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What will I learn?
Biodiversity and Connectedness
Course unit options — college sequence may varyCells and Organisms
Course unit options — college sequence may varyHeredity and Continuity of Life
Course unit options — college sequence may varyThe Internal Environment
Course unit options — college sequence may varyHow will I be assessed?
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Does it scale up or down?
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Sources, versions and verification dates
Profile source metadata last checked: 2026-11-12. A source check is not an endorsement by the authority or confirmation that a future course version is unchanged.
- Biology A-T — ACT BSSS; 2026-11-12. Listed on the official BSSS course site when retrieved. Confirm accreditation dates, classification and delivery with your college for your cohort. An absent classification is unknown, not an assumed A or T course.
- Biology A-T course/framework document 1 — ACT BSSS; 2026-11-12. Linked course document; check accreditation period, classification, assessment and unit choices with your college.
- Biology A-T course/framework document 2 — ACT BSSS; 2026-11-12. Linked course document; check accreditation period, classification, assessment and unit choices with your college.