AC9S10U02
Year 10
Science
AC9S10U02 | Year 10 Science: Biological sciences
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor use the theory of evolution by natural selection to explain past and present diversity and analyse the scientific evidence supporting the theory
Strand
Science understanding
Substrand
Biological sciences
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 10 Science. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration outlining processes involved in natural selection including variation, isolation and selection
- • Elaboration examining biodiversity as a function of evolution
- • Elaboration analysing evidence for the theory of evolution by natural selection including the fossil record, chemical and anatomical similarities, and geographical distribution of species
- • Elaboration investigating changes caused by natural selection in a particular population as a result of a specified selection pressure such as artificial selection in breeding for desired characteristics
- • Elaboration relating genetic characteristics to survival and reproductive rates
- • Elaboration investigating some of the structural and physiological adaptations of First Nations Australians to the Australian environment
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