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Year 11 (2025 syllabus) · Year 12 (2017 syllabus)

Biology Year 11

Cells, systems, evolution and ecosystems for Year 11 on the 2025 NSW syllabus; Year 12 stays on the 2017 syllabus for HSC 2026.

FA 1
Cells as the basis of life
25 lessons · BI-11-01 · 2025 syllabus
1Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells› 2Inside the Eukaryotic Cell› 3Plant vs Animal Cells› 4Prokaryotic Cell Structures› 5Using the Microscope› 6Microscopy & Scientific Understanding› 7The Fluid Mosaic Membrane› 8Passive Transport› 9Tonicity & Cells› 10Active & Bulk Transport› 11Exchange & Concentration Gradients› 12Raw Materials of the Cell› 13Cellular Respiration› 14Photosynthesis› 15Enzymes: Biological Catalysts› 16Enzyme Models› 17What Affects Enzyme Activity (Practical)› 18Reading Enzyme Graphs› 19The DNA Double Helix› 20DNA Replication (Practical)› 21DNA in Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes› 22Somatic vs Gametic Cells› 23The Cell Cycle & Mitosis› 24Meiosis› 25Why Cell Division Matters›
FA 2
Cells to systems
25 lessons · BI-11-02 · 2025 syllabus
1Levels of Cellular Organisation› 2Surface-Area-to-Volume Ratio› 3From Organelles to Systems› 4Plant Requirements› 5Conditions for Photosynthesis› 6Changing Conditions on Photosynthesis› 7Xylem & Phloem› 8Translocation in Phloem› 9Cohesion-Tension in Xylem› 10Factors Affecting Transpiration› 11Measuring Transpiration Rate› 12Inside Leaf, Stem & Root› 13Animal Organ Systems› 14Human Digestion› 15Blood Through the Organs› 16Arteries, Capillaries & Veins› 17What's in Blood?› 18Gas Exchange in the Lungs› 19The Nephron› 20Renal Dialysis› 21Feedback Systems› 22Negative Feedback & Homeostasis› 23Hypothalamus, Pituitary & Hormones› 24Blood Sugar, Stress & Diabetes› 25Optimal Range & Tolerance Limits›
FA 3
Evolution and ecosystems
25 lessons · BI-11-03 · 2025 syllabus
1Natural Selection› 2Selective Pressures› 3Human-Induced Selective Pressures› 4Evolution and Species Diversity› 5Australian Megafauna: Aboriginal Evidence› 6Monotremes and Marsupials› 7Modelling Natural Selection› 8Convergent and Divergent Evolution› 9Structural, Physiological & Behavioural Adaptations› 10Water Balance in Plants (Practical)› 11Ectotherms & Endotherms› 12Water & Salt Balance in Aquatic Animals› 13First Nations Use of Plant & Animal Adaptations› 14Gradualism vs Punctuated Equilibrium› 15Antibiotic & DDT Resistance› 16Evidence from Fossils› 17Inferring Evolutionary Relationships from Sequences› 18Weighing the Evidence for Evolution› 19Features of an Ecosystem (Practical)› 20Comparing Ecosystems› 21What Shapes a Community› 22Sampling Techniques: Quadrats & Transects› 23Mark-Release-Recapture (Practical)› 24Relationships Between Organisms› 25Carrying Capacity & Data Validity›