1. TRANSPIRATION IN PLANT
1.1. OBJECTIVES
1.1.1. Synthesising the concept of transport of substances in plants
1.2. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
1.2.1. discuss the process of transpiration
1.2.2. discuss the importance of transpiration
1.2.3. discuss the pathway of water from soil to leaves using a schematic diagram
1.2.4. discuss the external conditions affecting the rate of transpiration
1.3. LEARNING OUTCOME
1.3.1. able to describe the process of transpiration
1.3.2. able to explain the importance of transpiration
1.3.3. able to describe the pathway of water from the soil to the leaves
1.3.4. able to state external conditions affecting transpiration
1.3.5. able to design experiments to study factors affecting the rate of transpiration
2. INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
2.1. DNA STRUCTURE
2.1.1. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2.1.1.1. Understanding genes and chromosome
2.1.2. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
2.1.2.1. construct a model of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and discuss the following:
2.1.2.1.1. discuss the structure of nucleotides,
2.1.2.1.2. discuss the structure of polynucleotides
2.1.2.1.3. double helix structure of DNA
2.1.3. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2.1.3.1. able to describe the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
2.2. GENETIC ENGINEERING APPLICATION
2.2.1. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
2.2.1.1. Research and report on the following:
2.2.1.1.1. gene therapy
2.2.1.1.2. genetically modified organism
2.2.1.1.3. genetically modifies food
2.2.1.1.4. medicine (production of insulin)
2.2.2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2.2.2.1. Able to describe the application and abuse of knowledge in genetics