Biology in focus. Year 12

Prelims
	Title Page
	Imprint Page
	Contents
	Preface
	Author and reviewer teams
	Acknowledgements
	Using biology in focus
	Syllbus mapping
Chapter 01: Working scientifically and depth studies
	1.1: The nature of biology
	1.2: Solving scientific problems: depth studies
	1.3: Planning your depth study
	1.4: Communicating your understanding
Module Five: Heredity
	Chapter 2: Sexual and asexual reproduction
		2.1:  Asexual and sexual reproduction – one parent or two?
		2.2: Asexual reproduction – only one parent
		2.3: Sexual reproduction in mammals
		2.4: Manipulation of reproduction
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 3: Cell replication
		3.1: Cell division – mitosis and meiosis
		3.2: DNA structure – the Watson and Crick model
		 3.3: DNA replication – the Watson and Crick model
		3.4: The importance of accuracy during DNA replication
		3.5: The continuity of species
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 4: DNA and polypeptide synthesis
		4.1: DNA in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
		4.2: Polypeptide synthesis
		 4.3: How genes and the environment affect phenotypic expression
		4.4: The structure and function  of proteins in living things
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 5: Genetic variation
		5.1: Genetic variation – meiosis, fertilisation and mutations
		 5.2: Genotypes and inheritance patterns
		5.3: Deviations from Mendel’s ratios
		5.4:  Population genetics
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 6: Inheritance patterns in a population
		6.1: DNA technologies
		6.2: Using large-scale data to study population genetics
		6.3: Using large-scale data to study population genetics and disease
		6.4: Using large-scale data to study population genetics and human evolution
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
Module six: Genetic change
	Chapter 7: Mutation
		7.1: Mutagens
		7.2: Types of mutations
		7.3: Mutations and how they  affect organisms
		 7.4: Population genetics – mutation,  gene flow and genetic drift
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 8: Biotechnology
		8.1: Biotechnology – past, present and future
		8.2: Ethics and social implications
		8.3: Future directions and benefits of research
		8.4: Changes to Earth’s biodiversity
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 9: Genetic technologies
		9.1: Processes and outcomes of reproductive technologies
		9.2: Cloning
		9.3: Recombinant DNA technologies
		9.4: Current genetic technologies that induce genetic change
		9.5: Benefits of using genetic technologies
		9.6: The effect of biotechnology in agriculture
		9.7: Social, economic and cultural influences on biotechnologies
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
Module seven: Infectious disease
	Chapter 10: Cause and transmission of infectious disease
		10.1: The variety of infectious diseases caused by pathogens
		10.2: Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur
		10.3: Causes and effects of disease in agricultural production
		10.4: Adaptations of pathogens to facilitate their transfer
		  Chapter summary
		  Chapter review questions
	Chapter 11: Responses to pathogens
		11.1: Investigating plant defences
		11.2: Animal responses to pathogens
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 12: Immunity
		12.1: The human immune system
		12.2: Modelling the innate and adaptive immune systems
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 13: Prevention, treatment and control of disease
		13.1: Limiting the spread of infectious disease
		13.2: Preventing the spread of infectious disease
		13.3: Pharmaceuticals for controlling infectious disease
		13.4: Environmental management and quarantine methods
		13.5: Incidence and prevalence of a disease
		13.6: Predicting and controlling the spread of disease
		13.7: Aboriginal protocols in the development of medicines
		  Chapter summary
		  Chapter review questions
Module eight: Non-infectious disease and disorders
	Chapter 14: Homeostasis
		14.1: Homeostasis
		14.2: Mechanisms to maintain homeostasis
		14.3: Adaptations in endotherms
		14.4: Mechanisms to maintain water balance in plants
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 15: Non-infectious diseases
		15.1: Causes and effects
		15.2: Incidence, prevalence and mortality rates
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 16: Epidemiology
		16.1: Analysis of patterns of non-infectious disease
		16.2: Treatment, management and future directions
		16.3: Methods used in epidemiological studies
		16.4: Benefits of epidemiological studies
		  Chapter summary
		  Chapter review questions
	Chapter 17: Prevention
		17.1: Educational programs and campaigns
		17.2: Genetic engineering
		Chapter summary
		Chapter review questions
	Chapter 18: Technologies and disorders
		18.1: The ear
		18.2: The eye
		18.3: The kidney
		18.4: Effectiveness of technologies
		  Chapter summary
		  Chapter review questions
Answers
Glossary
Index