FHSST Biology/Contents/Index

Detailed Index Section 1: Tissues, Cells and Molecular Studies Chapter 1: Cells and genetics Cell Structure50% 26 April 2008 Micro-organism structure Tissues and organs DNA and chromosomes Cell division Mitosis Meiosis Genes, inheritance and genetic disorders Disease and immunity Chapter 2: Indigenous knowledge systems and biotechnology Food industry Traditional techonologies Medical biotechnologies Genetic engineering Cloning DNA fingerprinting and forensics Chapter 3: Ethics and legislation Tissue culture Cloning Genetic modification Beliefs, attitudes and values Diseases Genetic counselling Section 2: Structure, Control and Processes in basic life systems of Plants and Humans Chapter 1: Energy Photosynthesis Energy release Chapter 2: Food Manufacture and preservation Human nutrition Related diseases and allergies Chapter 3: Mass transport systems Plants Gaseous exchange Water transport Humans Gaseous exchange, related diseases and allergies Blood transport and related diseases Blood transfusions and life support systems Endocrine system and related diseases Excretion Chapter 4: Other Systems and ethics Nervous system Support systems in plants and humans Reproduction Reproductive systems Related diseases Reproduction ethics Sperm banks Surrogacy Test Tube babies Abortion Sexuality ethics Section 3: Environmental Studies Chapter 1: Ecosystems Biospheres, biomes and ecosystems Resources Biotic (living) and Abiotic (non-living) resources Nutrient cycles Energy flow within environments Chapter 2: Human Influence Air Ozone, global warming and the greenhouse effect Acid rain Land Water Industrialisation Effect of pollutants on humans Chapter 3: Resource Management Exploitation Sustainability Eco-tourism Rehabilitation of environments Waste management Air, land and water-born disease management Chapter 4: Land issues Ownership and use Urban decay Agriculture Nature and game reserves Deforestation and desertification Political, legal, economic, ethical and environmental influences Chapter 5: Local environmental issues Section 4: Diversity, Change and Continuity Chapter 1: History and nature of science Chapter 2: Biodiversity Biodiversity studies Significance and value of Biodiversity Threats to biodiversity Conservation Conservation methods and ethics Species extinction Red Data book Endangered species list Chapter 3: Population studies Characteristics Growth and fluctuation Limiting factors Social behaviour Predation Competition Managing populations Chapter 4: Parasitism and disease Chapter 5: Origin of species Theories Evolution Mutation Adaptation Natural selection Macro-evolution Speciation Creationism Fossil studies South Africa as the cradle of mankind? Mass extinction theories Biological evidence for evolutionary populations