REGIONAL TOPICS ARRANGEMENT FOR BIOLOGY NSSCO AND NASSCAS 2023
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GRADE 10 TOPICS
GRADE 11 TOPICS
GRADE 12 (NASSCAS) TOPICS
Term 1
Term 1
Term 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Scientific process skills
Classification of living organisms
Diversity of living organisms
The microscope
Cell structure and organissation
Levels of organization
Movement of substances in and
out of the cells
8. Enzymes
9. Biological molecules
10. Human nutrition
Term 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Plant nutrition
Transport in humans
Gas exchange in humans
Respiration excretion in humans
Coordination in plants
Endocrine system
Coordination in humans
Homeostasis
1. Cell division
2. Asexual and sexual
reproduction
3. Sexual reproduction in
flowering plants
4. Sexual reproduction in humans
5. Growth and development
6. Inheritance
7. Energy flow, food chains and
food webs
8. Biochemical cycling
Term 2
1. Populations
2. human influence on the
ecosystem
EXAMINATIONS START!!
1. Classification
2. Biodiversity
3. Conservation
4. The microscope
5. Cell structure
6. Cell membrane and transport
7. Biological molecules
8. Enzymes
9. Transport in plants
10. Transport in animals
11. Disease
12. The immune system
13. Human gas exchange
Term 2
1. Mitotic cycle
2. Nucleic acids and protein
synthesis