SS1 Biology 1st Term

This SS1 First Term Biology lesson plan and exam questions cover the approved 1st Term syllabus for Senior Secondary 1. Topics include living organisms, classification, and basic cell structure. It provides detailed notes, practical activities, and past exam questions with answers to aid learning and preparation for assessments. Biology is one of the science subjects SS1 students are required to study in first term. The Unit of Instruction for SS1 Biology 1st Term is carefully developed from the Scheme of Work, which in turn is, based on NERDC current curriculum and SSCE syllabus.

Recognizing Living Things

Sub Topics:
Day 1:
Biology of living things
Definition and branches of Biology
Day 2:
Definition of science
Processes and methods of sceince or scientific approach
Day 3:
Characteristics of living things
Differences between plants and animals

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Classification of Living Things

Sub Topics:
Day 1: System of classification of living things
Day 2: Kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Fungi
Day 3: Kingdoms: Plantae, Animalia

Organization of Life

Sub Topics:
Day 1: Levels of organiztion
Day 2: Advantages of complexity in higher organisms
Day 3: Disadvantages of complexity in higher organims

Nutrition

Sub Topics:
Day 1:
Plant nutrition
Definition of photosynthesis
Day 2:
Light and dark reaction mechanisms of photosymthesis
Materials necessary for photosynthesis
Day 3:
Conditions necessary for photosynthesis
Elements required by plants for their growth and development

Nutrition in Plants

Sub Topics:
Day 1: Nitrogen cycle
Day 2: Trace elemnets
Day 3: Effects of mineral defficiencies

Animal Nutrition

Sub Topics:
Day 1:
Types of food substance
Balance diet
Day 2:
Heterotrophic nutrition
Types of heterotrophic nutrition
Day 3:
Feeding mechanisms in holozoic organisms

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1. The branch of biology that deals with the principles of classification of organisms is known as —

 
 
 
 

2. The following life processes are common to both plants and animals except

 
 
 
 

3. The science of life is referred to as —

 
 
 
 

4. The cell is the functional unit of living organisms because —

 
 
 
 

5. Which of the following groups embraces the rest?

 
 
 
 

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Functioning Ecosystem

Sub Topics:
Day 1:
Definition of autotrophic mode of nutrition
Heterotrophic mode of nutrition
Day 2:
Acquatic and terrestrial habitats
Examples of producers and consumers
Day 3:
Trophic levels
Energy flow
Pyramid energy

Energy Transformation in Nature

Sub Topics:
Day 1:
Definition of energy
Energy loss in the ecosystem
Solar radiation
Day 2:
Major sources and forms of energy
Catabolism and anabolism
Day 3:
First and second laws of thermodynamics

Nutrition in Animals

Day 1: Mamaalian teeth

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