Biodiversity for the Environment
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
BIOL 1014
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
010899
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
Yes
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA STEM
To introduce the concept of biodiversity and provide an understanding of how organisms function in their environment.
This course examines the measurement, classification and identification of biodiversity and the biological processes and principles that underlie its functioning and evolution. Specific topics include the classification of organisms, cell structure and function, photosynthesis and respiration, mitosis, meiosis, evolution, plant structure and, function, invertebrate and vertebrate structure and function, and relevance of and current threats to biodiversity. You will also practice the skills of scientific report-writing and the use of a microscope.
Knox, B, Ladiges, P, Evans, B and Saint R 2014, Biology: An Australian Focus, 5th edition, McGraw-Hill, Sydney
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Practical | 3 hours x 8 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Continuous assessment, Examination, Project, Quiz
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.