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**__Upcoming Science Tests__** None

**__What is in the exam__** Aspects of biology will be selected from: • Micro-organisms: − structure of bacteria, fungi and viruses − culturing micro-organisms − life processes of micro-organisms: nutrition, growth, respiration (aerobic  and anaerobic), reproduction and excretion by bacteria and fungi, and reproduction of viruses − effects of micro-organisms on nutrient recycling, food production, disease in living things − manipulation of factors that can affect the life processes of microorganisms including temperature, moisture, nutrients, pH and oxygen availability. The student will be expected to be familiar with the following terms associated with micro-organisms: inoculate, extracellular digestion, enzyme, pathogen, saprophyte, aerobic, anaerobic, hyphae, spores, sporangium, toxin, disinfectant, and antibiotic. • Transfer of genetic information: − the roles of, and the relationship between, chromosomes, genes, alleles and DNA − the purpose of mitosis and meiosis, where they occur and the effect on  chromosome number (note: the names of stages are not required) − simple monohybrid inheritance patterns showing complete dominance, sex determination, possible genotypes, and phenotype ratios − a contemporary application of genetics. Questions will be resource based. The context will be selected from selective breeding, cloning or genetic modification. -- The student will be expected to be familiar with the following genetic terms: gamete, zygote, dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous, pure breeding, Punnett square, and pedigree chart.

Microbes This section expains what microbes are

Definitions Here is where all the definitions we have learnt in this unit is written

Bacteria All the info on bacteria is here

Fungi All the info on fungi is here

Viruses All the info on viruses are here

Useful and harmful microbes This is where you will find the good and bad about microbes

Microbe life- processes The life ;processes of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses) are explained here

Past examination questions and answers Exam papers....good for revision

Genetics Everything on Genetics!!!!

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