Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Biology outline · B: Form and Functions
Content
Respiratory organs and surfaces; gaseous exchange in plants and animals; aerobic and anaerobic respiration; glycolysis and the Krebs cycle, with reference to ATP production; gaseous exchange and heat energy production during respiration.
Objective
Explain the significance of respiration; outline the chemical processes involved in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle with reference to ATP production; deduce gaseous exchange, respiratory products and heat production from experimental setups.
Content
Respiratory surfaces and organs, including body surface, gills, tracheae, lungs, stomata and lenticels; opening and closing of stomata; respiratory mechanisms in plants and animals; role of oxygen in energy liberation; effects of insufficient oxygen supply to muscles.
Objective
Describe respiratory organs and surfaces and identify organisms in which they occur; explain the mechanism of stomatal opening and closing; determine respiratory mechanisms in plants and animals; examine the role of oxygen in energy release; explain the effects of insufficient oxygen supply to muscles.
Content
Fermentation using yeast cells and sugar solution; economic importance of yeasts.
Objective
Demonstrate fermentation using yeast cells and sugar solution; state the economic importance of yeasts.
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