CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus - Free PDF Download
CISCE Syllabus 2025-26 ICSE Class 10 : The CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for the examination year 2025-26 has been released by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, CISCE. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2025-26 CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new CISCE syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for 2025-26 is below.
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Syllabus
CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 1: Basic Biology
1.1 Cell - the Structure and Fundamental Unit of Life [For Revision Only]
- Cell: Structural and Functional Unit of Life
- The Fundamental Unit of Life: Cell
- Discovery of Cells
- Organisms Show Variety in Cell Number, Shape and Size
- Cell Numbers
- Cell Size
- Smallness of Cells: A Greater Efficiency
- Cell Shapes: To suit Functional Requirement
- Plant Cell and Animal Cell
- Plant Cell
- Animal Cell
- Difference between Plant Cell and Animal Cell
- Structure of the Cell
- Semi-permeable Membrane (Cell Membrane)
- Plasma Membrane
- Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane
- Cellular Transport Mechanisms: Energy-Dependent and Passive Processes
- Cell Wall - “Supporter and Protector”
- Nucleus - “Brain” of the Cell
- Introduction
- Experiment
- Cytoplasm - “Area of Movement”
- Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
- Introduction
- Functions of ER
- Mitochondria - “Power House of the Cell”
- Introduction
- Functions of Mitochondria
- Golgi Apparatus - "The delivery system of the cell"
- Introduction
- Functions of Golgi Apparatus
- Camilio Golgi
- Ribosomes - "The sites of protein synthesis"
- Lysosome - “Suicidal Bag”
- Introduction
- Functions of Lysosomes
- Centrosome and Centrioles
- Plastids
- Non-living Substances Or Cell Inclusion
- Cell Inclusion
- Granule
- Vacuole
- Functions of Vacuole
- Microscopic examination of onion peel
1.2 Cell Cycle, Cell Division and Structure of Chromosomes
- Chromosomes - The Carriers of Heredity
- Discovery of Chromosomes
- Chromosomes
- Variation in Chromosome Number (ploidy)
- Structure of a Chromosome
- Chromatin
- Constitutes of chromatin
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
- Histones
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and Its Structure
- The Discovery of DNA
- Introduction of DNA
- Composition of DNA
- Genes: The Functional Units of Heredity
- Seeds of Technology
- Histone Proteins
- Genes and Genetic
- Genes
- Genetic
- Genetic Terminology
- Character
- Trait
- Factor
- Gene
- Alleles or Allelomorphs
- Dominant
- Recessive
- Phenotype
- Genotype
- Homozygous (pure)
- Heterozygous
- Pure line
- Monohybrid
- F1 generation
- F2 generation
- Punnett square/ Checkerboard
- Homologous Chromosomes
- Back cross
- Test cross
- Phenotypic ratio
- Genotypic ratio
- Monohybrid cross
- Dihybrid cross
- Need for New Cells
- Need for New Cells
- For growth
- For replacement
- For repair
- For reproduction
- Cell Cycle - "Divide, Grow and Redivide"
- Cell Cycle
- Phases of Cell Cycle
- Interphase of Cell Cycle
- M-phase or simply mitosis
- Formation of the new DNA
- Can the cell cycle go on endlessly?
- Cell Division: an Essential Life Process
- Cell Division
- Types of Cell Division
- Amitosis - Direct Division
- Mitosis - Indirect Division
- Meiosis - Reduction Division
- Differences between Mitosis and Meiosis
- Mitosis and Its Phases
- Mitosis
- Phases of Mitosis: Karyokinesis and Cytokinesis
- Differences between mitosis in animal and plant cell
- Phases of Mitosis: Karyokinesis (Division of Nucleus)
- Karyokinesis of mitosis
- Phases of mitosis
- Prophase
- Metaphase
- Anaphase
- Telophase
- Phases of Mitosis: Cytokinesis (Division of Cytoplasm)
- Significance of Mitosis
- Meiosis as a Reduction Division
- Meiosis
- Stages of Meiosis
- Meiosis I
- Meiosis II
- Stages of Meiosis: Meiosis I
- Meiosis I
- Phases of meiosis I
- Prophase I
- Metaphase I
- Anaphase I
- Telophase I
- Stages of Meiosis: Meiosis II
- Meiosis II
- Phases of meiosis II
- Prophase II
- Metaphase II
- Anaphase II
- Telophase II
- Significance of Meiosis
1.3 Genetics – Some Basic Fundamentals
- Genes and Genetic
- Genes
- Genetic
- Genetic Terminology
- Character
- Trait
- Factor
- Gene
- Alleles or Allelomorphs
- Dominant
- Recessive
- Phenotype
- Genotype
- Homozygous (pure)
- Heterozygous
- Pure line
- Monohybrid
- F1 generation
- F2 generation
- Punnett square/ Checkerboard
- Homologous Chromosomes
- Back cross
- Test cross
- Phenotypic ratio
- Genotypic ratio
- Monohybrid cross
- Dihybrid cross
- Heredity or Inheritance
- Variation
- Variation
- Types of Variation
- Somatic variation
- Germinal variation: Continuous and Discontinuous variation
- Relationship between Mutation and Variation
- Chromosomes - The Carriers of Heredity
- Discovery of Chromosomes
- Chromosomes
- Variation in Chromosome Number (ploidy)
- Structure of a Chromosome
- Types of Chromosomes
- Sex Determination
Sex Determination
- Sex Determination in human beings
- Sex Determination in birds
- Sex Determination in honey bees
- Sex Linked Inheritance
- X-linked (sex-linked) genes
- Y-linked (Holandric) genes
- Colour blindness
- Haemophilia (Bleeder’s disease)
- Mendelian Inheritance - Mendel’s Law of Heredity
- Mendel’s Principles of Heredity
- Mendelian inheritance - Mendel’s Laws of Heredity
- Monohybrid Cross
- Monohybrid Cross
- Representation of a Gene
- Gregor Johann Mendel – Father of Genetics
- Mendel's Experiments Inheritance
- Mutation
- Mutation
- Classification of mutation
- Chromosomal mutation
- Gene or point mutation
- Genes and their Alleles
- Genotype and Phenotype
- From parents to children - tongue rolling - An example of inheritance
CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 2: Plant Physiology
2.1 Absorption by Roots: The Processes Involved
- Plant Anatomy and Plant Physiology
- Water absorbing organ
- Root
- Root Hair
- Structure of root hair
- Need of Water and Minerals for Plant
- Characteristics of Roots for Absorbing Water
- Characteristics of Roots for Absorbing Water:
- The surface area of roots is enormous
- Root hairs contain cell sap of a higher concentration than that of the surrounding water
- Root hairs have a thin wall
- Structure of the Cell
- Semi-permeable Membrane (Cell Membrane)
- Means of Transport in Plants
- Concept of Imbibition
- Simple Diffusion
- Concept of Osmosis
- Endosmosis
- Exosmosis
- Osmotic Pressure
- Isotonic solution
- Hypotonic solution
- Hypertonic solution
- Active Transport
Active absorption
Types of Active Absorption:
- Osmotic absorption
- Non-osmotic absorption
- Turgidity and Flaccidity (Plasmolysis)
- Turgidity
- Flaccidity
- Plasmolysis
- Uses of Turgidity of Plants
- Root Pressure
- Guttation
- Translocation of Water (Ascent of Sap)
- Root Pressure Theory (Vital Theory)
- Capillarity theory (physical force theory)
- Cohesion-tension theory (Transpiration pull theory)
- Adhesion
2.2 Transpiration
- Transpiration
- Measurement of Transpiration
- Measurement of Transpiration
- Weighing method
- Potometer method
- Ganong's Potometer
- Precautions in the use of potometer
- Limitations in the use of potometer
- Types of Transpiration
- Types of Transpiration
- Stomatal Transpiration
- Cuticular transpiration
- Lenticular transpiration
- Factors Affecting the Rate of Transpiration
- Adaptations in Plants to Reduce Excessive Transpiration
- Significance of Transpiration
- Direct Loss of Water by Plants - Guttation and Bleeding
2.3 Photosynthesis: Provider of Food for All
- Significance of Photosynthesis
- Chlorophyll: The Vital Plant Pigment
- Chlorophyll
- Chloroplasts
- Too much light destroys chlorophyll
- Regulation of Stomatal Opening for Letting in Carbon Dioxide
- Opening and Closing of Stomata
- Potassium ion concentration theory (recent)
- Sugar concentration theory (old)
- Process of Photosynthesis
- Role of Sunlight in Photosynthesis
- Light Dependent Reaction (Hill Reaction \ Light Reaction)
- Reaction centre
- Photosystems I and II
- Photophosphorylation
- Photophosphorylation
- Forms of Photophosphorylation
- Cyclic photophosphorylation
- Non-cyclic photophosphorylation
- Light Independent Reactions (Dark Reaction \ Biosynthetic Phase)
- Dark reactions
- Steps in the dark reactions
- Carboxylation
- Glycolytic Reversal
- Regeneration of RuBP
- Light Dependent Reaction (Hill Reaction \ Light Reaction)
- Adaptations in Leaf to Perform Photosynthesis
- End Result of the Products of Photosynthesis
- End-products of photosynthesis
- Glucose
- Water
- Oxygen
- Factors Affecting Photosynthesis
- Blackman - Law of limiting factors
- Factors affecting photosynthesis
- External Factors:
1) Availability of sunlight
2) Temperature
3) Water
4) Humidity
5) CO2 Concentration [atmospheric]
6) O2 availability - Internal Factors:
1) Number of leaves
2) Size of leaves
3) Leaf age
4) Orientation of leaves
5) Mesophyll cells and chloroplasts
6) Internal CO2 concentration
7) Anatomy of leaf
- Experiments on Photosynthesis
- Experiment 1: To show that chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis.
- Experiment 2: To show that sunlight is necessary for photosynthesis.
- Experiment 3: To show that carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis.
- Experiment 4: To show that oxygen is produced during photosynthesis.
- Biogeochemical Cycle
- The Carbon Cycle
- Respiration and Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis: Food-Making Process in Plants
2.4 Chemical Coordination in Plants
- Plant Hormones
- Plant Hormones
- Types of Plant Hormones
- Types of Plant Hormones: Auxins
- Auxins
- Physiological effects and applications of auxin
- Types of Plant Hormones: Gibberellins
- Gibberellins
- Physiological effects and application of Gibberellins
- Types of Plant Hormones: Cytokinins
- Cytokinin
- Physiological effects and applications of cytokinin
- Types of Plant Hormones: Ethylene
- Ethylene
- Physiological effects and application of ethylene
- Types of Plant Hormones: Abscisic Acid (ABA)
- Abscisic Acid
- Physiological effects and application of ABA
- Coordination in Plant: Tropism in Plants
- Immediate Response to Stimulus
- Movement Due to Growth
- Phototropism
- Geotroplsm
- Hydrotroplsm
- Thigmotropism
- Chemotropism
CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 3: Human Anatomy and Physiology
3.1 The Circulatory System
- Circulation in Animals
- Circulation
- Blood vascular system
- Types of blood vascular system
- Open circulation
- Closed circulation
- Fluids in Our Body
- Fluids in Our Body
- Blood
- Tissue fluid
- Lymph
- Blood
- Introduction
- Components of Blood
- Composition of Blood: Plasma (The Liquid Portion of Blood)
- Plasma
- Components of Plasma
- Function of Plasma
- Composition of Blood: Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
- Red Blood Cells
- Function of RBC
- Composition of Blood: White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
- White Blood Cells (WBCs)
- Types of WBCs
- Function of WBCs
- Composition of Blood: Blood Platelets (Thrombocytes)
- Platelets
- Function of Platelets
- Functions of Blood
- Function of Platelets - Clotting of Blood (Coagulation)
- Clotting of Blood (Coagulation)
- Blood clotting in a test tube
- Blood Transfusion and Blood Groups (ABO and Rh system)
- Human Blood Groups
- Rh Factor
- Blood Donation
- Blood Banks
- Blood Donor
- Blood Recipient
- Blood Circulatory System in Human
- Blood Circulatory System
- Blood vascular system
- Blood Composition
- Blood Coagulation (Clotting)
- Human Heart
- Structure of the Heart
- Layers of the Heart Wall
- Chambers of the Heart
- Valves of the Heart
- Pathway of Blood through the Heart
- Circulation of Blood in the Heart (Functioning of Heart)
- Blood Circulation through Heart / Functioning of Heart
- Experiment
- Working mechanism of human heart
- Cardiac Cycle
- Atrial systole (AS)
- Ventricular systole (VS)
- Cardiac output (CO)
- Heart Beat - Heart Sounds "LUBB" and "DUP"
- Heartbeat Rate
- Heart Sounds
- Pulse
- Pulse Rate
- Pacemaker
- Blood Vessels
- Blood Vessels: Structure and Functions
- Capillaries
- Types of Closed Circulation
- Types of Closed Circulation:
- Single circulation
- Double circulation
- Systemic circulation
- Pulmonary circulation
- Coronary circulation
- Hepatic Portal System
- Blood Pressure (B.P.)
- Tissue Fluid (Or Intercellular Fluid)
- Lymph and Lymphatic System
- Lymph and Lymphatic System
- Composition of Lymph
- Functions of Lymph
- The Spleen
- The spleen
- Functions of spleen
3.2 The Excretory System (Elimination of Body Wastes)
- Excretion
- Introduction
- Excretion in Plants
- Experiment
- Excretion in Human
- Formation of Urine
- Artificial kidney (Hemodialysis)
- Human Excretory System
- Introduction
- Human Excretory System Organs
- Excretion in Humans
- Mechanism of Excretion in Humans
- Dialysis
- Kidney and Its Internal Structure
- Kidneys
- Internal Structure of the kidney
- Kidney Tubule (Nephrons)
- Kidney tubule
- Structure of a Kidney tubule
- Blood supply to the kidney tubules
- Function of the Kidney - “Production of Urine”
- Ultrafiltration
- Reabsorption
- Tubular secretion (Renal Secretion)
- Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
- Collecting duct
- Urine
- Urine
- Physical properties of urine
- Constituents of urine
- Abnormal constituents in urine
- Regulation of urine output
- Osmoregulation
- Dialysis and Artificial Kidney
- Dialysis
- Types of Dialysis
3.3 Nervous System and Sense Organs
- Human Nervous System
- Introduction
- Components of Nervous System
- Neuron
- Need of Nervous System
- Neural Tissue
- Neuron (Or Nerve Cell) and Its Types
- Neuron
- Types of neurons
- Unipolar neurons
- Bipolar neurons
- Multipolar neurons
- Sensory or afferent neurons
- Motor or efferent neurons
- Association (connecting) neurons
- Nerve
- Types of Nerve
- Sensory nerves
- Motor nerves
- Mixed nerves
- Difference between Neuron and Nerve
- Neuron (Or Nerve Cell) and Its Types
- Neuron (Or Nerve Cell) and Its Types
- Nerve Fibres
- Nerve Fibres
- Properties of nerve fibres
- Types of Nerve Fibres
- Myelinated nerve fibre
- Non-myelinated nerve fibre
- Transmission of Nerve Impulse
- Transmission of Nerve Impulse
- Generation of nerve impulse
- Depolarization
- Re-polarization
- Neurotransmitters
- Nerve Fibres
- Synapse - Properties of nerve fibres
- Synapse
- Properties of nerve fibres
- Major Division of the Nervous System
- The major division of The Nervous System
- Central Nervous System (CNS)
- Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
- Somatic Nervous System
- Autonomic Nervous System
- Components of the nervous system at a glance
- The Human Brain - Forebrain
Forebrain:
- Olfactory lobes
- Cerebrum
- Diencephalon
- Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
- Peripheral Nervous System
- Types of PNS
- The Spinal Cord
- Spinal Cord
- T. S. of spinal cord
- Functions of the spinal cord
- Reflex and Reflex Action
- Reflexes
- Types of actions
- Voluntary actions
- Involuntary actions
- Types of Reflexes
- Natural (inborn) reflex
- Conditioned (or acquired) reflex
- Pavlov's experiment on a dog
- Nervous Pathways in Reflexes
- Reflex Arc
- Various terms associated with reflex arc:
- Receptor
- Sensory neuron
- Central nervous system
- Motor neuron
- Effector
- Complex Reflex Action
- Sense Organ
- The Eyes
- The Eyes
- Orbits
- Eyelids
- Eyebrows
- Tear glands (lacrimal glands)
- Tear ducts
- Conjunctiva
- Human Eye
- Structure and Components
- Photoreceptors and Eye Muscles
- Working of the Human Eye
- Image Formation and Light Control
- Vision Range and Optical Properties
- Eye Defect and Its Correction: Myopia Or Near-sightedness
- Myopia and Its Causes
- Types and Symptoms of Myopia
- Myopia Correction and Treatment
- Eye Defect and its Correction: Hypermetropia or Far-sightedness
- Hypermetropia and Its Causes
- Types and Symptoms of Hypermetropia
- Hypermetropia Correction and Treatment
- Eye Defect and Its Correction: Presbyopia
- Presbyopia and Its Causes
- Symptoms of Presbyopia
- Presbyopia Correction and Treatments
- Eye Defect and Its Correction: Astigmatism
- Astigmatism
- Correction for Astigmatism
- Some Common Defects of the Eye
- Some Common Defects of the Eye
- Cataract
- Night-blindness
- Colour blindness
- Corneal opacities
- Squint
- Stereoscopic (Binocular) Vision
- Functions of the Ear
- Functions of the Ear
- Hearing
- Balancing Body
- Human Ear
- Structure of Human Ear
- Function of Human Ear
3.4 The Endocrine System
- Need for the Regulation of Body Activities
- Need for the regulation of body activities
- Differences between hormonal control and nervous control
- Chemical Coordination
Chemical Coordination
- Autocrine
- Paracrine
- Endocrine
- Pheromone
- Human Endocrine System
Human Endocrine System
- Properties of Hormones
- Mechanism of hormone action
- Human Endocrine Glands
- Adrenal Gland (Suprarenal Gland)
Adrenal Gland
- Hormones and functions of adrenal gland
(i) Adrenal cortex: Zona reticularis, Zona Fasciculata, Zona reticularis - Disorders related to Adrenal cortex: Hyposecretion, Hyper secretion
(ii) Adrenal medulla: Adrenaline, Nor-adrenaline, Catecholamines, emergency hormones or hormones of fight or flight
- Hormones and functions of adrenal gland
- Pancreas (Islets of Langerhans)
- Pancreas (Islets of Langerhans): α-cells and β-cells
(i) Insulin
(ii) Glucagon - Other hormone secreting cells of islets of Langerhans
(i) Delta or D cells
(ii) F cells - Disorders related to pancreas
-Diabetes mellitus (Hyperglycemia)
- Pancreas (Islets of Langerhans): α-cells and β-cells
- Thyroid Gland
- Thyroid gland: Isthmus, Follicles and stromal tissues, tetraiodothyronine or thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), thyrocalcitonin (TCT), Iodine
- Functions of thyroid hormones
- Disorders related to thyroid gland
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Pituitary Gland or Hypophysis Gland
- Pituitary gland
- Division of pituitary gland
(i) Adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary): Pars distalis, pars tuberalis
(ii) Neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary): Pars nervosa, infundibulum, MSH (Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone) - Hormones of adenohypophysis/ hormones of pars distalis:
(i) Growth Hormone (GH)
(ii) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
(iii) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
(iv) Prolactin
(v) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
(vi) Luteinizing hormone (LH) - Hormones of neurohypophysis
- Adrenal Gland (Suprarenal Gland)
- Control of Hormonal Secretions
- Difference in Endocrine and Exocrine Glands
3.4 Sense Organs
- Sense Organ
- The Eyes
- The Eyes
- Orbits
- Eyelids
- Eyebrows
- Tear glands (lacrimal glands)
- Tear ducts
- Conjunctiva
- Human Eye
- Structure and Components
- Photoreceptors and Eye Muscles
- Working of the Human Eye
- Image Formation and Light Control
- Vision Range and Optical Properties
- Eye Defect and Its Correction: Myopia Or Near-sightedness
- Myopia and Its Causes
- Types and Symptoms of Myopia
- Myopia Correction and Treatment
- Eye Defect and its Correction: Hypermetropia or Far-sightedness
- Hypermetropia and Its Causes
- Types and Symptoms of Hypermetropia
- Hypermetropia Correction and Treatment
- Eye Defect and Its Correction: Presbyopia
- Presbyopia and Its Causes
- Symptoms of Presbyopia
- Presbyopia Correction and Treatments
- Eye Defect and Its Correction: Astigmatism
- Astigmatism
- Correction for Astigmatism
- Some Common Defects of the Eye
- Some Common Defects of the Eye
- Cataract
- Night-blindness
- Colour blindness
- Corneal opacities
- Squint
- Stereoscopic (Binocular) Vision
- Functions of the Ear
- Functions of the Ear
- Hearing
- Balancing Body
- Human Ear
- Structure of Human Ear
- Function of Human Ear
3.5 The Reproductive System
- Reproduction
- Introduction
- Reproduction in Plants
- Importance of Variation
- Reproduction in Lower and Higher Animals
- Organisms Create Copies of Themselves
- Mode of Reproduction in Animal
- Mode of Reproduction in Animal:
- Asexual reproduction
- Sexual reproduction
- Asexual Reproduction
- Asexual Reproduction in Animal
- Asexual Reproduction in Animal
- Modes of asexual reproduction
- Gemmule Formation
- Budding
- Regeneration
- Asexual Reproduction in Animal
- Sexual Reproduction in Animals
- Human Reproduction
- The Male Reproductive System
- The male reproductive system
- Testes
- Accessory ducts
- Accessory glands
- External genitalia
- Histology of seminiferous tubules
- Puberty / Sexual maturity in Males
- The Female Reproductive System
- Female Reproductive System
- Ovaries
- Accessory ducts
- External genitalia
- Accessory glands
- Mammary glands
- Puberty / Sexual maturity in Females
- The Male Reproductive System
- Role of Hormones in Reproduction
- Menstrual Cycle (Ovarian Cycle)
- Menstrual Cycle (Ovarian Cycle)
- Phases menstrual cycle
- Menstrual phase
- Follicular or proliferative phase
- Ovulatory phase
- Luteal or secretory phase
- Fertilization in Human
- Fertilization
- Mechanism of fertilization
- Effect of fertilization
- Significance of fertilization
- Sex determination
- Implantation in Human
- Implantation in Humans
- Implantation duration and process
- Implantation bleeding
- Pregnancy in Humans
- First Trimester
- Second Trimester
- Third (final) Trimester
- Placenta (Growth) in Human
- Placenta
- Functions of Placenta
- Embryonic Development in Human
- Cleavage
- Blastulation
- Parturition (Birth) in Human
- Parturition (Birth) in Human
- Dilation stage
- Expulsion stage
- After birth
- Twins - Fraternal and identical
- More than two - The triplets, Quadruplets, etc
- Test tube babies
- Two unlucky conjoined twins
- Siamese twins - A developmental abnormality
CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 4: Population
- Population Explosion - Rising Population a Global Threat
- Population Explosion
- Reasons for population explosion
- Impact of population explosion
- Methods to control population explosion
- World Population Through the Ages
- Rapid Rise in Population
- Rapid Rise in population
- Industrial revolution
- New Discoveries in Medical Science
- A Highly Simplified Model of Population Growth
- Population
- Population
- What is Demography?
- Census
- Factors Responsible for Population Explosion in India
- Factors Responsible for Population Explosion in India
- Illiteracy
- Traditional beliefs
- Mortality rate
- Economic reasons
- Religious and social customs
- Desire for a male child
- Lack of recreation
- Problems of Over Population
- Rising Population - Pressure on Natural Resources
- The six main resources under pressure
- Food
- Water
- Land
- Forests
- Energy
- Minerals
- Population Growth
- Introduction
- Factors Related to Population Growth
- Consequences of Urbanisation
- Housing and Slums
- Over Crowding
- Water supply, Drainage and Sanitation
- Transportation and Traffic
- Pollution
- Terms Related to the Population
- Terms Related to the Population
- Population composition
- Age composition
- Sex Ratio
- Death Rate
- Birth Rate
- Literacy Rate
- Occupational structure
- Population Dynamics
- Population Control
- Need for adopting control measures
- Population education and population control
- Family Planning
- Family Planning and welfare
- Aspects of Family welfare
- Methods of contraception
- Hormonal Methods (Pills)
- Barrier Methods
(a) Condom
(b) Diaphragms
(c) Sperm-killing (spermicidal) agents - Intra-Uterine Devices (IUDs)
- Surgical methods
(a) Tubectomy (for female)
(b) Vasectomy (in male) - Induced Abortion or Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 5: Human Evolution
- Organic Evolution
- Theories of Biological Evolution
- Lamarck’s Theory of Evolution
- Darwinism
- Darwinism or Theory of Natural Selection
- Main postulates Darwinism
- Evidence for Darwinism
- Drawbacks and Objections to Darwinism
- Neo Darwinism
- Vestigial Organs
- Human Evolution
CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 6: Pollution
- Waste and Its Categories
- Types of Waste
- Categories of Waste
- Disposal Techniques
- Pollution and Its Types
- Pollution
- Types of Pollution
- Environmental Issues
- Air Pollution and Its Causes
- Air Pollution
- Causes of Air Pollution
- Reasons of Air Pollution
- Ozone Layer: The Protective Shell
- Noise Pollution
- Air Pollution and Its Causes
- Prevention of Air Pollution
- Water Pollution and Its Causes
- Water Pollution
- Types of Water Pollutants
- Causes of Water Pollution
- Reasons of Water Pollution
- Soil Pollution and its Causes
- Soil Pollution
- Causes of Soil Pollution
- Radiation
- Measures to Limit Noise Pollution
- Acid Rain
- Acid rain
- Effects of Acid rain
- Causes of Acid Rain
- Green House Effect
- Green House Effect
- Green House gases
- Global Warming
- Global Warming
- Causes of Global warming
- Effect of Global Warming
- Ozone
- Ozone
- Function of ozone in the atmosphere
- Harmful effects of ozone
- Ozone Layer Depletion
- Depletion of Ozone Layer
- Chemicals responsible for the destruction of the ozone layer
- Effects of Air Pollution
- Air Pollutants and its Effects
- Effect of Air Pollution on Plants and Animals
- Depletion of the Ozone Layer
- Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
- Acid Rain and its impact
- Effects of Acid Rain
- Effects of Water Pollution
- Effects on Human Beings
- Effects on Ecosystem
- Effects of Soil Pollution
- Control of Pollution
- Vehicular Standards: Euro Bharat vehicular standards
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Movement)
CISCE ICSE Class 10 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 7: Physical Health and Hygiene
7.1 Health Organisations
- International Bodies: WHO (World Health Organisation)
- Common Health Problems in India
7.2 Aids to Health
- Health
- Introduction
- Physical Health
- Mental Health
- First Aid and Emergency Action
- First Aid
- Basic Principles of First Aid
- Simple Steps for Providing First Aid in Different Situations
- Antiseptics and Disinfectants
- Antiseptics
- Disinfectants
- Differences between antiseptics and disinfectants
- Antibiotics
- Antibiotics and Their Mechanisms
- Types of Antibiotics
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Modern Applications of Antibiotics
