BIOL1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Scientific American, Field Trip, Heredity
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Sample for implementation for year 12 from term 4, 2018. Duration: 30 hours including 6 hours for a depth study. Life continues through the processes of reproduction and heredity. Students expand their knowledge by investigating reproductive methods and technologies in both plants and animals. This unit investigates the functions of effective cell division and its role in growth and reproduction. The students examine the consequences of malfunctions in cell division. This unit includes relevant concepts from a number of modules. Students learn about how contemporary research and the work of scientists in various fields, including agriculture, industry and medicine, can be explored within the context of biotechnology. The impact of biotechnology on biological diversity is also explored. Students engage with the study of non-infectious disease and disorders, including their causes and effects on human health. In this unit, students focus on processing and representing data in appropriate formats to analyse and evaluate trends, relationships and patterns.
