SMK PETALING

TEST SPECIFICATION TABLE (JSU) BIOLOGY FORM 4

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Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Introduction to
biology

Applying
scientific
investigation

Identify variables in a given

situation,

Cell structure and

cell organisation

Understanding
cell structure
and function

Understanding
cell
organisation

Appreciating
the uniqueness
of the cell
Movement of
substances across
the plasma

Analysing the
of movement of
substances

Identify the relationship between two variables

to form a hypothesis
Draw and label an plant cell
Identify the cellular components of an animal
cell
State the functions of the cellular components in
an animal cell, or state the functions of the
cellular components in a plant cell
State the functions of the cellular components in
an animal cell, or state the functions of the
cellular components in a plant cell
Compare and contrast an animal cell and a plant
cell,
Compare and contrast an animal cell and a plant
cell,
Relate the density of certain organelles with the
functions of specific cells.
Describe cell specialisation in multicellular
organisms
Describe cell organisation in the formation of
tissues, organs and systems in multicellular
organisms,
Explain the necessity to maintain optimal
internal environment
Predict the state of certain cells without a
particular cellular component,
llustrate that most cells are specialised for the job
that they perform.
State the substances required by living cells,

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across the
plasma
membrane

Understanding
the movement
of substances
across the
plasma
membrane in
everyday life

Chemical
composition of
the cell

Understanding
the chemical
composition of
the cell
Understanding
carbohydrates
Understanding
proteins
Understanding
lipids

State the substances that have to be eliminated

from cells,
Describe the structure of the plasma membrane
Explain the movement of soluble substances
across the plasma membrane through the process
of passive transport,
Explain the movement of water molecules across
the plasma membrane by osmosis,
Explain what hypotonic, hypertonic and isotonic
solutions are,

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Explain the effects of hypotonic, hypertonic and

isotonic solutions on plant cell and animal cell,
Explain the effects of hypotonic, hypertonic and
isotonic solutions on plant cell and animal cell,
Explain plasmolysis, deplasmolysis, haemolysis
and crenation,
Explain plasmolysis, deplasmolysis, haemolysis
and crenation,
Make an inference on the concentration of cell
sap in plant tissues,
Relate the movement of substances across
plasma membrane with concentration
gradient
Explain the preservation of food using examples.
State the elements in the cell

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State the types of carbohydrates,

State the various structures of proteins,

Explain the formation and breakdown of

dipeptides and polypeptides
State the components of fats and oils.

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Understanding
enzymes

Compare and contrast saturated fats and

unsaturated fats
Explain why enzymes are needed in life
processes
State the meaning of intracellular enzymes and
extracellular enzymes
Explain the effects of pH, temperature, enzyme
concentration, and substrate concentration on
enzyme activity,
Explain the mechanism of enzyme action,
Relate the mechanism of enzyme action with pH,
temperature, enzyme concentration and
substrate concentration
Explain the uses of enzymes in daily life and
industry using examples

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