 Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDs), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)  (6 Periods)

3.5 Management of STIs and HIV/AIDS (6 Periods)

3.5 Care and Support of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) (6 Periods)

4.0 CELL STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION

4.1 The Concept of the Cell (8 Periods)

4.2 Functions of the Cell (6 Periods)

4.3 Cell Differentiation (6 Periods)

5.0 CLASSIFICATION OF THINGS

5.1 Concept of Classification (6 Periods)

5.2 Classification Systems (4 Periods)

5.3 Major Groups of Living Things (2 Periods)

5.3.1 Viruses (4 Periods)

5.3.2 Kingdom Monera (10 Periods)

5.3.3 Kingdom Protoctista (10 Periods)

FORM II - BIOLOGY SYLLABUS

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CLASS COMPETENCES

CLASS OBJECTIVES

1.0 CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS

1.1 Kingdom Fungi (4 Periods)

1.2 Division Filicinophyta (Pteridophyta) (4 Periods)

2.0 NUTRITION

2.1 Concept of Nutrition and Food Nutrients (2 Periods)

2.2 Nutrition in Mammals (4 Periods)

2.2.1 Human Nutrition (4 Periods)

2.2.2 Digestive System in Human (4 Periods)

2.3 Nutrition in Plants (4 Periods)

2.3.1 Mineral Requirements in Plants (4 Periods)

2.3.2 Photosynthesis (4 Periods)

2.4 Properties of Food Substances (4 Periods)

2.5 Food Processing, Preservation and Storage (4 Periods)

3.0 BALANCE OF NATURE

3.1 The Natural Environment (4 Periods)

3.2 Interaction of Organisms in the Environment (4 Periods)

3.3 Food Chain and Food Web (4 Periods)

4.0 TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS IN LIVING THINGS

4.1 The Concept of Transport of Materials in Living Things (4 Periods)

4.2 Diffusion, Osmosis and Mass Flow (4 Periods)

4.3 Transport of Materials in Mammals  (4 Periods)

4.3.1 The Structure of the Mammalian Heart

4.3.2 The Blood (4 Periods)

4.3.3 Blood Group and Blood Transfusion

4.3.4 Blood Circulation (4 Periods)

4.3.5 The Lymphatic System (4 Periods)

4.4 Transport of Materials in Plants

4.4.1 The Vascular System

4.4.2 Absorption and Movement of Water and Mineral Salts in Plants (4 Periods)

5.0 GASEOUS EXCHANGE AND RESPIRATION

5.1 The Concept of Gaseous Exchange (4 Periods)

5.2 Gaseous Exchange in Mammals (4 Periods)

5.3 Gaseous Exchange in Plants (4 Periods)

5.4 Respiration

5.4.1 Aerobic Respiration (4 Periods)

5.4.2 Anaerobic Respiration (6 Periods)

5.5.4 Infection and Diseases of the Respiratory System  (4 Periods)

5.4.5 Disorders of the Respiratory System  (4 Periods)

BY EZEKEIL KATEMI UOA.