Maintaining a balance

Explain why the maintenance of a constant internal environment is important for optimal metabolic efficiency

Chemical composition of enzymes

Enzyme specificity

Factors affecting enzyme activity

Compare responses of named ectotherms and endotherms to temperature change

Plant responses to temperature change

Temperature regulation in Australian organisms

Technologies which allow measurement of oxygen saturation

Product of donated blood and its uses

Compare arteries, capillaries and vein structures

Changes in composition around the body

Need for removal of carbon dioxide in cell

Theories about processes responsible for the movement of materials through plants in xylem and phloem tissue

Explain why the concentration of water in cells should be maintained within a narrow range for optimal function

Transverse and longitudinal sections of phloem tissue

Transverse and longitudinal sections of xylem tissue

Role of the kidneys in the excretory system of fish and mammals

Structure of the kidney

Compare the process of renal dialysis with the function of the kidney:

Outline the role of ADH in the regulation of water and salt levels in blood

Outline the role of Aldosterone in the regulation of water and salt levels in blood

Define Enantiostasis

Importance of enantiostasis to estuarine organisms in maintaining appropriate salt concentrations

Structures in plants that assist in conservation of water

General use of hormone replacement therapy in people who cannot secrete aldosterone

Compare and explain differences in urine concentration of terrestrial mammals, marine fish and freshwater fish

Relationship between the conservation od water and the production and excretion of concentrated nitrogenous wastes in a range of Australian insects and animals

Processes used by different plants for salt regulation in saline environments