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Prepared By : Chia Lok Thye Guru Cemerlang SMK Sultan Ismail, ohor Bahru! "##$ In collaboration with Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Johor & Majlis Guru Cemerlang Negeri Johor
STPM Biology Getting Started & Moving Ahead

%Prepared &y : Chia Lok Thye, Guru Cemerlang, SMK Sultan Ismail, ohor Bahru' A. Suggested Programmes and Requirements or STPM Biology !urri"ulum (! Sylla&us "! S)heme o* +ork ,! Standard Te-t . as in sylla&us /! Lo)al re*eren)es . 0a1ar Bakti, Longmans and Pelangi 2! Tea)hing C3s *orm KPM 4! Pra)ti)al manuals *rom MPM $! 0iles *or student5s notes, assignments, tests, e-aminations and pra)ti)als 6! Theory 7 Pra)ti)als: #$ : Chap ( to Photosynthesis and Ta-onomy and 8)ology to+ards the end o* the year! 9e:elant pra)ti)als in)luding , end;year pro1e)ts %$ : The rest o* the )hapters and pra)ti)als! Pra)ti)al assessment as in the manuals <! 8ssential pra)ti)al skills : i! Mi)ros)ope ii! 3isse)tion iii! Biometri)s i:! =uantitati:e 8)ology :! Identi*i)ation o* *lora 7 *auna :i! Physiology :ii! Instrumentation (#! Suggested a)ti:ities: i! 3is)ussions ii! >ands;on tea)hing and learning iii! 0ield +ork i:! Pro&lem;&ase;learning ((! Suggested e-amination preparations : i! 9e:ision ii! Continual assessment iii! Past;year ?uestions i:! =uestions *rom other s)hools :! Moti:ations

B. To&i"s to 'e "overed during the &eriod o( #o)er Si* and %&&er Si* suggested sequen"e and

analysis. (These information should be used at the discretions of the teacher concerned) No . ( " , / 2 4 $ 6 < (# (( (" (, (/ (2 (4 ($ (6 (< "# "( "" ", "/ "2 "4 "$ "6 Topic Cell Bio)hemistry Cell Stru)tures Cell 3ynami)s Cell Spe)ialisation 8nAymes 7 Cellular Control 3BC 7 Protein Synthesis Photosynthesis Gaseous 8-)hange 9espiration Butrition, Te)hni?ues 7 instrumentations in Cytology Transport >omeostasis Ber:ous System Chemi)al Coordination Immunity 8)ology Con)ept 7 =ualitati:e 8)ology =uantitati:e 8)ology Te)hni?ues in =uantitati:e 8)ology Ta-anomy Biodi:ersity Dariation 7 8:olution Inheritan)e Geneti)s Population Geneti)s 7 Mutation Geneti) 8ngineering Gene 8-pression 9eprodu)tion 3e:elopment Gro+th Obj. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Str. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Essa y @ @ @ @ @ @ Pract . @ %(' @ %,' @ %/' @ %4' @ %<' @ %$' @ %"', %2', %6' @ %(#' %((' @%("' Projec t Difficult y Note

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"re#uently $s%ed &uestions ("$&s) ' =(! Can a )andidate ans+er in Bahasa Malaysia E C! ="! Can a )andidate ans+er in mi-ed languages . 8nglish and Bahasa Malaysia E C! =,! Fhat a&out C&&re:iations E C! =/! Fhat a&out diagrams E C! =2! Fhat a&out )al)ulations E C! =4! >o+ to ans+er geneti) ?uestions +hi)h in:ol:ed any )rosses E 8!g E!plain ho( the )enotype of an or)anism (ith %no(n phenotype can be determined in a *endelian *onohybrid cross + C! =$! >o+ to ans+er ?uestions +ith the +ord ,Describe + C! 8-ample: the graph sho+s the rate o* rea)tion o* an enAyme +ith di**erent )on)entrations o* su&strate and ho+ the rate is a**e)ted &y the addition o* a parti)ular )on)entration o* an inhi&itor!

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0uestion 1es"ri'e the e**e)t o* ea)h o* the *ollo+ing on the rate o* rea)tion o* the enAyme: a! the )on)entration o* su&strateG &! the inhi&itor! Ans)ers

=6! Fhat a&out H2*&lain3 4 C! The *ollo+ing ?uestion uses the same graph and in*ormation as *or I3es)ri&eI! 0uestion 2*&lain i* the inhi&itor is )ompetiti:e or non;)ompetiti:e! Ans)er =<! Fhat a&out HSuggest3 4

C! The *ollo+ing ?uestion applies to an enAyme and its inhi&itor! 0uestion T+o su&stan)es, J and 56 +ere in:estigated as possi&le rat poisons! Both inhi&it the same enAyme in an important &iologi)al pro)ess! The diagrams sho+ the stru)ture o* the enAyme, its su&strate and the inhi&itors! Kse the in*ormation in the diagrams to suggest +hi)h inhi&itor +ould &e the &est poison!

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Sample script ? 8 @alculations =! Cal)ulate the total num&er o* CTP produ)ed during aero&i) respiration!

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