IGCSE Biology
Study Guide
for Class IX & X
TARA SINGH
Student of The Shri Rom School
IGCSE Biology
Study Guide
for Class IX & X
TARA SINGH
Student of The Shri Ram School, Gurgaon, National Capital Region
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Characteristics and classification of living organisms......................................1
2. Organisation of the organism.............................................................................5
3. Movement in and out of cells.............................................................................8
4. Biological molecules..........................................................................................10
5. Enzymes...............................................................................................................12
6. Plant Nutrition......................................................................................................13
7. Human Nutrition..................................................................................................16
8. Transport in plants...............................................................................................23
9. Transport in animals............................................................................................25
10. Diseases and immunity.....................................................................................29
11. Gas exchange in humans...............................................................................31
12. Respiration.........................................................................................................34
13. Excretion in humans.........................................................................................36
14. Coordination and response............................................................................38
15. Drugs..................................................................................................................42
16. Reproduction....................................................................................................44
17. Inheritance........................................................................................................55
18. Variation and selection....................................................................................61
19. Organisms and their environment..................................................................65
20. Biotechnology and genetic engineering......................................................70
21. Human influences on ecosystem...................................................................73
22. Bibliography......................................................................................................80
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Biochetney
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxby2oPQwaY2poKTg5pSRqA
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https://www.youtube.com/user/AmoebaSisters
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_gateway_
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pre_2011/living/
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http://igbiologyy.blogspot.com/2014/03/112-nitrogen-cycle.html
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https://znotes.org/cie-igcse-biology-0610/
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/all-notes.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/classification1.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/cells.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/enzymes.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/nutrition.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/transport.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/respiration1.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/reproduction.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/coordination1.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/inheritance.html
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http://biology-igcse.weebly.com/ecosystem.html
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https://igcserevision.wordpress.com/experimental-sciences/biology/
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IGCSE Biology
Study Guide
for Closs IX & X
Toro Singh was born in 2001 in New Delhi. From o
young age, she loved to draw illustrations and
make creative project reports that were
aesthetically beautiful. She hos always been o
perfectionist and strives to make well organized
and neat notes for all her subjects. At the some time,
she hos been on avid sports person, representing
her school in swimming, soccer, and basketball.
Representing her school in swimming, soccer, and basketball. Her ACL
knee injury while ploying basketball got her interested in Biology and
the human body functions, which motivated her to make illustrated and
detailed handwritten notes in Closs X. Her Biology teacher by chance
hod the opportunity to see her study notes and was very pleasantly
surprised. This encouraged Toro to make o complete study guide for
Closs IX and X for The Shri Rom School. But Toro wonted to go one
step further and provide the study guide for students of all schools.
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