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**Biology:**

1. **Human Reproduction:**
- **Reproductive Organs:**
- Male: Testes produce sperm, epididymis stores and matures sperm, vas deferens
carries sperm from testes to urethra, prostate gland and seminal vesicles produce seminal
fluid, penis delivers sperm.
- Female: Ovaries produce eggs through oogenesis, and also secrete estrogen and
progesterone. The fallopian tubes transport eggs to the uterus, where implantation occurs if
fertilization occurs. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. The
vagina receives the penis during intercourse and serves as the birth canal.
- **Cell Division:**
- Meiosis: Cell division producing gametes (sperm and egg), reducing chromosome
number by half.
- Mitosis: Cell division for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction, maintaining
chromosome number.
- **Fertilisation:** Fusion of sperm and egg nuclei to form a zygote, typically occurring in
the fallopian tube.
- **Embryonic Development:** Zygote undergoes cleavage, forms a blastocyst, implants
into the uterine wall, develops into an embryo with different germ layers (ectoderm,
endoderm, mesoderm), and then a fetus.
- **Birth:** Initiated by hormonal signals (oxytocin) triggering uterine contractions, stages
include dilation, expulsion, and placental delivery.
- **Puberty:** Hormonal changes (increased GnRH, LH, FSH) leading to secondary sexual
characteristics, gamete production, and reproductive maturity.
- **The Menstrual Cycle:** Hormonally regulated cycle involving follicular phase (follicle
development), ovulation (egg release), luteal phase (corpus luteum formation), and
menstruation (uterine lining shedding if no pregnancy).

2. **Genetics:**
- **Heredity:** Mendelian genetics describes inheritance patterns based on dominant and
recessive alleles. Other factors such as incomplete dominance, co-dominance, and
polygenic inheritance contribute to variation.
- **DNA:** Deoxyribonucleic acid is a double-stranded molecule composed of nucleotides
containing adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine. DNA replication ensures accurate
transmission of genetic information during cell division.
- **Punnett Squares:** A tool used to predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring
based on the genotypes of the parents and known inheritance patterns.
- **Genetic Disorders:** Result from mutations in genes or chromosomes, leading to
conditions such as Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia.

3. **Healthy Bodies:**
- **Nutrition:**
- Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats provide energy and building blocks
for growth and repair.
- Micronutrients: Vitamins and minerals are essential for various physiological functions
such as immune function, bone health, and vision.
- Water: Crucial for hydration, regulation of body temperature, and nutrient transport.
- **Respiration:**
- Cellular Respiration: The process by which cells break down glucose and other organic
molecules to produce ATP, the cell's primary energy source. It occurs in the mitochondria
and involves glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
- External Respiration: Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and
the bloodstream, facilitated by diffusion across respiratory surfaces.
- Transport of Gases: Oxygen is transported from the lungs to tissues via hemoglobin in
red blood cells, while carbon dioxide is transported from tissues to the lungs primarily as
bicarbonate ions in the blood.

**Chemistry:**

4. **Chemical Changes:**
- **Types of Reactions:**
- **Synthesis Reaction:** Two or more substances combine to form a single, more
complex product. Example: \(A + B \rightarrow AB\)
- **Decomposition Reaction:** A single compound breaks down into two or more simpler
substances. Example: \(AB \rightarrow A + B\)
- **Single Displacement Reaction:** A more reactive element displaces a less reactive
element in a compound, forming a new compound and a different element. Example: \(A +
BC \rightarrow AC + B\)
- **Double Displacement Reaction:** Ions in two compounds exchange places to form
two new compounds. Example: \(AB + CD \rightarrow AD + CB\)
- **Combustion Reaction:** A substance reacts with oxygen, often producing heat and
light as well as carbon dioxide and water. Example: \(CH4 + 2O2 \rightarrow CO2 + 2H2O\)
- **Conservation of Mass:** In a chemical reaction, the total mass of the products is equal
to the total mass of the reactants. This principle is known as the law of conservation of mass.
- **Energy Changes:**
- **Endothermic Reaction:** A reaction that absorbs heat from its surroundings, resulting
in a decrease in temperature. Example: \(NH4NO3(s) + H2O(l) \rightarrow NH4NO3(aq) +
energy\)
- **Exothermic Reaction:** A reaction that releases heat into its surroundings, resulting in
an increase in temperature. Example: \(CH4(g) + 2O2(g) \rightarrow CO2(g) + 2H2O(g) +
energy\)
- **Combustion and Oxidation:**
- **Combustion:** A rapid chemical reaction between a fuel and oxygen that produces
heat and light energy. Example: Burning of wood, coal, or gasoline.
- **Oxidation:** The loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state of an atom, ion, or
molecule.
- **Acids:**
- **Properties of Acids:** Acids are substances that ionize in water to produce hydrogen
ions (\(H^+\)). They have a sour taste, turn blue litmus paper red, and have pH values less
than 7.
- **Common Acids:** Hydrochloric acid (\(HCl\)), sulfuric acid (\(H_2SO_4\)), nitric acid
(\(HNO_3\)), acetic acid (\(CH_3COOH\)).
- **Uses of Acids:** Industrial processes (e.g., pickling, refining), household cleaning
products, food preservation.
- **Using Indicators:**
- **Indicators:** Substances that change color in response to changes in pH. Examples
include litmus, phenolphthalein, and universal indicator.
- **Neutralization:** The reaction of an acid with a base to form water and a salt.
Example: \(HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) \rightarrow NaCl(aq) + H_2O(l)\).
- **Titrations:**
- **Titrations:** Laboratory technique used to determine the concentration of an acid or
base in a solution by reacting it with a solution of known concentration (titrant) until the
reaction is complete.
- **Endpoint:** The point in a titration where the reaction is complete, typically indicated
by a color change in the solution.

- **Making Salts:**
- **Making Salts:** Salts are compounds composed of positive ions (cations) from a base
and negative ions (anions) from an acid. They can be produced through neutralization
reactions or other chemical processes.
- **Types of Salts:** Metal salts (e.g., sodium chloride), acid salts (e.g., sodium hydrogen
carbonate), basic salts (e.g., aluminum hydroxide).
- **Reaction Rates:**
- **Reaction Rates:** The speed at which reactants are converted into products in a
chemical reaction.
- **Factors Affecting Reaction Rates:** Temperature, concentration of reactants, surface
area, presence of a catalyst.

**Physics:**

6. **Forces & Space:**


- **Types of Force:** Gravitational force, electromagnetic force, strong nuclear force, weak
nuclear force, friction.
- **Planets:** Celestial bodies that orbit stars, including terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus,
Earth, Mars) and gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
- **Sun-Moon-Earth Interactions:** Influence phenomena such as tides, eclipses, and
seasons through gravitational forces and orbital dynamics.
- **Light:** Electromagnetic radiation with properties such as wavelength, frequency, and
speed. It exhibits behaviors like reflection, refraction, and diffraction.

7. **Electricity & Magnetism:**


- **Electric Circuits:** Closed pathways for the flow of electric charge, including
components like resistors, capacitors, inductors, and switches.
- **Magnetism:** Property of materials that exert attractive or repulsive forces on other
materials. Magnetic fields are created by moving charges and exert forces on magnetic
materials.
- **Current and Voltage:** Electric current is the flow of electric charge measured in
amperes (A), while voltage is the electric potential difference measured in volts (V) between
two points in a circuit.
8- **Law of Reflection:** Angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection when light strikes a
surface, obeying the principle of conservation of energy.
- **Refraction:** Bending of light as it passes from one medium to another with different
optical densities, due to changes in speed.
- **Total Internal Reflection:** Phenomenon occurring when light traveling through a denser
medium is incident upon a boundary with a less dense medium at an angle greater than the
critical angle, resulting in complete reflection back into the denser medium.

By incorporating detailed explanations of chemical changes into the previous sections, you
have a comprehensive guide for your end-of-year revision. If you need further clarification or
have additional questions, feel free to ask!

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