GSQT – IGCSE is chosen by many junior high school students aged 14-16 because it is recognized by most educational institutions around the world. What is the content of IGCSE Biology?

IGCSE consists of more than 70 subjects in which students are free to choose the subjects they like. The selection of subjects is often related to the industry that students will attend college and career orientation in the future. IGCSE courses help students develop communication skills, creative thinking skills, problem solving skills, teamwork…

If Biology is one of your chosen subjects, do you know what content of IGCSE Biology includes and what skills you will develop? IGCSE Biology is a core subject of Science, focusing on five main topics:

1. Nature and diversity of living organisms: Content includes the definition and characteristics of living organisms including plants and animals; fungi, bacteria, protozoa, viruses, pathogens, cell structure.
2. Structure and function in living organisms: Contents include cell structure and biological elements, movement of cellular substances, nutrition, respiration, gas exchange, movement, excretion, coordination and reaction.
3. Reproduction and genetics: Content includes the process of fertilization and reproduction of plants and humans, describing genetic patterns by genetic diagrams, explaining the meaning of terms such as dominant, diving, homozygous, heterozygous, genotype, chromosome, gene mutation, DNA structure…
4. Ecosystem and environment: Content includes the definition of ecosystem and environment, organisms in the environment, relationships, ecosystem cycles, human influence on the environment and ecosystem.
5. Use of biological resources: Content includes main items such as food production, seed selection for plants, genetic modification and duplication.

Content of IGCSE Biology will somehow urge you to choose this subject, to help you gain a deeper understanding of our habitat and ecosystem.

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