From single cells to multicellular organisms.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this unit, students:
By the end of this unit, students:
- understand that the structure and function of cells and their components are related to the need to exchange matter and energy with their immediate environment
- understand that multicellular organisms consist of multiple interdependent and hierarchically-organised systems that enable exchange of matter and energy with their immediate environment
- understand how theories and models have developed, based on evidence from multiple disciplines; and the uses and limitations of biological knowledge in a range of contexts
- use science inquiry skills to design, conduct, evaluate and communicate investigations into the structure and function of cells and multicellular organisms
- evaluate, with reference to empirical evidence, claims about cellular processes and the structure and function of multicellular organisms
- communicate biological understanding using qualitative and quantitative representations in appropriate modes and genres.