12BIO

Level 2 Biology

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs J. McLean.

Level 2 Biology

At Year 12 our course covers Cell processes, Genetics and Evolution and Gene Expression and how these relate to you. The Internal standards give you understanding of the environmental processes that impact on your region while you study in the field in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. You will also study anatomy; the circulatory and respiratory systems of the body. 

Prerequisite: 

It is recommended that you attained a Merit grade in the Ecology assessment and passed all other parts of the Year 11 Diploma Science course.

 


Topics Covered

This course is taken from Level 7 of the New Zealand Curriculum. 

The year begins with a field trip to Aoraki National Park where we study Community Patterns in our local environment which links to ecology and the appreciation of indigenous flora, fauna and evolutionary processes.  

We study the adaptations of living things enabling survival; including cellular processes essential to life, genetics and inheritance, and the expression of DNA.

Field work and practical investigations, reporting, researching and the specific language of Biology are part of this course. 

Study at this level is a fundamental requirement for those careers involving Health and Biological Sciences. It is also a prerequisite for Level 3 Biology

Subject Costs

Course Workbook $26

Field Trip Costs $100 approximately

Revision Booklet (optional) $17

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.

Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91155 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life
3
3
3
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91156 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4w
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91157 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.5 - Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4w
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91158 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.6 - Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91159 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of gene expression
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91160 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.8 - Investigate biological material at the microscopic level
3
3
3
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 8
Total Numeracy Credits: 0