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Biology (English Medium) ICSE Class 9 CISCE Syllabus 2025-26

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CISCE Syllabus 2025-26 ICSE Class 9: The CISCE ICSE Class 9 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 9 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 9 Biology Syllabus for 2025-26 is below.

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CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Revised Syllabus

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology and their Unit wise marks distribution

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Course Structure 2025-26 With Marking Scheme

#Unit/TopicWeightage
I  Introducing Biology 
II  Basic Biology 
2.1  Cell : the Unit of Life 
2.2  Tissues : Plant and Animal Tissues 
III  Flowering Plants 
3.1  The Flower 
3.2  Pollination and Fertilization 
IV  Plant Physiology 
4.1  Seeds - Structure and Germination 
4.2  Respiration in Plants 
V  Diversity in Living Organisms / Eco Systems 
5.1  Five Kingdom Classification 
5.2  Economic Importance of Bacteria and Fungi 
VI  Human Anatomy and Physiology 
6.1  Nutrition 
6.2  Digestive System 
6.3  Skeleton - Movement and Locomotion 
6.4  Skin - "The Jack of All Trades" 
6.5  The Respiratory System 
VII  Health and Hygiene 
7.1  Hygiene - [A Key to Healthy Life] 
7.2  Diseases : Cause and Control 
7.3  Aids to Health 
7.4  Health Organisation 
VIII  Waste Generation and Management 
IX  Vegetative Propagation 
X  Biotechnology Applications 
 Total -
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Syllabus

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 1: Introducing Biology

  • Growth of Biology  
  • Branches of Biology  
  • Applied Biology  
  • Study of Biology Helps Us in Many Ways  

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 2: Basic Biology

2.1 Cell : the Unit of Life
  • Cell: Structural and Functional Unit of Life  
    • The Fundamental Unit of Life: Cell
    • Discovery of Cells
  • The Invention of the Microscope and the Discovery of Cell  
  • Cell Theory  
  • 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
  • Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell  
    • Characteristics of Cells
    • Types of Cells
    • Difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells
  • Structure of the Cell  
    • Plasma Membrane  
      • Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane
      • Cellular Transport Mechanisms: Energy-Dependent and Passive Processes
    • Semi-permeable Membrane (Cell Membrane)  
    • Cell Wall - “Supporter and Protector”  
    • Cytoplasm - “Area of Movement”  
    • Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)  
      • Introduction
      • Functions of ER
    • Ribosomes - "The sites of protein synthesis"  
    • 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
    • Lysosome - “Suicidal Bag”  
      • Introduction
      • Functions of Lysosomes
    • Centrosome and Centrioles  
    • Plastids  
    • Non-living Substances Or Cell Inclusion  
      • Cell Inclusion
      • Granule
      • Vacuole
      • Functions of Vacuole
    • Nucleus - “Brain” of the Cell  
      • Introduction
      • Experiment
  • Plant Cell and Animal Cell  
    • Plant Cell
    • Animal Cell
    • Difference between Plant Cell and Animal Cell
  • Protoplasm  
  • Every Activity of a Living Organism is the Outcome of Cellular Activity  
2.2 Tissues : Plant and Animal Tissues
  • Tissues - “The Teams of Workers”  
    • Introduction
    • Differences Between Plant and Animal Tissues
  • Plant Tissues  
    • Introduction
    • Experiment
  • Meristems or Meristematic Tissues  
    • Introduction
    • Types of Meristematic Tissue
  • Permanent Tissue  
    • Protective Tissue  
    • Simple Permanent Tissues (Supporting Tissue)  
      • Introduction
      • Experiment
      • Types of Simple Permanent Tissues
    • Complex Permanent Tissues  
      • Introduction
      • Types of Complex Permanent Tissues
    • Complex Permanent Tissue: Xylem Structure and Function (Conducting Tissue)  
    • Complex Permanent Tissue: Phloem Structure and Function (Conducting Tissue)  
  • Animal Tissues  
    • Epithelial Tissue  
      • Introduction
      • Simple Epithelium Tissue
      • Compound Epithelial Tissue
    • Connective Tissue  
      • Introduction
      • Loose Connective Tissue
      • Dense Connective Tissue
      • Specialized Connective Tissue
    • Muscular Tissue  
      • Introduction
      • Types of Muscular Tissue
    • Nervous Tissue  
      • Introduction
      • Structure of a Neuron

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 3: Flowering Plants

3.1 The Flower
3.2 Pollination and Fertilization

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 4: Plant Physiology

4.1 Seeds - Structure and Germination
  • The Seed  
    • The seed
    • Types of seed
      A) Based on the number of cotyledons two types of seeds are recognized.
      (i) Dicotyledonous seed
      (ii) Monocotyledonous seed
      B) Based on the presence or absence of the endosperm the seed is of two types. 
      (i) Albuminous or Endospermous seed
      (ii) Ex-albuminous or non- endospermous seed
    • Significance of Seeds
  • Classification and Structure of Seeds  
    • Structure of a Dicotyledonous Seed  
    • Structure of Monocotyledonous Seed  
  • Formation of Seed and Fruit  
    • Process of Seed and Fruit Development  
    • Significance of seed and fruit formation
    • Dormancy
  • Some Experiments on Germination  
  • Germination in Some Common Seeds  
  • The Seedling  
4.2 Respiration in Plants
  • Respiration  
    • Introduction to Respiration
    • Types of Respiration
  • Phases of Respiration: Glycolysis  
    • Glycolysis
    • Glycolysis Pathway
  • Phases of Respiration: Electron Transport System (Ets) and Oxidative Phosphorylation  
    • Oxidative Phosphorylation
    • Oxidative Phosphorylation Steps
  • Phases of Respiration: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle Or Kreb’s Cycle)  
    • TCA Cycle (Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle)
    • Steps of TCA Cycle
  • Phases of Respiration: Pyruvate Oxidation (Link Reaction)  
  • Phases of Respiration: Fermentation  
    • Fermentation
    • Process of Fermentation
    • Types of Fermentation
    1. Lactic Acid Fermentation
    2. Alcohol Fermentation
    3. Acetic acid Fermentation
    4. Butyric acid Fermentation
    • Advantages of Fermentation
  • Formation of ATP  
    • Why do we need energy?
    • Formation of ATP
    • Animals need more energy
    • Birds and mammals need still more energy
  • Respiration Vs. Burning (Combustion)  
  • Respiration in Plant  
    • Do plants breathe?
    • The process of respiration in plants
    • Respiration in roots
    • Respiration in stems
    • Respiration in leaves
    • Types of respiration
    1. Aerobic Respiration
    2. Anaerobic Respiration
  • Types of Respiration: Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration  
    • Cellular respiration
    • Types of cellular respiration
    1. Aerobic Respiration
    2. Anaerobic Respiration
    • Aerobic respiration in plant/animal
    • Anaerobic respiration in plant/animal
    • Differences in anaerobic respiration in plants and animals
  • Experiments on Respiration in Plants  
    1. Experiments on respiration in plants
    2. Experiment to prove that carbon dioxide is produced during respiration in germinating seeds
    3. Experiment to prove that carbon dioxide is produced by green plants during respiration
    4. Experiment to show that heat is evolved during respiration
    5. Experiment to demonstrate anaerobic respiration
  • Respiration and Photosynthesis  
  • Organs of Respiratory Exchange  
    • Gaseous exchange in plants 
    • Respiration in Animals 

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 5: Diversity in Living Organisms / Eco Systems

5.1 Five Kingdom Classification
  • Biodiversity  
  • Biological Classification  
    • Introduction
    • Classification and Evolution of Diversity in Living Organisms
    • Classification of Living Things
  • Concept of Species  
    • Species
    • Crosses between two different species
  • Two Kingdom Classification  
    • Two kingdom classification
    • The drawback of two kingdom classification
  • Three Kingdom Classification  
    • Three kingdom classification
    • The drawback of three kingdom classification
  • Four Kingdom Classification  
    • Four kingdom classification
    • The drawback of four kingdom classification
  • Five Kingdom Classification  
    • Introduction
    • Hierarchy Classification
    • Five Kingdom Classification
  • Kingdom Monera  
    • Introduction
    • Experiment
  • Kingdom Protista  
    • Introduction
    • Experiment
  • Kingdom Fungi  
    • Introduction
    • Experiment
  • Classification of Kingdom Plantae  
    • Kingdom Plantae: Thallophyta (Algae)  
  • Kingdom Animalia  
    • Kingdom Animalia
    • Characteristics of Kingdom Animalia
    • Invertebrate: Phylum Nematoda  
    • Chordata: Vertebrata  
      • Class - Cyclostomata
      • Class - Pisces
      • Class - Amphibia 
      • Class - Reptilia
      • Class - Aves
      • Class - Mammalia
  • Differences Between Plantae (Plants) and Animalia (Animals)  
  • Cryptogams  
    • Division II- Bryophytes  
      • Bryophyta
      • Activity
    • Division III- Pteridophytes  
  • Phanerogams  
    • Division I-Gymnosperms  
    • Division II- Angiosperms  
      • Angiosperms
      • Activity
      • Classification of Angiosperms
  • Non Chordates (Invertebrata)  
    • Phylum: Porifera  
    • Phylum: Cnidaria/Coelenterata  
    • Phylum: Platyhelminthes  
    • Phylum: Annelida  
    • Phylum: Arthropoda  
    • Phylum: Mollusca  
    • Phylum: Echinodermata  
  • Invertebrata and Vertebrata  
    • Non Chordates (Invertebrata)
    • Chordates 
    • Chordata: Prochordata
    • Chordata: Vertebrata
    • Comparison of chordates and non-chordates
  • Nomenclature  
  • Taxonomy and Systematics  
    • Taxonomy
    • Systematics
    • Classification of Taxonomy
    1. Plant Taxonomy
    2. Animal Taxonomy
5.2 Economic Importance of Bacteria and Fungi
  • Bacteria  
    • Life Processes in Bacteria  
      • Life process in bacteria
      1. Movement
      2. Respiration - Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration
      3. Nutrition - Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Bacteria
      4. Reproduction - Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
  • Useful Role of Bacteria in Medicine  
  • Useful Role of Bacteria in Agriculture  
  • Useful Role of Bacteria in Industry  
  • Harmful Role of Bacteria  
  • Fungi  
    • Economic Importance of Fungi  
      • Economic importance of fungi
      1. Beneficial activities
        (a) Food
        (b) Medicine 
        (c) Industries
        (d) Production of Organic acid
        (e) Bakery and Brewery
        (f) Production of enzymes
        (g) Agriculture
      2. Harmful activities
  • Ecosystem  
    • Structure and Function of an Ecosystem  
      • Abiotic Factors
      • Biotic Factors
      • Interaction Between Biotic and Abiotic Factors
      • Complexity of Ecosystems
      • Biomes: Large Ecosystems

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 6: Human Anatomy and Physiology

6.1 Nutrition
6.2 Digestive System
6.3 Skeleton - Movement and Locomotion
6.4 Skin - "The Jack of All Trades"
  • The Skin  
    • Introduction
    • Functions
  • Structure of the Skin  
    • The Skin Proper  
      1. Epidermis 
      2. Dermis
    • Derivation of the Skin  
      1. Hair
      2. Nails
      3. Sebaceous glands
      4. Sweat glands
      5. Mammary glands
  • Skin and Heat Regulation of Body  
    1. Heat production
    2. Heat Loss
    3. Temperature regulation
6.5 The Respiratory System
  • Respiration  
    • Introduction to Respiration
    • Types of Respiration
  • Formation of ATP  
    • Why do we need energy?
    • Formation of ATP
    • Animals need more energy
    • Birds and mammals need still more energy
  • Types of Respiration: Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration  
    • Cellular respiration
    • Types of cellular respiration
    1. Aerobic Respiration
    2. Anaerobic Respiration
    • Aerobic respiration in plant/animal
    • Anaerobic respiration in plant/animal
    • Differences in anaerobic respiration in plants and animals
  • Parts of Respiration  
    1. Breathing 
    2. Gaseous transport
    3. Tissue respiration
    4. Cellular respiration
  • Human Respiratory System  
    • Respiratory System
    • Exchange of Gases in Lungs
    • Significance of Respiration
  • Mechanism of respiration-Breathing  
    • Mechanism of Respiration
    • Steps of Respiration
  • Capacities of the Lungs  
  • Inspired Air Vs. Expired Air  
    • Effect of altitude of breathing
  • Hypoxia and Asphyxiation  
  • Experiments on Breathing and Respiration  
    1. To demonstrate that water is lost during breathing
    2. To demonstrate that CO2 is given out in breathing
    3. To demonstrate the action of the diaphragm during breathing
    4. To measure the volume of expired air
    5. To show that oxygen is taken in by animals during respiration

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 7: Health and Hygiene

7.1 Hygiene - [A Key to Healthy Life]
  • Health  
    • Introduction
    • Physical Health
    • Mental Health
  • Hygiene  
    • Introduction
    • The Importance of Hygiene for Health and Well-being
  • Types of Hygiene: Personal Hygiene  
    • Personal Hygiene
    • Major aspect of personal hygiene
    1. Cleanliness
    2. Physical exercise
    3. Rest and sleep
    4. Healthy habits
  • Types of Hygiene: Public Hygiene (Community)  
  • Vector Borne Diseases  
    • Vector
    • Vector Borne Diseases: Mosquitoes, Cockroaches and Rats
    1. Malaria
    2. Elephantiasis (filariasis)
    3. Yellow fever
    4. Dengue
    • Control of mosquitoes:
    1. Spraying
    2. Elimination of breeding places
    3. Spraying on stagnant water
    4. Biological control
  • Control of Disease Carriers (Vectors)  
    • Vector
    • The manner in which vector spreads diseases
    • Several methods to Control vector
  • Contamination of Water and Water Borne Diseases  
    • Waterborne diseases
    • Contamination of Water
    • Prevention of Waterborne Diseases
  • Waterborne Diseases Caused by Bacteria  
    • Waterborne Diseases Caused by Bacteria:
    1. Diarrhoea
    2. Dysentery (Shigellosis)
    3. Typhoid Fever Bacteria (Salmonella)
    4. Cholera
  • Waterborne Diseases Caused by Virus  
    • Waterborne Diseases Caused by Virus
    1. Hepatitus A
    2. Hepatitus E
  • Common Diseases in Human Beings  
    • Protozoan Diseases  
      • Malaria
      • Amoebiasis
      • African sleeping sickness
      • Kala-azar
7.2 Diseases : Cause and Control
  • Disease  
    • Introduction
    • Identification of disease
  • Categories of Disease  
    • Categories of Disease
    1. Extent of occurrence
      - Endemic diseases
      - Epidemic diseases
      - Pandemic diseases
      - Sporadic diseases
    2. Communicability: Communicable or Infectious diseases & Non- Communicable or Non-Infectious diseases
    3. Kinds of pathogens
    4. Kinds of transmitting agents
    5. Congenital diseases and acquired diseases
    6. Other types of diseases
      - Infectious diseases
      - Hereditary diseases
      - Physiological diseases
      - Deficiency diseases
  • Non-communicable or Non-infectious Diseases  
  • Communicable Or Infectious Diseases  
    • Introduction
    • Infectious and Non-infectious causes of Disease
  • Common Diseases in Human Beings  
    • Bacterial Diseases  
      • Bacterial diseases in human beings
      • Typhoid ( Enteric fever)
      • Pneumonia
      • Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery)
      • Bubonic plague (Black death)
      • Diphtheria
      • Cholera
      • Tetanus (Lock jaw)
      • Tuberculosis
      • Syphilis
      • Whooping cough (Pertussis)
      • Dysentery
      • Plague
    • Protozoan Diseases  
      • Malaria
      • Amoebiasis
      • African sleeping sickness
      • Kala-azar
    • Helminthic Diseases  
      • Helminthic diseases
      • Ascariasis
      • Filariasis/ Elephantiasis
      • Taeniasis
    • Viral Diseases  
      • Introduction
      • Common diseases
      • Viral Diseases
  • Vector Borne Diseases  
    • Vector
    • Vector Borne Diseases: Mosquitoes, Cockroaches and Rats
    1. Malaria
    2. Elephantiasis (filariasis)
    3. Yellow fever
    4. Dengue
    • Control of mosquitoes:
    1. Spraying
    2. Elimination of breeding places
    3. Spraying on stagnant water
    4. Biological control
7.3 Aids to Health
  • Health  
    • Introduction
    • Physical Health
    • Mental Health
  • Types of Hygiene: Personal Hygiene  
    • Personal Hygiene
    • Major aspect of personal hygiene
    1. Cleanliness
    2. Physical exercise
    3. Rest and sleep
    4. Healthy habits
  • Types of Hygiene: Public Hygiene (Community)  
  • Immunity  
  • Defence System in Our Body: Local Defence System  
    1. Protective mechanical barriers
    2. Thrown out, if entered
    3. Germ-killing secretions
    4. Germ-fighting white blood cells (WBCs)
    • Merits of local defence systems
  • Defence System in Our Body: Immune System  
    • Immune System
    • Cells of Immune System
    1. Lymphocytes
      - Mechanism of response of T-lymphocytes to antigens
      - Mechanism of action of B-lymphocytes to antigens
    2. Antigen Presenting cells

     

  • Vaccination and Immunization  
    • Vaccination
    • Immunization
  • Antitoxins  
  • Antiseptics and Disinfectants  
    • Antiseptics
    • Disinfectants
    • Differences between antiseptics and disinfectants
  • Antibiotics  
    • Antibiotics and Their Mechanisms
    • Types of Antibiotics
    • Antibiotic Resistance
    • Modern Applications of Antibiotics
  • Sulphonamide Group of Medicines  
7.4 Health Organisation
  • Common Health Problems in India  
  • Categories of Health Organisation  
  • International Bodies: Red Cross  
  • International Bodies: WHO (World Health Organisation)  

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 8: Waste Generation and Management

  • Waste and Its Categories  
    • Types of Waste
    • Categories of Waste
    • Disposal Techniques
  • Methods of Safe Disposal of Waste  
    • Methods of Safe Disposal of Waste
    1. Segregation
    2. Dumping
    3. Composting 
    4. Drainage
    5. Treatment of Effluents before Discharge
    6. Incineration
    7. Scrubbers
    8. Electrostatic Precipitators

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 9: Vegetative Propagation

  • Asexual Reproduction in Plant  
    • Asexual reproduction in plant
    • Different modes of asexual reproduction in plant
    1. Fragmentation
    2. Budding
    3. Spore formation
    4. Binary fission
    5. Conidia formation
    6. Gemma formation

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for Chapter 10: Biotechnology Applications

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