non-specific immune response antiviral and antibiotic drugs passive immunity and active immunity 12–13 cell-mediated immunity and antibody-mediated immunity social, economic and cultural influences on immunisation programs Task 6: Extended response The role of vaccines in – developing ‘herd immunity’ Revision 14 Task 7: Test Response to infection – 15 Task 8: Examination Semester 1 – Semester 2 – Human variation and evolution Week Key teaching points Mutations gene and chromosomal mutations genotypes, phenotypes and variation due to environment 1–2 advantageous and disadvantageous mutations and survival Task 9: Extended response Further evidence for evolution: comparative biochemistry, comparative – genomics and bioinformatics Gene pools gene pools and populations changes to gene pools due to mutations 3–4 selection pressures random genetic drift and founder effect barriers to gene flow Task 10: Science inquiry (practical) Chance changes in gene pools and the founder effect – gene pools and genetic disorders Tay-Sachs disease 5–7 thalassemia sickle-cell anaemia Task 11: Test Mutations and gene pools – natural selection 8 mechanisms underpinning evolution by natural selection Evidence for evolution biotechnological techniques used to provide evidence: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 9 restriction and ligase (bacterial) enzymes gel electrophoresis Task 12: Science inquiry (practical) Biotechnology techniques (PCR and gel electrophoresis) – biotechnological techniques used to provide evidence: DNA sequencing/genome sequencing 10 comparative genomics, biochemistry and bioinformatics phylogenetic trees to show evolutionary relationships between groups fossil formation problems and limitations of the fossil record application and limitations of 11 relative dating techniques; stratigraphy and index fossils absolute dating techniques; radio-carbon and potassium-argon Task 13: Science inquiry (practical) Fossil dating techniques (second-hand data) –
12–13 non-specific immune response antiviral and antibiotic drugs passive immunity and active immunity cell-mediated immunity and antibody-mediated immunity social, economic and cultural influences on immunisation programs Task 6: Extended response – The role of vaccines in developing ‘herd immunity’ 14 Revision Task 7: Test – Response to infection 15 Task 8: Examination – Semester 1 Semester 2 – Human variation and evolution Week Key teaching points 1–2 Mutations gene and chromosomal mutations genotypes, phenotypes and variation due to environment advantageous and disadvantageous mutations and survival Task 9: Extended response – Further evidence for evolution: comparative biochemistry, comparative genomics and bioinformatics 3–4 Gene pools gene pools and populations changes to gene pools due to mutations selection pressures random genetic drift and founder effect barriers to gene flow Task 10: Science inquiry (practical) – Chance changes in gene pools and the founder effect 5–7 gene pools and genetic disorders Tay-Sachs disease thalassemia sickle-cell anaemia Task 11: Test – Mutations and gene pools 8 natural selection mechanisms underpinning evolution by natural selection 9 Evidence for evolution biotechnological techniques used to provide evidence: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) restriction and ligase (bacterial) enzymes gel electrophoresis Task 12: Science inquiry (practical) – Biotechnology techniques (PCR and gel electrophoresis) 10 biotechnological techniques used to provide evidence: DNA sequencing/genome sequencing comparative genomics, biochemistry and bioinformatics phylogenetic trees to show evolutionary relationships between groups 11 fossil formation problems and limitations of the fossil record application and limitations of relative dating techniques; stratigraphy and index fossils absolute dating techniques; radio-carbon and potassium-argon Task 13: Science inquiry (practical) – Fossil dating techniques (second-hand data)
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