FHSST Biology/Contents/Index

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Contents

[edit] Section 1: Tissues, Cells and Molecular Studies

[edit] Chapter 1: Cells and genetics

  1. Cell StructureDevelopment stage: 50% (as of 26 April 2008)
  2. Micro-organism structure
  3. Tissues and organs
  4. DNA and chromosomes
  5. Cell division
    1. Mitosis
    2. Meiosis
  6. Genes, inheritance and genetic disorders
  7. Disease and immunity

[edit] Chapter 2: Indigenous knowledge systems and biotechnology

  1. Food industry
  2. Traditional techonologies
  3. Medical biotechnologies
  4. Genetic engineering
  5. Cloning
  6. DNA fingerprinting and forensics

[edit] Chapter 3: Ethics and legislation

  1. Tissue culture
  2. Cloning
  3. Genetic modification
  4. Beliefs, attitudes and values
    1. Diseases
    2. Genetic counselling

[edit] Section 2: Structure, Control and Processes in basic life systems of Plants and Humans

[edit] Chapter 1: Energy

  1. Photosynthesis
  2. Energy release

[edit] Chapter 2: Food

  1. Manufacture and preservation
  2. Human nutrition
  3. Related diseases and allergies

[edit] Chapter 3: Mass transport systems

  1. Plants
    1. Gaseous exchange
    2. Water transport
  2. Humans
    1. Gaseous exchange, related diseases and allergies
    2. Blood transport and related diseases
    3. Blood transfusions and life support systems
    4. Endocrine system and related diseases
    5. Excretion

[edit] Chapter 4: Other Systems and ethics

  1. Nervous system
  2. Support systems in plants and humans
  3. Reproduction
    1. Reproductive systems
    2. Related diseases
    3. Reproduction ethics
      1. Sperm banks
      2. Surrogacy
      3. Test Tube babies
      4. Abortion
  4. Sexuality ethics


[edit] Section 3: Environmental Studies

[edit] Chapter 1: Ecosystems

  1. Biospheres, biomes and ecosystems
  2. Resources
    1. Biotic (living) and Abiotic (non-living) resources
    2. Nutrient cycles
    3. Energy flow within environments

[edit] Chapter 2: Human Influence

  1. Air
    1. Ozone, global warming and the greenhouse effect
    2. Acid rain
  2. Land
  3. Water
  4. Industrialisation
  5. Effect of pollutants on humans

[edit] Chapter 3: Resource Management

  1. Exploitation
  2. Sustainability
  3. Eco-tourism
  4. Rehabilitation of environments
  5. Waste management
  6. Air, land and water-born disease management

[edit] Chapter 4: Land issues

  1. Ownership and use
  2. Urban decay
  3. Agriculture
  4. Nature and game reserves
  5. Deforestation and desertification
  6. Political, legal, economic, ethical and environmental influences

[edit] Chapter 5: Local environmental issues

[edit] Section 4: Diversity, Change and Continuity

[edit] Chapter 1: History and nature of science

[edit] Chapter 2: Biodiversity

  1. Biodiversity studies
  2. Significance and value of Biodiversity
  3. Threats to biodiversity
  4. Conservation
    1. Conservation methods and ethics
    2. Species extinction
    3. Red Data book
    4. Endangered species list

[edit] Chapter 3: Population studies

  1. Characteristics
  2. Growth and fluctuation
  3. Limiting factors
  4. Social behaviour
    1. Predation
    2. Competition
  5. Managing populations

[edit] Chapter 4: Parasitism and disease

[edit] Chapter 5: Origin of species

  1. Theories
    1. Evolution
    2. Mutation
    3. Adaptation
    4. Natural selection
    5. Macro-evolution
    6. Speciation
    7. Creationism
  2. Fossil studies
  3. South Africa as the cradle of mankind?
  4. Mass extinction theories
  5. Biological evidence for evolutionary populations
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