Living World

Research forms of asexual and sexual reproduction in plants and animals. ▹
Discuss the role of meiosis in gamete formation and the inheritance and the transfer of genetic information from generation to generation. ▹
Describe the process of mitosis and cell differentiation for the growth, repair and replacement of cells and tissues. ▹
Research internal and external fertilization, in relation to the number of ova and sperm produced, the success of fertilization, parental care and survival of the offspring. ▹
Describe the cause of infectious and non-infectious diseases and the body’s responses to the diseases. ▹
Investigate local vaccination programs and the diseases they control. ▹
Describe how we can differentiate between different stimuli. ▹
Describe how the nervous and endocrine systems work to maintain humans as functioning organisms. ▹