The table below is the SS1 Biology Scheme of Work for First Term.
Developed by the
Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
| S/N | Topic(s) | Content |
| Sub: Theme | ||
| ORGANISATION OF LIFE: | ||
| 1 | Recognizing Living Things | a. Characteristics of Living things. b. Difference between Plants and Animals. c. Organization of life. i. Levels of organisation of life; – Cell (Euglena, paramecium) – Tissue (hydra) – Organ (Onion bulb, the heart of a cow) – System (e.g. digestive system, ecretory system) ii. Complexity of organisation in higher organisms: advantages & disadvantages. |
| 2 | Classification of Living Things Kingdoms Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae & Animalia | a. Kingdom Monera (Prokaryotes): single-celled, motile or non-motile organisms. No definite nucleus. Bacteria & blue-green algae make up this kingdom. b. Kingdom Protista (Eukaryotes): single-celled, motile or non-motile organisms. Complex cell structure with definite nucleus. e,g Chlamydomonas & Amoeba. c. Kingdom Fungi (Eukaryotes): mainly non-motile organisms composed of hyphae containing nuclei e.g. moulds, mushrooms and rhizopus. d. Kingdom Plantae (Eukaryotes): many-celled, non-motile organisms which contain chlorophyll that enables them to photosynthesize. Members include mosses, ferns, pines, oil palms and yam plants. e. Kingdom Animalia (Eukaryotes) many-celled, motile organisms that feed on other organisms. Members include corals, worms, insects, snails, fishes, frogs, snakes, monkeys and cows. |
| 3. | The Cell | a. Cell as a living unit of an organism. b. Forms in which living cells exist. – Independent organisms – as a colony – as a filament c. Cell Structure – the cell theory – cell structure and functions of cell components. – differences and similarities between plant and animal cells |
| 4. | The Cell & its Environment | a. Diffusion – definition – process – significance b. Osmosis – diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane – haemolysis – plasmolysis – osmometer with living material – biological significance of these processes |
| 5. | Some properties & Functions of the Cell | Feeding definition and types – micronutrients – macronutrients |
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