THE MALAY COLLEGE KUALA KANGSAR

COURSE OF STUDY
BIOLOGY FORM 5
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COURSE OF STUDY
BIOLOGY

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Chapter 1
Transport

1.1 Understanding the Importance of having a

transport system in some multicellular organisms
a. Identify the problem faced by multicellular organisms in
obtaining the
cellular requirements and getting rid of their waste
products.
b. Suggest how the problem is overcome
1.2 Synthesising the concept of circulatory system
a. State - what is circulatory system
- components of circulatory system in humans and
animals
- medium transport in human s and animals
- composition of human blood
- function of blood and hemolymph
- structure of human blood vessel
b. Explain - how blood is propelled
- how blood pressure is regulated
c. Compare and contrast the circulatory system in humans,
fish and amphibians
d. Conceptualise the circulatory system in humans
1.3 Understanding the mechanism of blood clotting
a. Explain the necessity for blood clotting and the
mechanism of blood clotting
b. Predict the consequences of impaired of blood clotting
mechanism in an individual.
1.4 Synthesising the concept of lymphatic system
a. Describe the formation of interstitial fluid
b. State the composition of interstitial fluid
c. State the importance of interstitial fluid
d. Describe the structure of lymphatic system
e. Explain how the lymphatic system complements the
circulatory system.
f. Compare the content of blood. Interstitial tissue and
lymph

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Locomotio
n and
Support

g. Predict what will happen if interstitial fluid fails to

return to the circulatory system
h. Conceptualise the relationship between the lymphatic
system and circulatory system.
1.5 Understanding the role of circulatory system in
body defence mechanism.
a. State the three lines of defence mechanism of the body
b. Describe the process of phagocytosis
c. State the meaning of antigen ,antibody, immunity,
immunisation
- the effects of human immunodeficiency
virus( HIV) on
the bodys defence mechanism
d. Suggest ways to prevent the spread of AIDS
1.6 Appreciating a healthy cardiovascular system
1.7 Understanding the transport of substances in
plants
a. Identify and describe the structure of the vascular
tissue in stem, root and leaf and relate with their
function.
b. Predict the effect of removing a ring of phloem to
transport.
1.8Synthesising the concept of transport of
substances in plants
a. Explain the importance of translocation and
transpiration
b. Describe the process of translocation and
transpiration
c. Describe the pathway of water to the soil to the
leaves
d. Design an experiments to study factors affecting
the rate of transpiration
e. Conceptualise the transport mechanism in plants
2.1 Understanding support and locomotion in
human and animals
a. Explain the necessity for support and locomotion
b. Describe the problems that could be faced in
support and locomotion and how to overcome the
problems
c. Identify, name and label the bones, tendons,
ligaments , muscles and joints .
d. Explain how movement is brought in limb
e. State the function of cartilage and synovial fluid at
joints
f. Describe briefly the mechanism of locomotion in an
animal
g. State some consequences of impaired
musculoskeletal system on support and locomotion.
2.2 Appreciating a healthy musculoskeletal system
a. Practice ways to care for the musculoskeletal
system.
2.3 Understanding support in plants
a. Explain the necessity for support in plants
b. Explain how support is achieved in aquatic plants

Chapter 3
Coordinati
on and
Response

c. Explain how support in terrestrial plants are

achieved through tissue modifications.
3.1 Understanding response and coordination
a. List the changes in external and internal
environment faced by an organism
b. State why organism have to be sensitive to
changes in internal and external environment
c. Clarify through examples the meaning of
coordination , stimulus and response
d. State the main components and pathways involved
in detecting and responding to changes in external
and internal environment.
3.2 Analysing the role of human nervous system
a. State the role of nervous system
b. Draw and label diagram to show the organisation
of the nervous system and cross section of spinal
cord
c. Name the main part of the brain and state their
functions
d. Identify and label the structure of neurone
e. State the function of different type of neurone
f. Describe the mode of transmission of information
along the neurone
g. Describe the pathway of transmission of
information from receptors to effectors
h. Draw and label diagram of synapse
i. Describe the transmission of information across
synapse
j. Give examples of voluntary and involuntary action
k. Outline the transmission of voluntary and
involuntary action.
l. Draw a schematic diagram showing a reflex arc
m. Give examples of nervous system related diseases.
3.3 Analysing the role of hormones in humans
a. State : - what a hormone is
- what the endocrine system is
- why the endocrine system is necessary
b. Label the main glands of the endocrine system
and
name the hormones produced by the glands
c.
Describe how the endocrine system
complements the
nervous system
d. State the function of the hormones involved in
some physiological processes
e. Describe briefly how secretion of hormone is
regulated
f. Describe briefly the fight and flight situation.
g. State the effects of hormonal imbalance
h. State the use of hormone in medicine
3.4 Synthesising the concept of homeostasis in
humans
a. Explain the necessity to maintain an optimal
physical and chemical condition in the internal
environment

Chapter 4
Reproducti
on and
Growth

b. State the meaning of homeostasis

c. Design an experiment to study the effect of
different quantities of water intake on urine output
d. Relate changes in blood osmotic pressure to urine
output
e. Describe the formation of urine
f. Relate the formation of urine to excretion
g. Describe briefly the mechanism of osmoregulation
h. Predict the consequences of impaired kidney
function
i. Describe the regulation of blood sugar level
j. Describe the regulation of body temperature
k. Conceptualise homeostasis
3.5 Practising a healthy lifestyle
a. describe effects of drug and alcohol abuse on
humans
b. explain the factors that can lead to drug and
alcohol abuse
c. practise a healthy lifestyle
3.6 Understanding plant hormones
a. state what plant hormones are
b. give some examples of plant hormones
c. infer the effects of auxins on growth responses
d. explain the role of auxins in tropism
e. state the use of hormones in agriculture
4.1Analysing gamete formation
a. explain the necessity for organisms to reproduce
b. state types of reproduction
c.
explain the necessity for formation of gametes
d. describe formation of sperm in humans
e. describe formation of ovum in humans
f.
compare the formation of sperm with that of ovum
4.2Analysing the role of hormones in the menstrual
cycle
a. State what menstruation is
b. Relate menstruation to menstrual cycle
c. State the importance of the menstrual cycle
d. State the hormones involved in the menstrual cycle
e. Explain the role of hormones in regulating the
menstrual cycle
f. Relate hormonal levels to the development of
follicles , the process of ovulation and the
formation of corpus luteum
g. Relate hormonal levels to the changes in thickness
of the endometrium
h. State what premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is
i. State what menopause is
4.3Understanding the early development of a
zygote in humans
a. Describe what fertilisation is
b. Describe in simple terms the early development of
a zygote
c.
Name the two main stages in the development
of a zygote in preparation for implantation
d. Describe the formation of twins
e. Compare identical twins with fraternal twins
f.
State the functions of the placenta in foetal

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Inheritanc
e

development
g. Explain the advantages of fetus having a separate
circulatory system from that of the mother
4.4Appreciating the contribution of science and
technology to human reproduction
a. Explain the contribution of science and technology
to human reproduction
b. Explain some moral issues related to the
application of science and technology to human
reproduction
c.
What sexually transmitted diseases are
d. Give examples of sexually transmitted diseases
4.5Synthesising the concept of sexual reproduction
in flowering plants
a. Identify male and female structures in a flower
b. Describe the formation of pollen grains
c.
Describe the formation of the embryo sac in the
ovule
d. Describe the formation of pollen tube
e. Describe the formation of zygote
f.
Describe the formation of triploid nucleus
g. Conceptualise double fertilisation
h. Relate the structure of a fruit to the flower parts
i.
Explain the importance of double fertilisation for
the survival of flowering plants
4.6Understanding growth in multicellular organisms
a. Explain briefly the necessity for growth in
organisms
b. Explain what growth is
4.7Understanding the growth curve
a. Identify the parameters used in the measurement
of growth
b. Describe the sigmoid growth curve of an organism
c.
Relate the shape of the growth curve to the
growth phases of an organism
d. Explain the shape of the growth curve of an insect
4.8Understanding primary and secondary growth in
plants
a. State the types of growth in plants
b. State what primary and secondary growth are
c.
Name the tissue involved in primary and
secondary growth
d. Explain the importance of primary growth
e. Explain the importance of secondary growth
f.
Compare and contrast plants that undergo
secondary growth with plans that do not undergo
secondary growth
g. State the economic importance of plants that
undergo secondary growth
5.1 Synthesising the concept of inheritance based
on Mendels experiment
a. State what is meant by inheritance
b. Differentiate traits from characters
c.
Identify characters and traits in Mendels
experiments
d. State that there is a hereditary factor that

determines a particular character

Identify dominant and recessive traits
Explain genes and alleles
Explain dominant alleles and recessive alleles
State the meaning of phenotype
State the meaning of genotype
Relate allele combination to genotype
Relate phenotype to genotype
State the meaning of homozygote and
heterozygote
m. Determine the phenotypic ratio of the first filial
generation and second filial generation
n. Determine the genotypic ratio of the first filial
generation and second filial generation
o. State the meaning of monohybrid inheritance
p. Conceptualise Mendels First Law
q. State the meaning of dihybrid inheritance
r. Conceptualise Mendels Second Law
5.2 Understanding inheritance
a. State the blood groups in the ABO system and
Rhesus factor in humans
b. Explain the inheritance of ABO blood group in
humans
c.
Differentiate autosomes from sex chromosomes
d. Identify the different human karyotypes
e. Explain sex determination in off-springs
f.
Explain sex-linked inheritance using examlples
g. Describe hereditary disease
5.3 Understanding genes and chromosomes
a. State the unit of inheritance
b. State the location of genes
c.
Describe the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA)
d. Describe in simple terms the manifestation of a
trait of an organism from the basic unit of
inheritance
e. Explain briefly the importance of genetics to
mankind
f.
Describe the application and abuse of knowledge
in genetics
g. Argue on the need for ethics and moral in the
application of genetics
6.1 Understanding variation in organisms
a. State the importance of variation in organisms
b. Give examples of variation in humans
c.
State the types of variation
d. Compare continuous variation with discontinuous
variation.
6.2 Understanding the causes of variation
a. State the factors causing variation
b. Explain the effects of genetic factors on variation
c.
Explain the effects of environmental factors on
variation
d. Explain the effects of the interaction between
genetic factors and environmental factors in
variation
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Chapter 6
Variation

e. Explain mutation
f.
Explain the importance of variation in the survival
of a species
6.3 Be respectful towards one another despite
variation
a. Accept that people are different
b. Respect each other