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ENV206 - Environmental Physiology

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Environmental Science

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(SBI264)

Prerequisites

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

ENV102 or equivalent

Unit Description

This unit focuses on plant and animal adaptation to their environments and explores the physiological processes that enable survival. Relationships between structure and functioning of animals and plants are discussed with a focus on gas exchange, nutrient uptake and water balance. This unit builds upon first year studies in biology and prepares students for biology and ecology units at third-level. It provides essential background for students interested in agriculture, horticulture, land management and wildlife conservation.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Understand the structural and physiological features that enable animals to survive, including attributes associated with gas exchange, water relations and nutrition.
2.	Understand the structural features and physiological processes that enable plants to survive on land, including attributes associated with photosynthesis, transpiration, water relations and nutrient uptake.
3.	Understand the process of biological scientific investigation including the development of hypotheses, experimental design, data acquisition and the use of tables, graphs and drawings to correctly present data and its analysis in well written practical reports.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Quiz (10 questions)	5%	1,2
2.	Animal practical reports (1500-2000 words)	25%	1,3
3.	Animal physiology test (1.5 hours)	20%	1,3
4.	Plant practical reports (1500-2000 words)	25%	2,3
5.	End of semester examination (1.5 hours)	25%	2,3

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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