For the new Biology 11-12 Syllabus (2025) for Year 11 2027 / Year 12 2028 implementation
Components
Print Textbook The text delivered in print format.
Access Code (found on the inside cover of the Print Textbook) The 16-character code gives Cambridge GO access to:
PDF Textbook: The downloadable PDF version of the student text enables students to take notes, highlight key passages, and bookmark pages.
Interactive Textbook - "1 calendar-year subscription": The online version of the student text delivers a host of interactive features to enhance the teaching and learning experience of the student text. The Interactive Textbook is available as a "calendar-year subscription" which is defined as follows: if activation occurs between January and July of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December this year. If activation occurs between August and December of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December the following year.
About the Book
Cambridge Biology for NSW Stage 6 provides exceptional teaching, learning and exam support for all NSW students and teachers. Targeted exam practice is delivered through multiple practise opportunities with exam-style questions, video breakdowns and model responses. The explicit, streamlined content with comprehensive diagrams, illustrations and key biological processes provides all the syllabus requirements without overwhelming students. A complete digital workbook is available in the Interactive Textbook for download as a whole resource or individual activity. Innovative digital resources familiar to NSW students and teachers provide a host of interactive resources to enhance teaching and learning.
Features
Exam practice boxes at the end of every section include an exam-style question, a breakdown of what the question is asking, the typical structure of a response, marking criteria and sample responses to familiarise students with how to approach exam questions.
Exam-style multiple-choice and short-answer questions in every chapter review provide targeted exam practice. Video walkthroughs for every exam practice box are available in the Interactive Textbook.
Highly visual design includes syllabus dot points at the start of each section, comprehensive diagrams and illustrations with consistent use of visual elements and colour, and key term definitions in the margins.
Complete digital workbook available in the Interactive Textbook that can be downloaded as a whole resource or by individual activity. A practical for every Investigate dot point plus at least one worksheet per section includes plenty of space for recording results and answers.
Innovative digital resources include prior knowledge quizzes from Stages 4 & 5, auto-marked quizzes, workspaces for answering questions online, video demonstrations and much more.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Working scientifically Chapter 2 Cell structures and functions Chapter 3 Cells and their environments Chapter 4 Biochemical processes Chapter 5 Cell division Chapter 6 Cell organisation Chapter 7 Plants as autotrophic organisms Chapter 8 Animals as heterotrophic organisms Chapter 9 Homeostasis in humans Chapter 10 Natural selection Chapter 11 Evolution and adaptations Chapter 12 Ecosystem dynamics