Substrand: "7.10 Living structures and processes" (12 periods)

This sub-strand deals with living structure and process. All living things grow, reproduce and respond to their environment. Reproduction is the process in all living things that enables continuation of life. There are two kinds of reproductive system – asexual and sexual. Asexual reproduction involves one parent and sexual reproduction involves two parents. Animals and plants have special systems for the reproductive functions. In flowering plants the flower is the reproductive system which produces fruits and seeds. Seeds germinate to make new plant.

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

7.10.1 know that there are two kinds of reproduction (k)

7.10.1.1 identify some living things that reproduce:

• i. sexually –human, fish, mango
• ii. asexually –banana, potato

7.10.2 know forms of asexual and sexual reproduction (k)

7.10.2.1 identify living organisms that asexually reproduces by; budding, splitting, vegetative regeneration and spores
7.10.2.2 state that in sexual reproduction each parent (male & female) produces special sex cells which join together to form a new organism
7.10.2.3 name some animals which reproduce sexually by;

• i. externally –fishes, frogs
• ii. internally –humans, birds, snakes

7.10.3 be able to show that a flower is the reproductive part of a plant (s)

7.10.3.1 perform dissection of a flower to identify the reproductive parts, eg; hibiscus flower

7.10.4 know that seeds are part of the plant that will germinate and grow into a new plant (k)

7.10.4.1 identify parts of a seed as; Testa, cotyledon, embryo, plumule and radicle

7.10.5 appreciate that seed dispersal contributes to plant distribution (a)

7.10.5.1 identify a range of seed dispersal methods; wind, animal, water, & explosion

7.10.6 be able to show germination in plant (s)

7.10.6.1 carry out the germination process of corn and bean seeds (hypogeal and pigeal)

7.10.7 understand that plant reproduction have stages (u)

7.10.7.1 draw the sequence of events in the life cycle of a plant; mature plant, flowering, pollination & fertilization, seeding, germination, & new young plant develops