Unit 1: Cells and multicellular organisms
Topic 1: Cells as the basis of life
1 Cell membrane
2 Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
3 Internal membranes and enzymes
4 Energy and metabolism
Topic 2: Multicellular organisms
5 Cell differentiation and specialisation
6 Gas exchange and transport
7 Exchange of nutrients and wastes
8 Plant systems—gas exchange and transport systems
Unit 2: Maintaining the internal environment
Topic 1: Homeostasis
9 Homeostasis
10 Neural and homeostatic control pathways
11 Hormonal homeostatic control pathways
12 Thermoregulation
13 Osmoregulation
Topic 2: Infectious disease
14 Infectious disease
15 Immune response and defence against disease
16 Transmission and spread of disease (epidemiology)
Pam Borger is Project Coordinator, LEAP into Sciences, School of Applied and Biomedical Sciences, Federation University Australia.
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