The year 12 HSC biology syllabus requires you to see the world through the eyes of a biologist. You will learn to think at the molecular scale, through to a cellular and biological systems level. It emphasises the importance of scientific problem solving and communication skills in order to help you adapt to an ever changing world.
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Homework archive and answers: Module 5 | Module 6 | Module 7 | Module 8
Module 5: Heredity
- Reproduction
- Mechanisms of reproduction
- Experiment: Bread mould
- Experiment: Culturing microbes
- Cell replication
- DNA and polypeptide synthesis
- Genetic variation
- The theory of evolution by natural selection (year 11 recap)
- Inheritance patterns in a population
Module 7: Infectious Disease
- Pasteur and Koch
- Causes of infectious disease
- Responses to pathogens
- In depth: Malaria
- Immunity
- Prevention, treatment and control
- Vaccines
- How the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Works [Extension]
- Diseases in Plants
- Infectious disease exam
Module 6: Genetic Change
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction [Extension]
- Sanger Sequencing [Extension]
- Biotechnology
- Recombinant technology: Insulin production
- Transgenic technology: BT Cotton
- Reproductive technology
- Genetic technologies
Module 8: Non-infectious Disease
- Homeostasis
- Epidemiology
- Causes and effects
- Prevention
- Technologies and disorders
Module: Scientific Skills
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