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MYP IB SUBJECT OVERVIEW
BIOLOGY FORM 5

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INTRODUCING 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO 4 CHANGE CONDITION, SCIENTIFIC Scientific and A Thinking What is the study
BIOLOGY BIOLOGY MODELS AND technological (I,II,III) skills of Biology?
TECHICAL advances Communica What is the scope
1.1 Understanding the study of INNOVATION enable tion skills of Biology?
Biology societies to What do you think
use, control the study of
1.2 Applying scientific and transform Biology is
investigation the function of important to
organisms mankind
2.0 CELL STRUCTURE AND and biological Why do you need
CELL ORGANISATION molecules. to repeat your
scientific
2.1 Understanding cell experiment
structure and function Why do
experiments
2.2 Understanding cell usually require a
Organization control.
Why is the use of
2.3 Appreciating the the electron
uniqueness of the cell microscope
important in the
study of cell
biology?
Predict what might
happen if cells in
multicellular
organisms do not
undergo
specialization.
Why is it important
for an animal to
maintain relatively
constant
conditions in its
internal
 environment?

INVESTIGATING 3.0 MOVEMENT OF 8 SYSTEM PATTERNS IDENTITIES SCIENTISTS B Self- What are the
THE CELL AS A SUBSTANCES ACROSS THE MOVEMENT AND OBSERVE (I,II,III,IV) manageme substances
BASIC UNIT OF PLASMA MEMBRANE PATTERNS C nt skill required in cells?
RELATIONSHI
LIVING THINGS AND USE (I,II,III,IV,V Research What is the
3.1 Analysing the of movement P THEM TO skill difference between
of substances across the CONSTRUCT simple diffusion
plasma membrane SYSTEM and osmosis?
THAT What are
3.2 Understanding the EXPLAIN hypotonic,
movement of substances HOW hypertonic and
across the plasma membrane MOVEMENT isotonic solution?
in everyday life MOLECULES What are the
IN THE elements found in
3.2 Appreciating the CELLS a cell?
movement of substances What are the
across the plasma membrane elementfound in
protein?
4.0 CHEMICAL Explain why it is
COMPOSITION OF THE better to cook with
CELL unsaturated fats
when compared to
4.1 Understanding the saturated fats.
chemical What is an
composition of the cell enzyme?
List five
4.2 Understanding characteristics of
carbohydrates enzymes.

4.3 Understanding proteins

4.4 Understanding lipids

4.5 Understanding enzymes

4.6 Realising the importance of

the chemical composition in
cells

INVESTIGATING 5.0 CELL DIVISION 8 RELATIO MODEL IDENTITIES MODEL CAN B Thinking Why is it possible
THE NSHIPS FUNCTION AND REPRESENT (I,II,III,IV) skills for a healthy
PHYSIOLOGY 5.1 Understanding mitosis RELATIONSHI THE C person to donate
OF LIVING P STRUCTURA (I,II,III, Social skill part of his liver to
THINGS 5.2 Understanding meiosis L AND IV,V) someone who
FUNCTIONAL D needs a liver
5.3Appreciating the movement RELATIONSH (I,II,III,IV) transplant and still
Of chromosomes during IP BETWEEN lead a normal life?
mitosis and meiosis DNA AND A What cause cells
PERSON’ to divide in an
6. 0 Nutrition HEALTH. uncontrolled
manner?
6.1 Understanding types of Give two reasons
Nutrition why mitotic cell
division is
6.2 Applying the concept of important in living
balanced diet organisms.
Why is it important
6.3 Understanding malnutrition for both mitosis
and meiosis to
6.4 Analysing food digestion occur in a
controlled
6.5 Understanding the manner?
processes of absorption and What is meant by
assimilation of digested food nutrition?
Differentiate
6.6 Understanding the between
formation of faeces and autotrophic
defecation nutrition and
heterotrophic
6.7 Evaluating eating habits nutrition.
Explain what
6.8 Realising the importance of malnutrition is?
a healthy digestive system Comparing the
process of
6.9 Understanding the cellulose digestion
importance Of macronutrients in humans,
and Micronutrients in plants ruminants and
rodents.
6.10Understanding Name the different
photosynthesis parts of the large
intestine involved
6.11 Understanding the in defaecation.
mechanism of photosynthesis Why is it essential
to practice good
6.12 Synthesising factors eating habits?
Affecting photosynthesis Why are the
substances
6.13 Practising a caring needed for
attitude towards plants photosynthesis?
State two
6.14 Understanding the differences
technology used in food between a
production palisade cell and
spongy mesophyll
cell.
6.15 Evaluating the
Technological development in
 Food processing
7.0 RESPIRATION What conditions
lead to anaerobic
7.1 Understanding the respiration in
respiratory process in energy human muscles?
production Describe the
mechanism of
7.2 Analysing the respiratory inhalation and
structures and Breathing exhalation in
mechanisms in human and human.
animal How are oxygen
and carbon dioxide
7.3 Understanding the concept transported in the
of Gaseous exchange across blood?
the Respiratory surfaces and Why does an
transport of gases in human increase in the
concentration of
7.4 Understanding the carbon dioxide in
regulatory mechanism in the blood result in
respirationi a drop in the pH
value of the blood?
7.5 Realising the importance of State two
maintaining a healthy conditions do
respiratory system plants undergo
anaerobic
7.6 Understanding respiration respiration?
in plants

INVESTIGATING 8.0 DYNAMIC ECOSYSTEM 7 RELATIO INTERACTIO GLOBALIZATI ORGANISMS A What is the
THE NSHIP N, ON AND INTERACT (I,II,III) Communica relationship
RELATIONSHIP 8.1 Understanding the abiotic ENVIRONME SUSTAINABILI WITH THE D tion skills between food
BETWEEN and Biotic components of the NT, TY NATURAL (I,II,III, webs and trophic
LIVING THINGS environment. ENVIRONME IV) Research levels?
AND THE NT BY skill What is the
ENVIRONMENT 8.2 Understanding the TRANSFERRI significance of the
processes of colonization and NG MATTER existence of
succession in an ecosystem AND saprophytes in an
ENERGY. ecosystem?
8.3 Synthesising ideas on How are
Population ecology Rhizophora sp.
And Sonneratia
8.4 Understanding the concept sp. Adapted to the
of Biodiversity conditions in a
mangrove swamp?
8.5 Understanding the impact Explain the
of microorganisms on life ecological term
’population’.
8.6 Appreciating biodiversity What is
biodiversity?
9.0 ENDANGERED What are the
ECOSYSTEM methods of
controlling
9.1 Evaluating human activities pathogens?
that endanger an ecosystem Name three
human activities
9.2 Understanding the that affect the
greenhouse effect and thinning environment
of the ozone layer. negatively.
How does the
9.3 Realising the importance of release of CFCs
Proper management of into the
development activities and the atmosphere affect
ecosystem the ozone layer?
Name two effects
of an increasing
population on the
ecosystem.