Edrolo VCE Biology Units 1 & 2

✍ Scribed by Taylen Furness, Katharine Gentry, Adam Craig, Jack Disher, Ethan Koschitzke, Cole Keegan, Harrison Liu, Rebecca Komesaroff, Giao Nguyen

• Publisher: Edrolo
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 655
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

VCE Biology Study Design (2022-2026)

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
1A KEY SCIENCE SKILLS
1B ETHICS IN BIOLOGY
CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY
UNIT 1 AOS1
CHAPTER 2
2A CELLS AS THE BASIS OF LIFE
2B ORGANELLES
2C CELL SIZE AND SHAPE
CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 3
3A INTRODUCTION TO THE PLASMA MEMBRANE
3B PASSIVE TRANSPORT
3C ACTIVE TRANSPORT
CHAPTER 3 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4
4A THE PROKARYOTIC CELL CYCLE
4B THE EUKARYOTIC CELL CYCLE
4C APOPTOSIS
4D STEM CELLS
CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY
UNIT 1 AOS2
CHAPTER 5
5A CELLS TO SYSTEMS
5B PLANT VASCULAR TISSUES
5C THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
5D THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
5E THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 6
6A INTRODUCING HOMEOSTASIS
6B REGULATION OF BODY TEMPERATURE
6C REGULATION OF BLOOD GLUCOSE
6D REGULATION OF WATER BALANCE
6E MALFUNCTIONS IN HOMEOSTASIS
CHAPTER 6 SUMMARY
UNIT 1 AOS3
HOW TO DESIGN AND CONDUCT A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
UNIT 2 AOS1
CHAPTER 7
7A GENES AND CHROMOSOMES
7B MEIOSIS
7C GENOTYPES AND PHENOTYPES
7D NATURE VS NURTURE
CHAPTER 7 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 8
8A MONOHYBRID CROSSES
8B DIHYBRID CROSSES
8C PEDIGREE ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 8 SUMMARY
UNIT 2 AOS2
CHAPTER 9
9A SEXUAL VS ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
9B CLONING
CHAPTER 9 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 10
10A ADAPTATIONS FOR HOT ENVIRONMENTS
10B ADAPTATIONS FOR COLD ENVIRONMENTS
10C INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN SPECIES
10D INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ECOSYSTEM
CHAPTER 10 SUMMARY
UNIT 2 AOS3
HOW TO INVESTIGATE A BIOETHICAL ISSUE
Scientific investigations
2.1 YEASTY BOYS
2.2 PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN ALGAE
2.3 THE EFFECT OF SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO ON THE RATE OF DIFFUSION
3.1 OBSERVING OSMOSIS USING CHICKEN EGGS
4.1 OBSERVING MITOSIS IN ONION ROOT CELLS
5.1 CELERY SUCKS
6.1 FACTORS AFFECTING HEART RATE AND RESPIRATORY RATE
6.2 ALLEN’S RULE
7.1 EXTRACTING DNA FROM STRAWBERRIES
7.2 MODELLING MEIOSIS USING LEGO BRICKS
7.3 USING GENOMIC DATABASES
8.1 DESIGN A BIRD
8.2 ARE YOU A SUPERTASTER?
9.1 CAULIFLOWER CLONING
10.1 SURVEYING BIODIVERSITY
ANSWERS
CHAPTER 1 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 2 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 3 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 4 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 5 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 6 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 7 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 8 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 9 ANSWERS
CHAPTER 10 ANSWERS
GLOSSARY