ICSE Syllabus of Biology Class 6  2020-21

Chapter 1: Plant Life

1. The Leaf

   • External structure

   • Kinds of leaves

   • Types of venation

   • Functions of leaf

   • Modifications

   • Insectivorous plants. Need for modification with an example

   • Vegetative propagation in leaf

2. The Flower

   • Parts (4 whorls), structure and function of each whorl

   • Pollination (Self and Cross): An idea about cross-pollination agents (wind, water, and insects – their examples).

   • Fertilization: process in simple terms

   • Formation of Fruit: the fate of each part (whorl) of a flower after fertilization

   • Parts of Fruits: dry and fleshy, examples of dry and fleshy parts; parts of the pericarp of fleshy fruits (epicarp, mesocarp, endocarp) and function of each part

   • Seed: parts (cotyledon, embryo: Radicle, plumule) and types (monocot, dicot)

   • Germination: conditions required for germination (moisture, warmth), seed germination of different seeds

Chapter 2: The Cell

• Plant Cell: Cell organelles and their functions

• Animal Cell: Cell organelles and their functions

• Diagrams of plant and animal cell

• Only the following to be included: Cell wall, Cell membrane, Plastids, Nucleus, Vacuole, Cytoplasm – their structure and functions

• Differences between plant and animal cell

Chapter 3: Human Body

1. Digestive System

   • Revisit previous learning

   • Organs of the digestive system; function of each organ

2. Respiratory System

   • Main parts (nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs); functions of each part of the respiratory system

   • Difference between respiration and breathing

   • Mechanism of breathing (physical process concerning diaphragm and ribs-inhalation and exhalation)

Chapter 4: Health and Hygiene

• Types of diseases

• Communicable diseases: bacterial and viral

• Modes of transmission of diseases

• Ways to prevent communicable diseases

• Hygiene – ways to keep the surroundings clean, safe disposal of garbage, healthy practices for hygiene