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COURSE CODE: SED 121
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COURSE TITLE: GENERAL BIOLOGY FOR INTEGRATED
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SCIENCE
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SED 121
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GENERAL BIOLOGY FOR INTEGRATED SCIENCE
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Course Team
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Prof A M Olagunju (Editor) - Faculty of Education –
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University of Ibadan
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Dr. Afolabi (Course Cordinator) –
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NOUN Dr Afolabi (Programme Leader) -
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Module 1 s Living and Non-Living Things............................ 5
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Living Things And Characteristics of Living T
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Unit 2
s Classification of Living Things ....................... 9 s s s
Unit 3
s Differences between Plants and Animals. s 12 s s s
Unit 4
s Major Divisions for Plants and Animal Kingdom
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Module 2 s General Morphology Of Some Examples s s s s
Of Major Divisions Of Plant Kingdom .............. 19
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Unit 1:
s General Morphology And Life Cycle Of
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Fern Plant (Pteridophyte) ..................................... 19
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s General Morphology And Life Cycle Of
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Beans (A Dicotyledonous) Plant........................... 23
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Zea Mays (Maize) ................................................ 27
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Structure Characteristics and Life Cy s s s s
cles Of Some Members of Various
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Animal Phyla ...................................................... 31
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s Structure, Characteristics and Life Cycle s s s s
Of Examples of Invertebrates ............................... 31
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ructure, Characteristics and Life Cycle Of Examples
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of Vertebrates ...................................................... 37
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Module 4 s Functioning Of The Living System .................... 43 s s s s
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s Nutrition, Respiration, Excretion And s s s
Growth among Plants and Animals....................... 42
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Unit 2
s Body Fluid Circulation, Nervous
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