Level 2 Biology
12BIO Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs J. McLean.
Topics CoveredThis 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
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.
Departments:
Pathway Career Pathways
Acupuncturist, Personal Trainer/Exercise Professional, Registered Nurse, Agricultural/Horticultural Scientist, Agricultural/Horticultural Consultant, Paramedic, Anaesthetist, Pathologist, Veterinary Nurse, Zoologist, Beekeeper, Chemist, Aquaculture Farmer, Zookeeper, Marine Biologist, Arborist, Medical Physicist, Meat/Seafood Process Worker, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Microbiologist
Subject CostsCourse Workbook $26
Field Trip Costs $100 approximately
Revision Booklet (optional) $17