Well, I'm going to be in 9th grade in a lil over a month, and I can't remember much from the last 3 years of science So...would anyone mind telling me some stuff that might be useful to remember? I remember a little bit of stuff, but not much. I think this goes here >_> Anyways...yea...don't wanna fail Biology. Oh, BTW, if it has any affect, it's Honors Biology They'll prolly review, but I just wanna be sure

From my experience, biology was lots of memorizing terms, cells, etc. Might be different for you though.



Gunny

Same thing for me.

das wat i dun like bout sciences... thers no 'big picture', just all details n stuff.... but i guess its pretty interesting at times

Depends what the syllabus is, it differes between countries. If the 9th grade means your aged about 13 - 15 then youll probably need to know the following based on the English education syllabus:

Cells, cell organelles, photosynthesis, krebs cycle, digestive system, enzymes (digestive), circulatory system, respitory system, nervous system, the heart structure, structure of the lungs and aveoli.

After that you will need to know DNA synthesis (basic transcription and translation), sex linkage, genetics, diseases (basic), vectors and parasites, sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, reproduction and altruistic behaviour/behaviour in general.

It shouldnt get too complicated until you reach 6th form (ages 17-18) and even then its not amazingly difficult if you put the work in.

That is exactly everything we did. The only things my class did not do on that list are: vectors, sympthetic and parasympathetic systems, ad altruistic behavior/behavior in general.



Gunny

Just got done with Biology - H. A lot of what you cover throughout the year is about cells and your body, and how they both function. You will learn about cellular division, both mitosis and meiosis. You learn about cell respiration and what roll it plays in your body. Then you start looking at your body and how each system functions. This will tie in your heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and many other body parts. Overall I thought it was a pretty interesting course, hard though.

same here. except we did skeletal system as well. we also did a lot on green plants and about genes and evolution.
we also did about earth (volcanoes, 3d earth and stuff like that)

well, from my experience in a georgian school (), biology in high school is just review and more stuff. you're usually not expected to remember every little detail from middle school. of course you gotta know the general stuff, like what a cell is and such, but dont worry, they will (well they should) teach you everything there is to know

Don't worry. I had an absolutely awful (and I mean awful) background in the sciences during middle school, and I had no problem with Biology, even though my school is in the top 20 in the nation, and also has a focus on the sciences...

It's mostly memorization, as was said.

I wouldn't exactly call the course I took memorization. It was mostly getting the big picture type stuff. Like, with cell division. We couldn't just memorize facts the facts on that and do good on the test. We had to actually get how the whole process worked and how each step tied in with the next. And then another example, punnet squares (one of the easiest chapters). You had to know how to apply those to certain situations and figure out the expected outcomes.

biology is basicly the human body and how it works you may get a frog and have to diesect it and see how it works. all about how cells work together to make functions happen in the body and what they need to survie might even learn about meosis and mitosios

ice mange 22

Don't worry at all about Biology IMO, I just went into year 9 (9th grade) this year and im doing good. My primary school didnt have a science topic at all. But im in top class for it and getting really good results back (80%+) and they don't expect you to know anything from middle school, because what they teach you would be different from middle school

Hmm.... You're going into 9th? for us 9th is earth science, and Bio is this year (10th). But from what i heard, it's really simple for us anyway.

Hmmm. Don't get your kinds of bacteria and protists mixed up. Know the differences between them, it can really save you on a test.