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
Unit 1: Biodiversity and the interconnectedness of life Biology
The current view of the biosphere as a dynamic system composed of Earth’s diverse, interrelated and interacting ecosystems developed from the work of eighteenth and nineteenth century naturalists, who collected, classified, measured and mapped the distribution …
Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Biology
Rationale Biology is the study of the fascinating diversity of life as it has evolved and as it interacts and functions. Investigation of biological systems and their interactions, from cellular processes to ecosystem dynamics, has led to biological knowledge …
Rationale/Aims | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of Cross-curriculum Priorities Biology
While the significance of the cross-curriculum priorities for Biology varies, there are opportunities for teachers to select contexts that incorporate the key concepts from each priority. Through an investigation of contexts that draw on Aboriginal and …
Representation of Cross-curriculum Priorities | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Biology Biology
Units Biology is the study of the fascinating diversity of life as it has evolved and as it interacts and functions. Investigation of biological systems and their interactions, from cellular processes to ecosystem dynamics, has led to biological knowledge …
Structure of Biology | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL057
In animals, the exchange of nutrients and wastes between the internal and external environments of the organism is facilitated by the structure and function of the cells and tissues of the digestive system (for example, villi structure and function), …
ACSBL057 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL056
In animals, the exchange of gases between the internal and external environments of the organism is facilitated by the structure and function of the respiratory system at cell and tissue levels
ACSBL056 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL059
In plants, gases are exchanged via stomata and the plant surface; their movement within the plant by diffusion does not involve the plant transport system
ACSBL059 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL121
Innate responses in animals target pathogens, including through the inflammation response, which involves the actions of phagocytes, defensins and the complement system
ACSBL121 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL058
In animals, the transport of materials within the internal environment for exchange with cells is facilitated by the structure and function of the circulatory system at cell and tissue levels (for example, the structure and function of capillaries)
ACSBL058 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | 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
ACSBL113
Hormones alter the metabolism of target cells, tissues or organs by increasing or decreasing their activity; in animals, most hormones are produced in endocrine glands as a result of nervous or chemical stimulation, and travel via the circulatory or lymph …
ACSBL113 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum