C3.1 Integration of Body Systems
Guiding Questions:
Guiding questions help students view the content of the syllabus through the conceptual lenses of both the themes and the levels of biological organization.
Linking Questions:
Linking questions strengthen students’ understanding by making connections between topics. The ideal outcome of the linking questions is networked knowledge.
Resources:
Guiding questions help students view the content of the syllabus through the conceptual lenses of both the themes and the levels of biological organization.
- What are the roles of nerves and hormones in integration of body systems?
- What are the roles of feedback mechanisms in regulation of body systems?
Linking Questions:
Linking questions strengthen students’ understanding by making connections between topics. The ideal outcome of the linking questions is networked knowledge.
- What are the consequences of positive feedback in biological systems?
- What are examples of branching (dendritic) and net-like (reticulate) patterns of organization?
Resources:
- At SHS, Topic C3.1 is taught in the Cellular Differentiation, Chemical Signaling, Plant Response, Angiosperm Reproduction, System Integration, Signaling Within Neurons, Heart, Respiratory Gas Transport and Homeostasis units.
- Quizlet study set for this topic. Coming soon!
- View the general sequence of the SHS course
- View the SHS units mapped to the IB Biology curriculum roadmap