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Level 2 Biology
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
14 Credits from NCEA Level 1 Science
including achievement standards associated
with genetics and evolution
CONTENT
- Ecological patterns
- Cell processes
- Genetic variation and change
- Adaptations of animals
- Use of the microscope
HOW THE COURSE IS ASSESSED
A mixture of internal and external
assessments worth a maximum of 18 credits
QUALIFICATION GAINED IF COURSE
REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLETED
Up to 18 credits in NCEA Level 2
WHAT WILL IT COST
Course workbook $25
Field Trips $20 (approximately)
NEXT STEP
NCEA Level 3 Biology
WHO TO SEE
Mrs Y Teague
Level 3 Biology
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of 8 credits from NCEA Level 2
Biology
CONTENT
- Researched – informed response to
socio-scientific issue
- Plant and animal responses to the
external environment.
- Evolutionary processes leading to
speciation.
- Trends in human evolution
- Human manipulation of genetic transfer
and biological implication.
HOW THE COURSE IS ASSESSED
A mixture of internal and external
assessments worth a maximum of 19 credits.
QUALIFICATION GAINED IF COURSE
REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLETED
Up to 19 credits in NCEA Level 3 and
opportunity to sit scholarship examination
WHAT WILL IT COST
$35 for course workbook
Field trips $25
NEXT STEP
Tertiary Study
WHO TO SEE
Mrs S Prasad