{"id":647,"date":"2020-07-08T23:34:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T23:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meristem.anu.edu.au\/?page_id=647"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:52:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T23:52:43","slug":"biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">meriSTEM Senior Biology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The buttons below will take you to an alignment of the meriSTEM biology courses to your state syllabus. meriSTEM courses are always being improved, but the biology modules so far cover all content in the Australian Curriculum senior unit 2, plus additional topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.meristem.anu.edu.au\/\"><\/a>Teachers please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/new-to-meristem\/teacher-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>join the meriSTEM Teacher Community<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to access detailed planning and lesson resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/biology-act-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Capital Territory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/biology-ib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Baccalaureate<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/biology-nsw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New South Wales<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/biology-qld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queensland<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/biology-sant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Australia &amp; Northern Territory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/biology-tas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tasmania <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/biology-vic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Victoria<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au\/index.php\/courses\/biology\/biology-wa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Western Australia<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example question video &amp; question: 6.1 Different cells and cell specialisation<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Different cells and cell specialisation | Cell specialisation | meriSTEM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m2cE9FBEzUw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>YouTube not working? <a href=\"https:\/\/meristem-biology-videos.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/Cell%20specialisation\/01.%20Different%20cells%20and%20cell%20specialisation%20%20%20Cell%20specialisation%20%20%20meriSTEM.mp4\">View or download the video<\/a> from an alternative source.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One of the first ways plant cells differentiate in a plant embryo is to &#8230; ?<\/strong><br>(a) become either the root and shoot meristem cells.<br>(b) grow extra cell walls to give the new plant structure and stability.<br>(c) in plants, the cells don&#8217;t differentiate. They begin in the embryo as specialised cells, such as root cells, shoot cells, leaf cells or flower cells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>meriSTEM Senior Biology The buttons below will take you to an alignment of the meriSTEM biology courses to your state syllabus. meriSTEM courses are always being improved, but the biology modules so far cover all content in the Australian Curriculum senior unit 2, plus additional topics. 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