FORM THREE BIOLOGY
By the end of form three work, the learner should be able to:
Classify common organisms into their main taxonomic units
Write scientific names of organisms correctly
List the kingdoms of organisms
Describe the general characteristics of Kingdom monera
Describe the general characteristics of Kingdom protoctista
Observe, draw and name parts of spirogyra, amoeba, paramecium and euglena
Describe the general characteristics of Kingdom fungi
List down all the members of kingdom fungi
Draw and name parts of bread mold (mucor), yeast and mushrooms
Describe the main characteristics of kingdom plantae
Describe the main characteristics of bryophyta
Identify examples of hyophyta
Observe draw and name parts of liverworts and moss plants
Identify examples of pleridophyta
Observe draw and name parts of fern plant
Identify examples of division spermatophyta
Identify major sub-division of spermatophyta
List main characteristics of angiospermae
Differentiate between angiospermae and gymnospermae
State the characteristics of angiospermapyta
Identify and state major characteristics of classes of angiospermapytaegdicotyledonae&monocotyledonoe
describe the general characteristics of kingdom animalia
describe the general characteristics of Phylum arthropoda
list down the classes of the Phylum arthropoda
describe the general characteristics of Class crustacean
describe the general characteristics of Class insect
describe the general characteristics of Class arachnida
list down the members of class arachnida and insect
Describe the general characteristics of Classeschilopoda and diplopoda
List down the members of class chilopoda and diplopoda
Describe the general characteristics of Phylum chordate
describe the general characteristics of Pisces and amphibian
describe the general characteristics of reptilian
describe the general characteristics of Class aves
Describe the general characteristics of Class Mammalia
Identify different types of members of Class Mammalia
Construct a simple dichotomous to identify given organisms
Use an already constructed dichotomous key to identify given organisms
Use an already constructed dichotomous key to identify given organisms
draw and label organisms correctly
Define the term ecology and identify terms used in ecology
Define the term ecology and identify terms used in ecology
Identify the types of ecosystems
State and explain how light determines distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
Identify and describe how temperature determines distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
Identify and describe how Rainfall and humidity determines distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
describe how Wind and atmospheric pressure determines distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
Write down correct answers to questions asked in the test
describe how salinity affects the distribution of organisms in aquatic ecosystems
describe how waves, currents and tides affects the distribution of organisms in aquatic ecosystem
Describe how Edaphic factors affects the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
Measure certain factors in samples of different soils
Describe how Geological factors affect the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
Describe how Abiotic factors affect the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
Describe how competition affects the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
Describe how Predation and Symbiosis affects the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem
Differentiate between Parasitism and saprophytism
Describe how Parasitism and saprophytism influence the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem e.g.