Module 8: Water Balance in Plants and Non-infectious Disease Causes and Effects

Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including:

• mechanisms in plants that allow water balance to be maintained 

investigate the causes and effects of non-infectious diseases in humans, including but not limited to:

• genetic diseases
• diseases caused by environmental exposure
• nutritional diseases
• cancer

Collect and represent data to show the incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of non-infectious diseases, for example:      

• nutritional diseases
• diseases caused by environmental exposure

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