Year 12 Biology
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms N. Vaike.
Welcome to Level 2 Biology. Students’ will be working towards achieving both internal and external NCEA achievements for this course. They will study the concepts related to the topics of Ecology, Cell Biology and Genetics. Thorough and extensive understanding of these concepts will allow students to apply the knowledge of cells in order to carry out a practical investigation and write a report relating an organism’s specific adaptations to their external environment.
Students will build on their genetics knowledge from Living World assessed in Years 9 & 10, to develop higher thinking skills in relation to Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. The idea is for students to appreciate the observational and investigative skills employed by scientists in the field of Genetics to theorise and explain the diversity of Life on this planet. Understanding the process of inheritance will allow students to apply their knowledge in order to understand the advancement in the medical field in relation to inherited diseases and dis-orders. Students should be able to draw parallels between the real world and the topics studied.
High level of achievement in L3 Biology is essential to gain entry to Science and Health Sciences courses at different tertiary institutions in NZ and overseas.
Recommended Prior Learning
Biology: 12 credits at NCEA Level 1 in Science (including achievement in AS 1.9: Demonstrate understanding of biological ideas relating to genetic variation)
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Biology 2.1 - Carry out a practical investigation in a biology context, with supervision
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Biology 2.2 - Analyse the biological validity of information presented to the public
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Biology 2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life
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Biology 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level
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Biology 2.5 - Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change