CISCE Syllabus For Class 10 Biology: Knowing the Syllabus is very important for the students of Class 10. Shaalaa has also provided a list of topics that every student needs to understand.
The CISCE Class 10 Biology syllabus for the academic year 2021-2022 is based on the Board's guidelines. Students should read the Class 10 Biology Syllabus to learn about the subject's subjects and subtopics.
Students will discover the unit names, chapters under each unit, and subtopics under each chapter in the CISCE Class 10 Biology Syllabus pdf 2021-2022. They will also receive a complete practical syllabus for Class 10 Biology in addition to this.
CISCE Class 10 Biology Revised Syllabus
CISCE Class 10 Biology and their Unit wise marks distribution
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Syllabus
- Chromatin
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and Its Structure
- Histone Proteins
- Chromosomes - The Carriers of Heredity
- Genes and Genetic
- Need for New Cells
- Cell Cycle - "Divide, Grow and Redivide"
- Interphase of Cell Cycle
- Cell Division: an Essential Life Process
- Mitosis and Its Types
- Phases of Mitosis: Karyokinesis (Division of Nucleus)
- Phases of Mitosis: Cytokinesis (Division of Cytoplasm)
- Significance of Mitosis
- Meiosis as a Reduction Division
- Stages of Meiosis: Meiosis I
- Stages of Meiosis: Meiosis II
- Significance of Meiosis
- Photosynthesis - Food Making Process in Plants
- Experiments - Show the Necessity of Light, Carbon Dioxide and Chlorophyll
- Emphasis on Destarching and the Steps Involved in Starch Test.
- The Carbon Cycle
- The Internal Structure of Chloroplast
- Opening and Closing of Stomata Based on Potassium Ion Exchange Theory.
- Overall Balanced Chemical Equation to Represent Photosynthesis.
- Introduction of the Terms "Photochemical" for Light Phase
- "Biosynthetic" for Dark Phases.
- Light Reaction
- Dark Reaction
- Experiments with Regard to the Factors Essential for Photosynthesis
- Need for Transport Inside the Body
- Blood
- Functions of Blood
- Composition of Blood: Plasma
- Composition of Blood: Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
- Composition of Blood: White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
- Composition of Blood: Blood Platelets (Thrombocytes)
- Function of Platelets - Clotting of Blood (Coagulation)
- Blood Transfusion and Blood Groups (ABO and Rh system)
- Blood Circulatory System
- Human Heart - Chambers of the Heart, Septum Or Grooves of Heart
- Blood Vessels Entering and Leaving the Heart - Arteries and Veins of the Heart
- Valves of Heart
- Circulation of Blood in the Heart: Cardiac Cycle
- Heart Beat - Heart Sounds "LUBB" and "DUP"
- Pacemaker
- Blood Vessels – Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries
- Types of Blood Circulation
- Blood Pressure
- Tissue Fluid
- Lymph and Lymphatic System
- The Spleen
- Human Nervous System
- Structure of the Neuron
- Major Division of the Nervous System
- Central Nervous System (CNS): Structure of Human Brain
- The Spinal Cord
- Reflex Action and Reflex Arc
Voluntary and involuntary actions – meaning with examples.
Diagrammatic explanation of the reflex arc, showing the pathway from receptor to effector.
Differences between natural and acquired reflex
- Human Eye: Structure of the Eye
- Eye Defect and Its Correction: Myopia Or Near-sightedness
- Ear: Parts and Functions of the Ear
The course of perception of sound in human ear.
Role of ear in maintaining balance of the body.
- Human Reproductive System
- Secondary Sex Characteristics
- Structure and Functions of the Various Parts of the Sperm
- Structure and Functions of the Various Parts of the Egg
- Placenta (Growth)
- Functions of Foetal Membranes and Amniotic Fluid
- Menstrual Cycle
- Menstrual phase
- Proliferative phase / Follicular phase/Post menstrual phase
- Ovulatory phase
- Secretory phase / Luteal phase
- Menstrual hygiene
- Menopause
- Role of Sex Hormones
Testosterone, Oestrogen and Progesterone in reproduction.
- Nutrition and Respiration of the Embryo
- Fertilisation in Human and Its Stages
- Identical and Fraternal Twins
Identical and fraternal twins: meaning and differences only
- Concept of Population
Main reasons for the sharp rise in human population in India and in the world.
• A brief explanation of the terms: demography, population density, birth rate, death rate and growth rate of population.
- Problems Posed by the Increase in Population in India
Problems faced due to population explosion: unemployment, over exploitation of natural resources, low per capita income, price rise, pollution, unequal distribution of wealth.
- Need for Adopting Control Measures - Population Control
Methods of population control: Surgical methods – Tubectomy and vasectomy.
- Human Evolution
- Lamarck’S Theory
Lamarck’s theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics – with reference to use of organs (e.g: neck and forelimbs of giraffe) and disuse of organs (e.g: vestigial organs in humans like wisdom teeth, vermiform appendix, pinnae).
- Theories of Evolution: Darwinism or Theory of Natural Selection
- Need for Adopting Control Measures - Population Control
Methods of population control: Surgical methods – Tubectomy and vasectomy.
- Demography
- Population Density
- Birth Rate
- Death Rate
- Growth Rate of Population
- Unemployment
- Over Exploitation of Natural Resources
- Low per Capita Income
- Price Rise
- Pollution and Its Types
- Unequal Distribution of Wealth
- Methods of Population Control
- Pollution and Its Types
- Air Pollution and Its Causes
- Water Pollution and Its Causes
- Sources of Pollution and Major Pollutant - Thermal Pollution
- Soil Pollution
- Sources of Pollution and Major Pollutant - Biomedical Waste
Biomedical waste – used and discarded needles, syringes, soiled dressings etc.
- Sources of Pollution and Major Pollutant - Radiation
- Noise Pollution
- Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable Wastes
- Effects of Pollution on Climate, Environment, Human Health and Other Organisms
- Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
- Meaning of Global Warming
- Effect of Global Warming
- Acid Rain - Composition, Cause and Its Impact
- Ozone Layer Depletion
- Preventive Measures of Pollution
