NCEA Level 3 Biology
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs E. Butterworth.
Students will study the following topics: Plant behaviour and animal responses, cell biology and gene expression, a contemporary biological issue, evolution, biotechnology and human evolution.
Recommended Prior Learning
12 Credits (3 of which must be external) or better in NCEA Level 2 Biology, or at the discretion of HOD Science.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Biology 3.1 - Carry out a practical investigation in a biological context, with guidance
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Biology 3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of the responses of plants and animals to their external environment
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Biology 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of how an animal maintains a stable internal environment
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Biology 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of evolutionary processes leading to speciation
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Biology 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution
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Construction and Mechanical Technologies 3.22 - Implement complex procedures to make a specified product using a Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machine
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 24
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.