SENIOR SECONDARY SCIENCES

iii). feeding in mammals;

iv). modification of pests to effect digestive function of man, dog, rabbits etc.

ii) students should observe provided specimens noting the various modification found in the animals

i)simple organism; multi-cellular, organism ; higher plants and animals; higher; asopthon and transportation of waters and mineral salts

ii). Observe that respiratory organs of various animals

ii). Students to observe and saw malpighian tubule and the excretory system in rat and record their observations.

ii). Representation and processes of each of the nutrient cycle listed above

iii). Importance of nutrient cycle to plants, animals and man

iv). Carbon-oxygen balance

iii). Concept of minimum and maximum of tolerance.

iv). Geographic range-graph illustrating maximum and minimum range tolerance.

ii). Show through experiment that heat is released during decomposition

iii). The students should identify the gases released during decomposition

iv). To guide the student to perform experiment showing limit to tolerance v). The students shall subject the tilapia fish to different level of salt concentration and record the observation on the opercula movements

i). In form and functions; due to environmental conduction

ii). Effect of water availability to adaptive modification

iii). Structural adaptation of tadpole and fish to life in water

iv). Structural adaptation in birds

ii). Ask students to observe and record color change

ii). Effect of air and noise pollutants

iii). Water and soil pollution – types, composition and side effects

ii). Students observe the effect of industrial waste on the environment.

ii). Needs or importance of conservation

iii). Methods or ways of consenting natural resources (legislation Education, Erection of packs, and reserves).

iv). Agencies responsible for conservation

v). Problems associated with conservation.

ii). Proffer solutions to photocopy of conservation by students.

ii). Classification of pest by

(a) the pest of the plants they attacks e.g. (stem borers, root feeders, leaf feeder, plants and seed feeder)

ii). The animals types (invertebrates e.g. nematodes, arthropode, locust etc)

(c) Vertebrate pests (bird) e.g. gull, weaver bird, mammal e.g. rodent monkey)

ii). Disease caused by pest and their agents e.g. viral disease, bacterial diseases and fungi disease iii). Methods of pest diseases control- Physical, Biological and chemical methods.

ii). Parts and functions of male and female reproductive organ of fish and reptiles

iii). Structure of male and female gametes

v). Differences b/w male and female reproductive organ of fish and reptiles.

ii). Parts and function of the reproductive system.

iii). Structures and Differences of male and female gametes

iv). Differences between male and female reproductive organ.

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ii). Tabulation and comparison of reproduction in fish, reptiles, birds and mammals.

i). Structure and function of the floral parts

ii). Arrangement of the major reproductive parts (whorls)

ii). Features of self pollinated flower

iii). Features of cross pollinated flowers;

iv). Agents of pollination – Water, wind, insect animals.

ii). Organs and processes involved in homeostasis

iii). The structure, function and disease of kidney. Effects of kidney diseases and their possible remedies

ii). Effects of liver diseases and remedies

iii). Processes and metabolism of deamination, and metabolism of carbohydrate and lepids.

ii). Functions of the plant hormones

iii). Effects axin on lateral development, leaf fall and initiation of adventious roots

iv). Modern application of axin and other hormones, and with reference to early flowing, crop harvest and weed control etc.

ii). Functions of the endocrine glands

iii). Effect of under-secretion or over-secretion of endocrine hormones

ii). Functions of the mammalian skin

iii). Care of the mammalian skin

ii). The central nervous system (CNS)

iii). Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

ii) The position, structure and function of the spinal cord

ii) The somatic NS

(iii) Autonomic NS

iv) Sympathetic N.S and parasympathetic N.S

ii). Structure of a neuron.

iii). Transportation of nerve impulse

iv). Reflex actions voluntary actions (examples)

v). Pavlov experiment on dog, food and bell

(iii) adaptation for survival e.g. animals (dog) sniff during hunting

Presence of chemoreceptors in insects (butterflies). Antenna for sensing the environment.

Taste buds on tongue and part played in testing.

Sensory nerve ending/receptors associated with skin touch, deep pressure, heart and pain

Structure of the ear and past played by the various parts.

ii) Note the area of tongue, which are sensitive to sweetness and bitterness etc

ii) Functions of the different parts of the eyes

iii) The role of the eyes in image formation and accommodation

iv) Eye defects: Myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia, astigmatism

Eye problem/diseases: Cataract, night blindness, colour blindness etc.

i). meaning of succession

ii). Structural change in species composition, variety and increase in number

iii). Primary succession in an aquatic habitat

iv). Secondary succession : meaning and examples

v) characteristics of a stable community

(b) Overcrowding

i). Population density studies and available resources

ii). Importance of factors affecting population space

ii) Factors that cause overcrowding

iii). Ways of avoiding overcrowding .

Effect of food shortage: competition, reproduction, emigration rate

- biotic - Abiotic

ii) Dynamic equilibrium in nature

iii) Factors that maintain dynamic equilibrium such as

availability of food

Natural disaster

iii) Family planning

- Natural and artificial methods of population control (sex education)

ii) Plant seedling to show inter-specific and intra-specific competition

iii) Display a chart showing the family planning methods