1. BIOLOGY FORM 4
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2. CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 : Introduction to Biology
CHAPTER 2 : Cell Structure and Cell
Organisation
CHAPTER 3 : Movement of Substances Across
the Plasma Membrane
CHAPTER 4 : Chemical Composition of the cell
CHAPTER 5 : Cell Division
CHAPTER 6 : Nutrition
CHAPTER 7 : Respiration
CHAPTER 8 : Dynamic Ecosystem
CHAPTER 9 : Endanger Ecosystem

3. CHAPTER 1 : Introduction to Biology
The word “Biology” comes from Greek words, ‘Bios’ meaning ‘Life’ and ‘Logos’ meaning ‘Knowledge’.
Biology is the study of every aspect of life at a every level of its organisation
Biology is the scientific study of life

4. Importance of Biology.
Biology has enable us to understand heredity and the inheritance of genetic abnormalities that cause dieses.
Many people use biology in their leisure activities, for example, gardening, fishing and cooking.
Biology teaching us to empathise with living things and this generates awareness of ourselves as biological organisms.

5. The fields of study in biology can also be classified according to their scope as follows:
Structure and Function Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cytology, Histology, morphology, physiology
Major groupings of organisms Bacteriology, Botany, Entomology, ichthyology, microbiology, Mycology, Ornithology, Taxonomy, Virology
Development of organisms
Embryology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetic, Developmental Biology
Organisms and their environment
Ecology, Ethology, Biogeography
Applied Biology
Agriculture, Biotechnology, fisheries, Forestry, Medicine, veterinary medicine, density

6. Ways of studying Biology
The Scientific Method
The scientific method involves a series of ordered steps:
Make an observation
State the problem
Form of hypothesis
Identify the variables
Design and perform an experiment
Record and analyse data
State the conclusion