Term 4

Unit: Reproduction

Key concept: Change

Related concept: Form, Function, Interaction

Global context: Identities and relationships

Statement of inquiry:

The behaviour and relationships of animals can be influenced by the characteristics of their reproduction, which depends on the forms and functions of their organs.

Biological role of Mitosis and Meiosis

Sexual and asexual reproduction. Mosses and Ferns

Gymnosperms and angiosperms

Embryogenesis

Cellular differentiation

Unit: Heredity and variation

Key concept: Change

Related concept: Consequences, Environment, Models

Global context: Identities and relationships

Statement of inquiry:

As a result of changes in the environment, our identity and relationships with others may change, this can be verified by simulating the situation.

Heredity and Variation

Artificial selection. Cultivated plants and domestic animals

Significant cultivated plants and domestic animals

Unit: Biosphere, ecosystem, population

Key concept: Communities

Related concept: Balance, Environment, Interaction

Global context: Globalization and sustainability

Statement of inquiry:

To maintain environmental sustainability, it is necessary to take into account the interaction in communities of living organisms in nature.

Ecosystem structure. Types of ecosystem

Population structure. Survival strategies

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