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JacobP

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Biology
« on: February 02, 2022, 08:43:42 pm »
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At the start of unit 1 biology, do you learn basic stuff such as organelles and their functions.

yesh.weerakkody

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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2022, 07:48:12 am »
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Yep! If you look at the biology study design (https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/biology/2022BiologySD.docx), in Area of Study 1 - Outcome 1 you learn about cellular structure & function as well as the cell cycle and cell growth, death and differentiation.
The key dot points are:
“Cellular structure and function
• cells as the basic structural feature of life on Earth, including the distinction between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
• surface area to volume ratio as an important factor in the limitations of cell size and the need for internal compartments (organelles) with specific cellular functions
• the structure and specialisation of plant and animal cell organelles for distinct functions, including chloroplasts and mitochondria
• the structure and function of the plasma membrane in the passage of water, hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances via osmosis, facilitated diffusion and active transport
The cell cycle and cell growth, death and differentiation

The cell cycle and cell growth, death and differentiation
• binary fission in prokaryotic cells
• the eukaryotic cell cycle, including the characteristics of each of the sub-phases of mitosis and cytokinesis in plant and animal cells
• apoptosis as a regulated process of programmed cell death
• disruption to the regulation of the cell cycle and malfunctions in apoptosis that may result in deviant cell behaviour: cancer and the characteristics of cancer cells
• properties of stem cells that allow for differentiation, specialisation and renewal of cells and tissues, including the concepts of pluripotency and totipotency.”

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