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VCE biology year 12 term 2, 2014

Teacher: Jacqueline Wiltshire Subject: VCE year 12 Biology

Today’s Date: Saturday, April 19, 2014

Term 2
WEEK / DATES / TASK / CONTENT
1 / 21/4-25/4 / Tuesday: Types of signaling molecules- neurotransmitters, animal hormones,, pheromones, and plant growth regulators
Thursday: generalized view of how information is received by a cells receptor and transducted to an effector for lipid and protein based signaling molecules
Friday: ANZAC day
Homework: hormone revision and exam questions
2 / 28/4-2/5 / Monday: PD: apoptosis as an example of the cellular response to specific signals Tuesday: the nature of the stimulus response model and the role of the nerve pathway and chemical signals in the transmission of information from receptors to effectors
Friday: SAC 3 preparation: An investigation into enzyme action
Homework: SAC revision and nervous system revision and exam questions
3 / 5/5-9/5 / Tuesday: the overview of homeostasis
Thursday: Cellular and non cellular pathogens (viruses, prions, bacteria, eukaryotic and multicellular pathogens)
Friday: SAC 3: An investigation into enzyme action
Homework: pathogens revision
4 / 12/5-16/5 / Monday: nature of physical and chemical barriers in plants and animals (including hormone) to invading pathogens
Tuesday: Structure and role of the lymphatic system in the innate and adaptive immune response.
Friday: SAC 4 preparation: a simulation of an organisms response to a chemical or physical signal
Homework: SAC 4 preparation and lymphatic system revision including exam questions
5 / 19/5-23/5 / Tuesday: the nature, characteristics and roles of components in the innate immune response
Thursday: the inflammatory response
Friday: SAC 4: a simulation of an organisms response to a chemical or physical signal
Homework: 1st and 2nd non specific immunity including inflammation revision including exam questions
6 / 26/5-30/5 / Monday: nature, characteristics and components of the adaptive immune response, B cells and humoral immunity
Tuesday: nature, characteristics and components of the adaptive immune response, T helper and T cytotoxic cells and cell mediated immunity
Friday: SAC 5 preparation: A poster in response to a stimulus on an issue related to immune system
Homework: SAC 5 preparation and non specific immune response revision including exam questions
7 / 2/6-6/6 / Tuesday: acquired immunity through natural and passive strategies including the nature and production of vaccines and antibody serums and their importance in maintaining immunity for a particular disease in the human population
Thursday: contd.
Friday: SAC 5: A poster in response to a stimulus on an issue related to immune system
Homework: unit 3 past paper
8 / 9/6-13/6 / Monday: binary fission in prokaryotes, phases of the cell cycle, mitosis and cytokinesis
Tuesday: SAC1: preparation an investigation or simulation related to mitosis or meisosis
Friday: DNA replication and key events in meiosis including recombination
Homework: SAC1 revision and mitosis, meiosis revision including exam questions
9 / 16/6-20/6 / Tuesday: Molecular genetics, the nature of the genomes, genes and the genetic code
Thursday: The role of RNA in transcription and in translation for Eukaryotes
Friday: SAC1: an investigation or simulation related to mitosis or meisosis
Homework: revision on transcripton, replication and translation including exam questions
10 / 23/6-27/6 / Monday: Gene regulation (switching on and off of genes by factors expressed by regulator genes by factors expressed by regulator genes and environmental factors
Tuesday: contd.
Friday: DNA tools and techniques: Gel electrophoresis and SAC 2 preparation: An investigation using a DNA tool or manipulation technique
Homework: unit 3 past paper, SAC 2 revision and gene regulation revision including exam questions

END OF TERM 2


Unit No. (continues)

Term 3
WEEK / DATES / TASK / CONTENT
1 / 14/7-18/7 / Tuesday: DNA amplification and DNA sequencing making recombinant plasmids SAC2: preparation
Thursday: Bacterial trnasformations, DNA profiling and gene cloning using plasmids as a gene delivery systems
Friday: SAC2: An investigation using a DNA tool or manipulation technique
Homework: Revision of DNA tools and techniques including exam questions
2 / 21/7-25/7 / Monday: inheritance the nature of chromosomes, alleles, genotypes and phenotypes
Tuesday: causes of phenotypic variation, mutations, recombination of parental alleles in sexual reproduction
Friday: polygenes and interactions of environmental factors with genes
Homework: Heredity revision and exam questions
3 / 28/7-1/8 / Tuesday: continuous and discontinuous variation
Thursday: the monohybrid cross
Friday: the dihybrid cross (linked and independent) dominance, recessive, co dominance and multiple alleles
Homework: revision on patterns of inheritance including exam questions on monohybrid and di hybrid inheritance
4 / 4/8-8/8 / Monday: SAC 3 preparation: an investigation related to a genetic cross
Tuesday: pedigree analysis, autosomal and sex linked and the use of a test cross
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Homework: SAC 3 preparation and revision on pedigree analysis inclusing exam questions
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Term 4
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1 / 6/10-10/10 / Tuesday: SAC 5 preparation
Thursday: revision
Friday: SAC 5 A response to an issue related to human intervention in evolutionary processes
2 / 13/10-17/10 / Monday: revision
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Friday: revision
3 / 20/10-24/10 / Tuesday: revision
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END OF YEAR

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