Biology Year 9 Diversity of Life Science ideas

Biology Year 9 Diversity of Life Science ideas I need to know Understand that all living things share the characteristics described in MRS C GREN (F) Know that living things are classified into groups based on similarities and features Know that organisms are classified into groups Know The main groups that living things are classified into; Bacteria (Monera), Protists, Animals, Plants, Fungi Be able to use a key to identify organisms Understand that different types of living organisms have common ancestors from which they evolved through the process of Natural Selection. (extension) Know that all living organisms are made up of cells Know the structure of a typical animal cell and a typical plant cell (cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, cell wall, vacuole, chloroplast only) Know how plant and animal cells are similar and different Know the functions of the parts of animal and plant cells Know the significance of the differences in structure between animal and plant cells Know the roles of and links between organisms in a community (habitat, niche, food webs) Know that an ecosystem is the habitat and the community considered together Know the role of producers, consumers and decomposers in food chains and webs. Understand that energy losses occur along a food chain Start of Unit I know this I know some of this End of Unit I need to learn this I know some of this I need to learn this

Biology Year 9 Food and Digestion Science ideas I need to know Know that digestion breaks large molecules of food into small ones, which can then pass through the wall of the gut into the blood Know the internal structure of a human tooth and how the different types of human teeth are used when eating Know that the gut is a coiled tube and is the site of digestion and absorption Be able to identify the main structure of the digestive system and its associated organs (mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, anus, pancreas and liver) Know that the small intestine is the site of absorption of the products of digestion. The food we eat is divided into four main groups We use tests to determine which type of food is present Start of Unit I know this I know some of this End of Unit I need to learn this I know some of this I need to learn this

Biology Year 9 Plants Science ideas I need to know Know the structure and functions of parts of the plant and processes within (roots: support, osmosis, stem: transport, support, leaves: photosynthesis, transpiration, flowers: reproduction) Know the significance of photosynthesis in making food Know that photosynthesis transfers energy from sunlight into energy in chemicals such as glucose and starch Know how to perform starch tests on leaves. Know that plants take up water through root hairs Know that xylem transports water and that phloem transports the products of photosynthesis Know that osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules through a partially permeable membrane Describe the adaptations of leaves for photosynthesis Know the process of transpiration Know how the structure of a leaf enables photosynthesis to occur effectively. Know the parts of the flower and the role of the flower in pollination, seed production and dispersal Know the reproductive parts of an insect-pollinated flower and understand their functioning Know the differences in structure between insect-and wind-pollinated flowers Understand the formation of seed and fruit from ovule and ovary Know the importance of seed dispersal and describe examples of animal- and wind-dispersed seeds or fruits Know the conditions needed for germination of seeds Know the structure of a bean seed (testa, micropyle, cotyledons, plumule and radicle only). Know the importance of plants as producers Know that energy enters an ecosystem in sunlight, which is transferred to energy in plants by photosynthesis and that this energy is then passed along food chains Start of Unit I know this I know some of this End of Unit I need to learn this I know some of this I need to learn this