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1 Classification of Living Things

1.1 The Characteristics of Living Things

1.2 Classification Systems

1.3 The Five Kingdoms of Living Things

1.4 The Animal Kingdom – Vertebrates

1.5 The Animal Kingdom – Invertebrates

1.6 The Plant Kingdom

2 The Cellular Basis of Life

2.1 Microscopes

2.2 Cells

2.3 Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms

2.4 Respiration and Photosynthesis

3 Cell Division and Reproduction

3.1 Cell Division

3.2 Cells and Reproduction

4 Living Things and Their Environment

4.1 Ecosystems

4.2 Habitats, Adaptations and Niches

4.3 Interactions Between Organisms

4.4 Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling

4.5 Ecosystem Changes

5 Human Body Systems

5.1 The Digestive System

5.2 The Respiratory System

5.3 The Circulatory System

5.4 The Excretory System

5.5 The Musculoskeletal System

5.6 The Reproductive System

6 Coordination of Body Systems

6.1 Body Systems

6.2 The Nervous System

6.3 The Endocrine System

6.4 Homeostasis

6.5 Microorganisms and Disease

7 From DNA to Phenotype

7.1 DNA – The Molecule of Life

7.2 Chromosomes, Diploid Cells and Haploid Cells

7.3 DNA Replication, Mitosis and Meiosis

7.4 Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

7.5 Genes, Genotype and Phenotype

8 Biological Inheritance

8.1 Dominance, Incomplete Dominance and Codominance

8.2 Sex-Linked Inheritance

8.3 Punnett Squares

8.4 Mendelian Genetics

8.5 Pedigree Charts

9 Genetic Change and Evolution

9.1 Genetic Mutation

9.2 Genetic Variation and Change

9.3 Evolution – The Process

9.4 Evolution – The Evidence