New WAEC Biology Syllabus (For GCE too)

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You will see the latest WAEC Biology syllabus this year with free PDF copy for topics where your Biology questions in WAEC or GCE will come from.

• ALSO SEE: CURRENT WAEC | GCE SYLLABUS FOR OTHER SUBJECTS

How many questions are in WAEC Biology exam?

WAEC or GCE exam has three papers.

• PAPER 1: is practical (for school candidates only) with three parts (I, II, III) to last for 2 hours.
  • PART (I): has two compulsory questions for all candidates.
  • PART (II):  has one question for candidates in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia only.
  • PART (III): has one question for candidates in Nigeria only.

• PAPER 2: has two sections (A–B) to last for 2½ hours.
  • SECTION A – is for an hour with 60 objective questions for all candidates.
  • SECTION B – has 8 questions in three parts (I, II, III) for 1½ hours.
    • PART (I): has 4 questions for all candidates to answer 2.
    • PART (II): has 2 questions for candidates in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia to answer 1.
    • PART (III): has 2 questions for candidates in Nigeria to answer 1.

• PAPER 3: is alternative to practical ( only for GCE candidates) for 2 hours with three parts (I, II, III).
  • PART (I): has two compulsory questions for all candidates.
  • PART (II): has questions for candidates in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia only.
  • PART (III): has questions for candidates in Nigeria only.

What are the topics in GCE or WAEC Biology syllabus?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The PDF version of this syllabus is at the end of this post for your FREE download.

Section A (all candidates)

1. Concept of living

• CLASSIFICATION.

• ORGANIZATION OF LIFE.

• CELL AS A LIVING UNIT.

• CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF CELL COMPONENTS.

• CELL AND ITS ENVIRONMENT.

• PROPERTIES AND FUNCTION OF THE LIVING CELL.

• TISSUES AND SUPPORTING SYSTEMS.

• TRANSPORT SYSTEM.

• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

• EXCRETORY SYSTEM AND MECHANISM.

• REGULATION OF INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (HOMEOSTASIS).

• HORMONAL COORDINATION.

• NERVOUS COORDINATION.

• SENSE ORGANS.

• REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF MAMMALS.

2. Plant and animal nutrition

• PLANT NUTRITION.

• ANIMAL NUTRITION.

3. Basic ecological concept

• ECOSYSTEM.

• ECOLOGICAL FACTORS.

• SIMPLE MEASUREMENT OF ECOLOGICAL FACTORS.

• FOOD WEB AND TROPHIC LEVELS.

• ENERGY TRANSFORMATION IN NATURE.

• ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT.

• ECOLOGY OF POPULATION.

• MICRO-ORGANISMS: MAN AND HEALTH.

4. Conservation of natural resources

• RESOURCES TO BE CONSERVED.

• WAYS OF ENSURING CONSERVATION.

5. Variation in population

• MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION.

• PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIATION.

6. Heredity and genetics

• TRANSMISSION AND EXPRESSION OF CHARACTERISTICS IN ORGANISMS.

• CHROMOSOMES: BASIS OF HEREDITY.

• PROBABILITY IN GENETICS.

• APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF HEREDITY.

7. Evolution

• BEHAVIOURAL ADAPTATION IN SOCIAL ANIMALS.

• THEORIES OF EVOLUTION.

Section B: Ghana, Sierra Leone & The Gambia

1. Introducing Biology

• BIOLOGY AS A SCIENCE.

• THE MICROSCOPE.

2. The cell

• TYPES OF CELL.

• SPECIALIZED EUKARYOTIC CELLS.

• DNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS.

3. Diversity of living things

• CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS.

• IDENTIFYING LIVING THINGS USING KEY.

• CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR PHYLA AND DIVISIONS OF THE KINGDOM.

4. Life processes in living things

• AMOEBA, PARAMECIUM AND EUGLENA.

• SPIROGYRA, RHIZOPUS.

• MOSSES AND FERNS.

• COCKROACH AND BUTTERFLY.

• TILAPIA (OR ANY OTHER BONY FISH).

• FLOWERING PLANTS.

• EXCRETION AND EXCRETORY PRODUCTS.

• REPRODUCTION.

• GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

• DENTITION.

• RESPIRATION.

• MOVEMENT.

• REPRODUCTION.

5. Economic importance of some insects

6. Soil

• SOIL FORMATION.

• SOIL COMPONENTS.

• MINERAL SALTS.

• ORGANIC MATTER.

• PHYSICAL NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF SOIL TYPES.

• CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL OF SOIL FERTILITY.

7. Fundamental concepts of ecology

• DOMINANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY FLOW.

• POPULATION DYNAMICS.

8. Man and his environment

• HEALTH AND HYGIENE.

• COMMUNITY HEALTH.

9. Genetics and evolution

• GENETIC ENGINEERING.

• DNA AND GENE REPLICATION.

Section C: Nigeria

1. Concept of living

• THE CELL.

• CELL’S REACTION TO ITS ENVIRONMENT.

• MOVEMENT.

• TISSUES AND SUPPORTING SYSTEMS.

• SUPPORTING TISSUES IN PLANTS.

• TRANSPORT SYSTEM.

• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

• EXCRETORY SYSTEM AND MECHANISMS.

• HORMONAL COORDINATION.

• NERVOUS COORDINATION.

• SENSE ORGANS.

• REPRODUCTION.

2. Plant and animal nutrition

• NITROGEN CYCLE.

• MODES OF NUTRITION.

3. Basic ecological concepts

• ECOLOGICAL COMPONENTS.

• LOCAL BIOTIC COMMUNITIES (BIOMES).

• MAJOR BIOMES OF THE WORLD.

• POPULATION STUDIES BY SAMPLING.

• ENERGY TRANSFORMATION IN NATURE.

• NUTRIENT CYCLING IN NATURE.

• ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT.

• HABITATS.

• FOOD PRODUCTION AND STORAGE.

• RELEVANCE OF BIOLOGY TO AGRICULTURE.

• MICROORGANISMS: MAN AND HIS HEALTH

4. Benefits of conservation

5. Application of variations

• CRIME DETECTION.

• BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

• DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY.

6. Evolution

• ADAPTATION FOR SURVIVAL.

• STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION.

• ADAPTIVE COLOURATION.

• DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION.

Source: WAEC website.

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