New WAEC Biology Syllabus (For GCE too)

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You will see the latest WAEC Biology syllabus this year with a free PDF copy to know the topics where all your Biology questions in WAEC or GCE will be asked from.

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Take note.

WAEC conducts two exams: SSCE (internal) for school candidates & SSCE external (formerly, GCE) for private candidates.

WAEC SSCE (internal) and WAEC GCE Biology syllabus are the same.

Because all the topics where your Biology questions will be asked from in SSCE (internal) are also found in the WAEC GCE Biology syllabus.

How many questions are asked in WAEC Biology exam?

You’ll answer a total of 60+ questions in three different papers, one of which is compulsory while the others depend on your exam type (SSCE or GCE) and resident country.

• PAPER 1: will be a practical test (for school candidates ONLY) with three parts (I, II, III) to last for 2 hours. You will answer all questions in Part (I) and one question from either Part (II) or (III).
  • PART (I): will have two compulsory questions for all candidates.
  • PART (II):  will have one questions ONLY for candidates in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
  • PART (III): will have one question for candidates in Nigeria.

• PAPER 2: will consist of two sections (A and B) to last for 2½ hours.
  • SECTION A – will last for an hour with 60 objective questions for all candidates.
  • SECTION B – will have 8 questions divided into three parts (I, II, III) for you to answer 3 of them in 1½ hours.
    • PART (I): will consist of 4 questions for all candidates to answer 2.
    • PART (II): will consist of 2 questions for candidates in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia to answer 1.
    • PART (III): will consist of 2 questions for candidates in Nigeria to answer 1.

• PAPER 3: will be a test of practical work (for private candidates ONLY) to last for 2 hours with three parts (I, II, III) for you to answer all questions in Part (I) and all in either Part (II) or (III).
  • PART (I): will have two compulsory questions for all candidates.
  • PART (II):  will have questions ONLY for candidates in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
  • PART (III): will have questions ONLY for candidates in Nigeria.

Expect about 63 questions to answer 60 in your WAEC Biology exam from different topics under these main areas of concentration:

See available GCE / WAEC Biology syllabus

The PDF version of this syllabus is included at the bottom of this post for your FREE and unlimited download.

SECTION A (FOR ALL CANDIDATES)

1. Concept of Living

• CLASSIFICATION.

• ORGANIZATION OF LIFE.

• CELL AS A LIVING UNIT.

• CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF CELL COMPONENTS.

• CELL AND ITS ENVIRONMENT.

• PROPERTIES AND FUNCTION OF THE LIVING CELL.

• TISSUES AND SUPPORTING SYSTEMS.

• TRANSPORT SYSTEM.

• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

• EXCRETORY SYSTEM AND MECHANISM.

• REGULATION OF INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (HOMEOSTASIS).

• HORMONAL COORDINATION.

• NERVOUS COORDINATION.

• SENSE ORGANS.

• REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF MAMMALS.

2. Plant and Animal Nutrition

• PLANT NUTRITION.

• ANIMAL NUTRITION.

3. Basic Ecological Concept

• ECOSYSTEM.

• ECOLOGICAL FACTORS.

• SIMPLE MEASUREMENT OF ECOLOGICAL FACTORS.

• FOOD WEB AND TROPHIC LEVELS.

• ENERGY TRANSFORMATION IN NATURE.

• ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT.

• ECOLOGY OF POPULATION.

• MICRO-ORGANISMS: MAN AND HEALTH.

4. Conservation of Natural Resources

• RESOURCES TO BE CONSERVED.

• WAYS OF ENSURING CONSERVATION.

5. Variation in Population

• MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION.

• PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIATION.

6. Heredity and Genetics

• TRANSMISSION AND EXPRESSION OF CHARACTERISTICS IN ORGANISMS.

• CHROMOSOMES: BASIS OF HEREDITY.

• PROBABILITY IN GENETICS.

• APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF HEREDITY.

7. Evolution

• BEHAVIOURAL ADAPTATION IN SOCIAL ANIMALS.

• THEORIES OF EVOLUTION.

SECTION B: FOR CANDIDATES IN GHANA, SIERRA LEONE & THE GAMBIA

1. Introducing Biology

• BIOLOGY AS A SCIENCE.

• THE MICROSCOPE.

2. The cell

• TYPES OF CELL.

• SPECIALIZED EUKARYOTIC CELLS.

• DNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS.

3. Diversity of Living Things

• CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS.

• IDENTIFYING LIVING THINGS USING KEY.

• CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR PHYLA AND DIVISIONS OF THE KINGDOM.

4. Life Processes in Living Things

• AMOEBA, PARAMECIUM AND EUGLENA.

• SPIROGYRA, RHIZOPUS.

• MOSSES AND FERNS.

• COCKROACH AND BUTTERFLY.

• TILAPIA (OR ANY OTHER BONY FISH).

• FLOWERING PLANTS.

• EXCRETION AND EXCRETORY PRODUCTS.

• REPRODUCTION.

• GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

• DENTITION.

• RESPIRATION.

• MOVEMENT.

• REPRODUCTION.

5. Economic Importance of some Insects

6. Soil

• SOIL FORMATION.

• SOIL COMPONENTS.

• MINERAL SALTS.

• ORGANIC MATTER.

• PHYSICAL NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF SOIL TYPES.

• CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL OF SOIL FERTILITY.

7. Fundamental Concepts of Ecology

• DOMINANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY FLOW.

• POPULATION DYNAMICS.

8. Man and his Environment

• HEALTH AND HYGIENE.

• COMMUNITY HEALTH.

9. Genetics and Evolution

• GENETIC ENGINEERING.

• DNA AND GENE REPLICATION.

SECTION C: FOR CANDIDATES IN NIGERIA

1. Concept of Living

• THE CELL.

• CELL’S REACTION TO ITS ENVIRONMENT.

• MOVEMENT.

• TISSUES AND SUPPORTING SYSTEMS.

• SUPPORTING TISSUES IN PLANTS.

• TRANSPORT SYSTEM.

• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

• EXCRETORY SYSTEM AND MECHANISMS.

• HORMONAL COORDINATION.

• NERVOUS COORDINATION.

• SENSE ORGANS.

• REPRODUCTION.

2. Plant and Animal Nutrition

• NITROGEN CYCLE.

• MODES OF NUTRITION.

3. Basic Ecological Concepts

• ECOLOGICAL COMPONENTS.

• LOCAL BIOTIC COMMUNITIES (BIOMES).

• MAJOR BIOMES OF THE WORLD.

• POPULATION STUDIES BY SAMPLING.

• ENERGY TRANSFORMATION IN NATURE.

• NUTRIENT CYCLING IN NATURE.

• ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT.

• HABITATS.

• FOOD PRODUCTION AND STORAGE.

• RELEVANCE OF BIOLOGY TO AGRICULTURE.

• MICROORGANISMS: MAN AND HIS HEALTH

4. Benefits of Conservation

5. Application of Variations

• CRIME DETECTION.

• BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

• DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY.

6. Evolution

• ADAPTATION FOR SURVIVAL.

• STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION.

• ADAPTIVE COLOURATION.

• DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION.

Source: WAEC website.

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