Unit 4: Maintaining the internal environment Biology
In order to survive, organisms must be able to maintain system structure and function in the face of changes in their external and internal environments. Changes in temperature and water availability, and the incidence and spread of infectious disease, …
Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL099
Represent data in meaningful and useful ways, including the use of mean, median, range and probability; organise and analyse data to identify trends, patterns and relationships; discuss the ways in which measurement error, instrumental accuracy, the nature …
ACSBL099 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL101
Select, construct and use appropriate representations, including diagrams and flow charts, to communicate conceptual understanding, solve problems and make predictions
ACSBL101 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL100
Interpret a range of scientific and media texts, and evaluate models, processes, claims and conclusions by considering the quality of available evidence; and use reasoning to construct scientific arguments
ACSBL100 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL107
Science can be limited in its ability to provide definitive answers to public debate; there may be insufficient reliable data available, or interpretation of the data may be open to question
ACSBL107 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL104
Models and theories are contested and refined or replaced when new evidence challenges them, or when a new model or theory has greater explanatory power
ACSBL104 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL098
Conduct investigations, including using models of homeostasis and disease transmission, safely, competently and methodically for valid and reliable collection of data
ACSBL098 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL103
ICT and other technologies have dramatically increased the size, accuracy and geographic and temporal scope of data sets with which scientists work
ACSBL103 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL097
Design investigations, including the procedure/s to be followed, the materials required, and the type and amount of primary and/or secondary data to be collected; conduct risk assessments; and consider research ethics, including the rights of living …
ACSBL097 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL106
People can use scientific knowledge to inform the monitoring, assessment and evaluation of risk
ACSBL106 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL123
In vertebrates, immunity may be passive (for example, antibodies gained via the placenta or via antibody serum injection) or active (for example, acquired through actions of the immune system as a result of natural exposure to a pathogen or through the …
ACSBL123 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum