WACE Biology Year 12 Notes

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1. Continuity through binary fission, mitosis, meiosis and fertilisation3 · Continuity of species

   Heredity

2. DNA organisation, nucleotide pairing and semi-conservative replication3 · Continuity of species

   Heredity

3. Genes, the triplet code, transcription, translation and protein function3 · Continuity of species

   Heredity

4. Gene–environment effects, mutation and sources of genetic variation3 · Continuity of species

   Heredity

5. Dominant, recessive and autosomal inheritance with Punnett probabilities3 · Continuity of species

   Inheritance

6. Co-dominance, incomplete dominance, sex linkage, multiple alleles and polygenes3 · Continuity of species

   Inheritance

7. Pedigrees, genotype inference and future-generation probability3 · Continuity of species

   Inheritance

8. PCR, gel electrophoresis, sequencing, DNA profiling and recombinant DNA3 · Continuity of species

   Biotechnology

9. Transgenic organisms: applications, environmental risks and evidence-based decisions3 · Continuity of species

   Science as a Human Endeavour

10. Evidence for evolution and constructing and interpreting phylogenetic trees3 · Continuity of species

    Evolution

11. Dynamic gene pools: mutation, natural selection, drift, founder effect and gene flow3 · Continuity of species

    Population genetics

12. Microevolution, allopatric speciation, artificial selection and conserving viable gene pools3 · Continuity of species

    Evolution and conservation

13. Stimulus–response models, tolerance limits and negative feedback4 · Surviving in a changing environment

    Homeostasis

14. Heat exchange and thermoregulation in endotherms and ectotherms4 · Surviving in a changing environment

    Thermoregulation

15. Nitrogenous wastes and animal water and salt balance4 · Surviving in a changing environment

    Osmoregulation

16. Xerophyte and halophyte adaptations for water balance and gas exchange4 · Surviving in a changing environment

    Plant homeostasis

17. Pathogen groups, structural distinctions and the syllabus disease examples4 · Surviving in a changing environment

    Infectious disease

18. Pathogen life cycles, host invasion, zoonoses and transmission pathways4 · Surviving in a changing environment

    Infectious disease

19. Population density, movement, climate, vectors and epidemic modelling4 · Surviving in a changing environment

    Disease ecology

20. Quarantine, herd immunity, physical controls, antibiotics, antivirals and resistance4 · Surviving in a changing environment

    Disease management