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Module 1: Cells as the Basis of LifeCell Structure
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Cell Function4 Topics
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Module 2: Organisation of Living ThingsOrganisation of Cells2 Topics
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Nutrient and Gas Requirements6 Topics
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Transport2 Topics
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Module 3: Biological DiversityEffects of the Environment on Organisms2 Topics
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Adaptations
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Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Evolution - the Evidence
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Module 4: Ecosystem DynamicsPopulation Dynamics
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Past Ecosystems
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Future Ecosystems
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Module 5: HeredityReproduction
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Cell Replication
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DNA and Polypeptide Synthesis
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Genetic Variation
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Inheritance Patterns in a Population
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Module 6: Genetic ChangeMutation1 Topic
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Biotechnology
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Genetic Technologies
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Module 7: Infectious DiseaseCauses of Infectious Disease
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Responses to Pathogens
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Immunity
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Prevention, Treatment and Control
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Module 8: Non-infectious Disease and DisordersHomeostasis
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Causes and Effects
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Epidemiology
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Prevention
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Technologies and Disorders
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Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
What is the relationship between evolution and biodiversity?
Inquiry Question
Overview
- Explain biological diversity in terms of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection by examining the changes in and diversification of life since it first appeared on the Earth
- Analyse how an accumulation of microevolutionary changes can drive evolutionary changes and speciation over time, for example:
- Evolution of the horse
- Evolution of the platypus
- Explain, using examples, how Darwin and Wallace’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection accounts for:
- Convergent evolution
- Divergent evolution
- Explain how punctuated equilibrium is different from the gradual process of natural selection