Unit one Unit two Unit three

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• Unit one Unit two
  Unit three
• 1.The scientific method 7.Cell Structure 20.Class
  ification of organisms
• 2.The characteristics of life 8.Cell
  Diversity 21.Monera (bacteria)
• 3.Food 9.Enzymes 22.Fungi
• 4.Ecology 10.Enzymes (advanced) 23.Protista
  (Amoeba)
• 5.Higher level ecology and
  energy carriers 24.Structure of flowering plants
• 6.Study of an ecosystem 11.Photosynthesis 25.Tran
  sport,food storage gas
• 12.Respiration exchange in flowering
  plants
• 13.Diffusion and Osmosis 26.Blood
• 14.Cell Division 27.The heart and blood
  system
• 15.Classification and heredity 28.The
  lymphatic system
• 16.DNA and RNA 29.Human nutrition
• 17.Genetic crosses 30.Homeostasis
• 18.Variation and evolution 31.Human breathing
• 19.Genetic engineering 32.Excretion
• 33.Plant responses
• 34.The nervous system
• 35.The senses

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• Unit one Unit two
  Unit three
• 1.The scientific method 7.Cell Structure 20.Class
  ification of organisms
• 2.The characteristics of life 8.Cell
  Diversity 21.Monera (bacteria)
• 3.Food 9.Enzymes 22.Fungi
• 4.Ecology 10.Enzymes (advanced) 23.Protista
  (Amoeba)
• 5.Higher level ecology
  and energy carriers 24.Structure of flowering
  plants
• 6.Study of an ecosystem 11.Photosynthesis 25.Tran
  sport,food storage gas
• 12.Respiration exchange in flowering
  plants
• 13.Diffusion and Osmosis 26.Blood
• 14.Cell Division 27.The heart and blood
  system
• 15.Classification and heredity 28.The
  lymphatic system
• 16.DNA and RNA 29.Human nutrition
• 17.Genetic crosses 30.Homeostasis
• 18.Variation and evolution 31.Human breathing
• 19.Genetic engineering 32.Excretion
• 33.Plant responses
• 34.The nervous system
• 35.The senses

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Experiments

• 1a. To test for reducing sugar.
• 1b. to test for starch.
• 1c. To test for fat.
• 1d. To test for protein (biuret test).
• 2. To use simple keys to identify any five
  fauna and any five flora.
• 3. To use various pieces of apparatus to collect
  plants and animals in an ecosystem.
• 4. To carry out a quantitative study of a
  habitat.
• 5. To investigate three abiotic factors in a
  selected ecosystem.
• 6. To be familiar with and to use a light
  microscope.
• 7a.To prepare and examine plant cells, stained
  and unstained.
• 7b.To prepare and examine animal cells, using a
  light microscope.
• 8. To investigate the effect of pH on the rate of
  catalase activity.
• 9. To investigate the effect of temperature on
  the rate of catalase activity.
• 10.To prepare an enzyme immobilisation and
  examine its application.

• 11. To investigate the effect of heat
  denaturation on catalase activity.
• 12. To investigate the influence of light
  intensity or carbon dioxide on the rate of
  photosynthesis.
• 13. To prepare and show the production of alcohol
  by yeast.
• 14. To demonstrate osomsis.
• 15. To isolate DNA from a plant tissue.
• 16. To investigate the growth of leaf yeast using
  agar plates.
• 17. To prepare and examine a transverse section
  of a dicot stem.
• 18. To dissect, display and identify the parts of
  a heart.
• 19a.To investigate the effect of exercise on the
  pulse of a human heart.
• 19b.To investigate the effect of exercise on the
  breathing rate.
• 20. To investigate the effect of IAA growth
  regulator on the plant tissue.
• 21. To investigate the effect of water, oxygen
  and temperature on germination.
• 22. To use starch agar or skimmed milk plates to
  show digestive activity during germination.

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• Fifth Year Course 60 of Leaving Certificate
• Study Guidelines
• 20 mins every week night (Monday Friday)
• - 5 mins of previous class material
• - 15 mins study
• 1 hour at the weekend
• - 1 hour covering the full weeks work