13BIO

Level 3 Biology

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs J. McLean.

Level 3 Biology:

At Year 13 our course is designed to expand your world - to understand the responses of organisms to their environment and to each other, why NZ wildlife has evolved to be so unique from the rest of the world and, the evolution of Homo sapiens and their innovative cultural development.  Human Biology and important social issues are covered in the internal standards.  Biology will lead you to careers in the public and private sectors: DoC, teaching, research, medicine, physiotherapy, health, genetics, agriculture, horticulture.

Prerequisite: 

14 credits at Level 2 Biology

Outline of Course:

This course is taken from Level 8 of the New Zealand curriculum. The focus of the course is to understand the significance of evolution. Students study the responses of plants and animals to the environment and to other living organisms, evolutionary processes unique to New Zealand’s biogeography and the anatomical trends of human evolution, dispersal, and recent discoveries. 

Skills such as researching and reporting link to human biology in topics of human health (homeostasis) and a socio-scientific essay of current community issues.

Course Costs:

Course Workbook $26

Revision Booklet (optional) $21

Scholarship Revision Booklet $17

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.

Total Credits Available: 17 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 9 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91602 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 3.2 - Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
3
3
3
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91604 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of how an animal maintains a stable internal environment
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91605 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of evolutionary processes leading to speciation
4
4
4
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91606 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91607 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 3.7 - Demonstrate understanding of human manipulations of genetic transfer and its biological implications
3
3
3
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 17
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 17
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 17

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.