To describe and define the 7 characteristics of living things.
To describe and compare the structures of plant and animal cells and to state the functions of the organelles.
To know how to set up and use a microscope and to calculate magnification of specimens seen under a microscope.
To define the terms diffusion and osmosis and to investigate factors that influence the rate of these processes.
To know what a biological catalyst is and to state the structure of large macro molecules as being made from smaller molecules.
To define enzymes as proteins that function as biological catalysts and explain what affects their action.