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Flashcards for the NSW HSC Biology Stage 6 Syllabus (2017), covering the Year 12 course: Module 5 Heredity, Module 6 Genetic Change, Module 7 Infectious Disease and Module 8 Non-infectious Disease and Disorders, split by module and then by content heading in the syllabus’s own order. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out once the deck is yours.

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What is inside (21 subdecks)

  • Module 5: Heredity276 cards
    • 5.1 Reproduction69 cards
    • 5.2 Cell replication60 cards
    • 5.3 DNA and polypeptide synthesis59 cards
    • 5.4 Genetic variation57 cards
    • 5.5 Inheritance patterns in a population31 cards
  • Module 6: Genetic Change132 cards
    • 6.1 Mutation60 cards
    • 6.2 Biotechnology29 cards
    • 6.3 Genetic technologies43 cards
  • Module 7: Infectious Disease173 cards
    • 7.1 Causes of infectious disease68 cards
    • 7.2 Responses to pathogens25 cards
    • 7.3 Immunity36 cards
    • 7.4 Prevention, treatment and control44 cards
  • Module 8: Non-infectious Disease and Disorders141 cards
    • 8.1 Homeostasis42 cards
    • 8.2 Causes and effects30 cards
    • 8.3 Epidemiology27 cards
    • 8.4 Prevention13 cards
    • 8.5 Technologies and disorders29 cards

Some of its cards

  • Innate immunity
    A set of general, non-specific defences that respond the same way to any pathogen, present from birth
  • Homeostasis
    The maintenance of a stable internal environment despite changes in external conditions
  • A gene located on one of the autosomes, the chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes
    Autosomal gene
  • What is artificial pollination (hand pollination)?
    Manually transferring pollen from the anther of one plant to the stigma of another, instead of relying on wind or an animal pollinator
  • Reproduction that combines genetic material from two parents, producing offspring that are genetically different from either parent
    Sexual reproduction
  • Give an example of a fungal pathogen affecting a named Australian plant.
    Myrtle rust, affecting Australian native myrtle species such as eucalypts and bottlebrushes
  • DNA sequencing
    Determining the exact order of bases in a sample of DNA
  • The study of the patterns, causes and effects of disease in populations
    Epidemiology
  • The use of living organisms or their components to develop products or processes that benefit people
    Biotechnology
  • What is the purpose of mitosis?
    To produce two genetically identical daughter cells from one parent cell, for growth and repair

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