i think you should just memorise a few examples just in case they ask you to name some in the exam.

I was wondering if anyone would recommend skipping biology units 1 and 2 as my school does not offer unit 1 and 2 subjects in year 10 and we just go straight into 3 and 4 next year for one of our subjects. the year 12's are advising me to do biology 3 and 4 next year or to drop it completely as the workload will take time away from my other subjects, however my teachers insist that the jump from year 10 to unit 3 and 4 will completely overwhelm me which I am really afraid of. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you 😃DD

Personally I wouldn't recommend it, the students in my class that haven't done units 1 and 2 are struggling right now. Also, a lot of the stuff from units 1 and 2 are revisited in more depth in units 3 and 4.
It's also important to know that on top of catching up on units 1 and 2, you have to be up to date with the content and the content is quite heavy.
However, if you absorb information like a literal sponge, it can be possible.
Ultimately, you are the only one who knows you're level, so only you can know, but that's my view on it.

    Taaaa76 Thank you so much 😃
    Do you recommend anything that I could do from now on to get me up to date if I were to do biology 3/4 next year?
    I have heard many comments that biology is about rote learning which I find quite easy and manageable. Is this true or this just a misconception?

        bananabread I just wanted to quickly jump in with my thoughts (I know others learn differently or have different opinions), but please don't assume that you'll get by fine just rote learning. I mean, maybe some people do, but biology is very conceptual and can be quite complex. There are things to memorise and rote learn, but you need to know how to apply the content to a range of scenarios. The VCAA exam is practically just application questions, with the odd theory base multiple choice or 1 marker. Focusing on understanding and learning how to craft answers and apply the content is crucial. Yes, memorising is helpful, but don't memorise if you don't understand in the first place. Biology 3/4 is a great subject (although I might be biased as a uni student that studies bio haha), but it's not an easy subject. You definitely sound capable and I would go for it, but remember, like any VCE subject, it takes a lot of hard work. Anyway, I hope that helps a little. Good luck for your studies!

            _sophiestudies_ I also just wanted to ask if bio can be learned visually like diagrams and pictures because I find that the most enjoyable way to learn and the use of diagrams and visual ways to describe processes drew me to biology in the first place.

                bananabread

                At your own pace you could start going through AOS 1 Unit 1 (veryyyy important) and AOS 3 Unit 1 (mainly for the experiment at the end of the year).
                You would also need to study genetics in unit 2, but I myself am doing units 3/4 bio so I haven't gone through unit 4 (which is the unit that requires genetics). So I can't really give advice on that.

                    bananabread yes visuals are so important in bio! Visuals are so helpful in understanding process, since otherwise its just a jumble of confusing words on a page. I'd definitely use them when studying bio!

                        Hii, I'm selecting my subjects for next year and I've been contemplating whether to do Psychology or Biology. I'm stronger in english based subjects and maths and science is my weakest point but I've been told that biology opens up more pathways course wise. My current subjects in mind are:

                        EngLang
                        -Methods
                        -Economics
                        -Accounting
                        -Legal studies
                        I've been told that psychology scales lower than biology but I generally enjoy the content in psychology more and struggle with a few areas in biology. I want to be a lawyer and for that i need to do a BCom first which requires methods as a prerequisite. Doing methods is already one of the biggest things I'm going to have to focus on so I don't want to choose my other subjects in a way thats gonna compromise my study score or ATAR since I don't enjoy it as much or am not too good.
                        In terms of the subjects I have already picked out and depending on whether I do Psychology or Biology, is it possible for me to get an ATAR above 90?

                          fattypatty hi!! straight off the bat, I think that if you are more interested in the psych content you should go for that. the reality is that if you enjoy a subject more, you will be more likely to work harder on it and be motivated to learn which will in turn get you better results. as for scaling, the difference isn't too major between bio and psych an they are both similar in terms of the amount of content you need to learn (both content heavy!!) and I really don't think you should stress about this factor. As neither of them are a prereq for your course it is completely up to you! So have a think but I recommend doing what you think you will enjoy most 🙂 Definitely possible to get above 90 if you set your mind to it!

                              HELLO! I am a bit confused with the cell-mediated response pathway and was hoping that someone would be able to explain to me the general structure that VCAA wants us to know it as. For instance, are naive T cells or helper T cells activated by the APC when it enters the lymph node and do these differentiate into the other T cell types or does it just release cytokines to attract cytotoxic T cells? THANK YOU!!

                                chimichurri
                                The cell-mediated response is carried out by the cytotoxic T cells. This is when an APC presents an antigen to an effector T helper cell with the correct corresponding receptor. Naive T cells are those that have not been 'activated' and are said to be still 'immature' because they have not been exposed to their corresponding antigens. When the T helper cell binds to the APC it releases cytokines and causes the cytotoxic T cell to undergo clonal expansion which causes the cytotoxic T cell to create many copies of itself which spread around the body and find infected self cells with the corresponding antigen to itself. After that, it releases a death ligand and the cell undergoes apoptosis. As for other types of T cells, I'm also not sure about them. But I do know that T cells do also become T suppressor cells which make sure the other lymphocytes are not over-activated. There are also T memory cells which do something for long-lasting immunity (I'm not too sure)

                                I really hope it helped, please correct me if I'm wrong somewhere.

                                    Meep<3 thank you so so much!! just wondering - how are the naive t cells related to the t helper cells?

                                      Essentially naive T cells are t helper cells that have not yet found an antigen which matches their receptor. Once the naive T cells find the antigen which matches their receptor, they become activated into T helper cells.

                                      Hi, I was just wondering if anyone knows the main bioethical issues that circulate around immunity?