Science Year 7 · Stage 4-5

Living World

Cells as the unit of life, classification as an argument, and the relationships that hold an ecosystem together.

Dot points
8
Module
1 of 4
Course
Science Year 7
01What this module asks of you

The 8 syllabus dot points in Living World

These are the statements the Science Year 7 syllabus makes about Living World. Dux records each one against the questions you answer, so you can see which of them you have actually been tested on and which have never been asked.

  1. 01

    Classification and dichotomous keys

    Classification and dichotomous keys - Living World, Year 7.

  2. 02

    Cells and their organelles

    Cells and their organelles - Living World, Year 7.

  3. 03

    Unicellular and multicellular organisms

    Unicellular and multicellular organisms - Living World, Year 7.

  4. 04

    Adaptations to environment

    Adaptations to environment - Living World, Year 7.

  5. 05

    Food chains and food webs

    Food chains and food webs - Living World, Year 7.

  6. 06

    Producers, consumers and decomposers

    Producers, consumers and decomposers - Living World, Year 7.

  7. 07

    Ecosystems and biotic interactions

    Ecosystems and biotic interactions - Living World, Year 7.

  8. 08

    Human impact on ecosystems

    Human impact on ecosystems - Living World, Year 7.

02How it is examined

What a Living World question asks you to do

Year 7 Assessment Task Shape is 50 marks in 75 minutes. Questions on Living World are not one shape repeated: the command word decides what the marker is looking for, and the mark value decides how much of it. These are the ones Science Year 7 uses.

calculate2–4describe2–3evaluate4–6explain3–4identify1predict1

Dux writes practice for this module in exactly these shapes, so the drill is the same task the paper sets — not a general knowledge quiz with the module name on it.

03Where this module sits

Living World in the Science Year 7 course

Living World opens the Science Year 7 course. Students routinely lose marks because a question spans two modules, so the neighbouring modules are worth reading next to this one.

Start of courseLiving World
Next moduleChemical World8 dot points

Find the Living World dot points you have never been asked

Dux diagnoses Science Year 7 dot point by dot point, then writes questions in the shape this course marks. Written answers come back marked against the bands.