1 Investigating human biology
2 Hormones help control the body
3 The nervous system is highly organised
4 Working together to control the body
5 Homeostasis controls the temperature and blood glucose
6 Homeostasis controls the fluid and gas levels in the body
7 Pathogens cause infection
8 The body can protect itself from infection
9 Technology is used to treat diseases
10 Mutations cause changes to DNA
11 The gene pool reflects the alleles of the population
12 Natural selection leads to changes in populations
13 Biotechnology provides evidence of evolution
14 There is a range of evidence of evolution
15 Humans can be compared and contrasted with primates
16 Fossils have provided evidence for the evolution of hominids
17 The use of tools has changed with evolution
Terry Newton is a practising Human Biology teacher who has been commissioned as a reviewer to ensure the new editions fully meet the expectations of teachers and students.
Ashley Joyce is a practising Human Biology teacher who has been commissioned as a reviewer to ensure the new editions fully meet the expectations of teachers and students.
Rachel Whan is a qualified vet and secondary science teacher at St Brigid’s College. She has taught chemistry, biology, science, mathematics and agriculture at a number of schools.
Chapter opening pages list the learning outcomes under Science Inquiry Skills, Science as a Human Endeavour and Science Understanding strands
Extensive activities and investigations provided in each chapter
Redeveloped chapter reviews include glossaries, chapter summaries and review questions
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