Biology in focus. Year 12 [2nd edition.] 9780170408851, 017040885X

Table of contents :
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