Table of Commonly Used Verbs
Chapter 1: Senses and sensory perception in communication
Chapter 2: Light as a visual stimulus and the eye as a receptor
Chapter 3: The transfer of the visual signal within the eye
Chapter 4: Transformation in the retina: light signal to electrical impulse
Chapter 5: Sound and its production for communication
Chapter 6: The detection of sound
Chapter 7: Signals are transmitted as electro-chemical changes
Glenda Chidrawi has been involved in biology education for 25 years. With an honours degree in Molecular Biology, she has taught and lectured biology in both South Africa and Australia. Glenda has written for the AIS and NSW QTP Science Program and has had articles published in educational journals.
Addresses the requirements of the NSW Stage 6 Biology syllabus, including the 2003 amendments
All dot points of the syllabus covered
Third column investigations, titled First-hand Investigations and Secondary Source Investigations, integrated throughout the text to support the column two content
Internet sites listed with guiding comments to assist students with their investigations and further research
BOS verbs used in all revision questions
Extension activities and worked examples are available online
Biology Skills addressed
Key words and terms highlighted throughout
Glossary
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