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Year 10 Biology
Prepare for Year 10 Biology (New Zealand · Year 10) with an AI assistant. 4 chapters: Genes and traits, The nervous system, Body temperature and homeostasis, Ecosystems and water. Tick what your exam covers, then study with guided help, quizzes and practice papers.
Chapters and topics
- Genes and traits
- Phenotype and traits
- DNA and the double helix
- Chromosomes and genes
- Proteins and how they shape traits
- Genes and the environment
- Variation: continuous and discrete
- The nervous system
- Central and peripheral nervous system
- Parts of the brain
- Receptors, neurons and effectors
- Voluntary actions and automatic responses
- Reaction times
- Body temperature and homeostasis
- Thermoregulation
- Cooling down: sweating and vasodilation
- Warming up: shivering and vasoconstriction
- Feedback loops and homeostasis
- Ecosystems and water
- Water and nutrients in ecosystems
- Freshwater and where organisms live
- Soil, plants and transpiration
- Decomposers and nutrient recycling
- When water is disrupted
- Protecting and restoring ecosystems
Official syllabus
The New Zealand Curriculum. The refreshed New Zealand Curriculum, Science Years 0–10 (November 2026), Phase 4 teaching sequence, Year 10. Physics, chemistry and biology are this test's share of the one Science learning area; Earth and space is part of physical science. Wording simplified.