Human Biology Year 12 ATAR

A3HBY

In this unit, students

• design investigations, including the procedure(s) to be followed, the materials required, and the type and amount of primary and/or secondary data to be collected; conduct risk assessments; and consider research ethics, including animal ethics
• explore the nervous and endocrine systems
• explore homeostatic mechanisms that help maintain the systems of the body to function within normal range
• study the body’s immune responses to invading pathogens.

A4HBY

In this unit, students

• explore the variations in humans, their changing environment and evolutionary trends in hominids.
• study how the changing environment can influence the survival of genetic variation through the survival of individuals with favourable traits.