year 9 BIOLOGY TOPICS

In Year 9 Biology you will learn about how and why organisms are similar and different to each other with a genetics unit. You will also learn about how our diet, exercise and drugs affects our bodies. The final topics are all about plants.

9B FIT AND HEALTHY

9CD PLANTS FOR FOOD AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS

9A INHERITANCE AND SELECTION

Here are the learning objectives for this topic

I understand

• What DNA is
  
• Where DNA is found
  
• That humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes
  
• That the sex chromosomes are XX or XY
  
• That we inherit half of our chromosomes from each parent
  
• What sexual reproduction is
  
• What continuous and discontinuous variation are
  
• The process of selective breeding
  
• What a clone is
  

I can

• Name some inherited characteristics
  
• Give an example of continuous and discontinuous variation
  
• Name characteristics caused by the environment
  
• Describe the adaptations of sperm and ova
  
• Name 2 examples of selective breeding and explain the reasons why
  

USEFUL 9A WEBSITES

Here is the link to Doc Brown´s 9A Quiz.