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Students examine how homeostatic mechanismsin animals help maintain their internal environmentwithin a narrow range of tolerance levels, and considermalfunctions in homeostatic mechanisms.  \n# Area of Study 3\n\nHow do scientific investigations develop understandings ofhow organisms regulate their functions?  \nIn this area of study students adapt or design and thenconduct a scientific investigation to generate appropriatequalitative and/or quantitative data, organise and interpretthe data, andreach a conclusion in response to theresearch question.  \nUNIT 2  \nArea of Study 1  \n# How is inheritance explained?\n\nIn this area of study students describe the production ofgametes in sexual reproduction through the key events inmeiosis. 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