ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus 2023-24
CISCE has released the Latest Updated Syllabus of the New Academic Session 2023-24, for class 9. Students must refer to www.cisce.org under the ‘Regulations and Syllabuses’ page for ICSE 2025.
Class 9th Syllabus has been revised and updated for the new session 2023-24. It’s very important for both Teachers and Students to understand the changes and strictly follow the topics covered in each subject for Class 9th.
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ICSE Biology Class 9 Latest Syllabus 2023-24
There will be one paper of two hours duration of 80 marks and Internal Assessment of Practical Work carrying 20 marks.
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1 | Basic Biology | (i) The cell, a unit of life, protoplasm, basic difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell; differences between an animal and a plant cell. |
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(ii) Tissues: Types of plant and animal tissues. |
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2 | Flowering Plants | (i) Flower: Structure of a bisexual flower, functions of various parts. |
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(ii) Pollination: self and cross-pollination. |
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(ii) Fertilisation. |
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3 | Plant Physiology | (i) Structure of dicot and monocot seeds, Germination of seeds, types, and conditions for seed germination. |
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(ii) Respiration in plants: outline of the process, gaseous exchange. |
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4 | Diversity in living organisms | (i) A brief outline of the five Kingdom classification. |
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- Monera, Protista, Fungi. | ||||
- Plantae - Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta. | ||||
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(ii) Economic importance of Bacteria. | (a) Useful role of bacteria: | |||
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(b) Harmful role of bacteria - spoilage of food, diseases in plants and animals, bio-weapons. | ||||
(iii) Economic importance of Fungi. | A brief idea of the useful role of Fungi in breweries, bakeries, cheese processing, and mushroom cultivation. (Processes of manufacture are not required). | |||
5 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | (a) Nutrition: | (i) Classes of food; balanced diet. Malnutrition and deficiency diseases. | |
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(ii) The structure of a tooth, different types of teeth. | ||||
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(iii) Digestive System: Organs, digestive glands and their functions (including enzymes and their functions in digestion, absorption and assimilation of digested food). | ||||
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(b) Skeleton - Movement and Locomotion. |
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- immovable joints | ||||
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- freely movable (hinge joint, ball and socket joint, gliding joint, pivot joint.) | ||||
(c) Structure and functions of skin. |
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(d) Respiratory System: Organs; mechanism of breathing; tissue respiration, heat production. |
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6 | Health and Hygiene | (i) A brief introduction to maintaining good health. | General idea of personal hygiene, public hygiene and sanitation. | |
(ii) A brief introduction to communicable, non-communicable, endemic, epidemic, pandemic and sporadic diseases; modes of transmission. |
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(iii) Bacterial, Viral, Protozoan, Helminthic diseases: |
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(symptoms and measures to control the above diseases.) | ||||
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(iv) Aids to Health: Active and passive immunity. |
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(v) Health Organisations: Red Cross, WHO. |
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7 | Waste generation and management | (a) Sources of waste - domestic, industrial, agricultural, commercial and other establishments. |
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(b) Methods of safe disposal of waste. |
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Internal Assessment
S.No. | Unit | Topics | Sub -Topics | Marks |
1 | Internal Assessment | Practical Work | 20 | |
The practical work is designed to test the ability of the candidates to make accurate observations from specimens of plants and animals. | ||||
Plant Life | (i) The examination of an onion peel under the microscope to study various parts of the cell. | |||
(ii) A cross-pollinated flower to be examined and identified and the parts to be studied and labelled e.g. Hibiscus. | ||||
(iii) Specimens of germinating seeds with plumule and radicle (the bean seed and maize grain) for examination, identification, drawing and labelling the parts. | ||||
Animal Life | (i) The examination of a human cheek cell under the microscope to study various parts of the cell. | |||
(ii) Identification of sugar, starch, protein and fat. through conduct of relevant tests. | ||||
(iii) Examination and identification of specimens belonging to the following groups of animals: | ||||
Non-Chordata - Porifera, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Nemathelminthes Annelida, Arthropoda. Mollusca and Echinodermata. | ||||
Chordata- Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia. | ||||
Identification of the structure of the following organs through specimens/models and charts: Lung and skin. | ||||
(iv) Experiments to show the mechanism of breathing. | ||||
Bell jar experiment should be discussed. Comparison should be made with the human lungs and respiratory tract to show the mechanism of breathing. | ||||
(v) Visit a few establishments in the locality such as motor repair workshops, kilns, pottery making units, fish and vegetable markets, restaurants, dyeing units. Find out the types of wastes and methods prevalent for their disposal. On the basis of the information collected prepare a report, suggest measures to improve the environmental conditions. | ||||
(vi) Visit a water treatment plant, sewage treatment plant or garbage dumping or vermicomposting sites in the locality and study their working. |
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