Biology 11 Course Outline
Assessment Overview:
· This course is marked on a continuous progress model. The term/interim marks should be seen as an indication of student progress at that point in the course and not as a particular percentage of the final mark.
· Biology 11 is divided into 7 main areas: processes of science, taxonomy, evolution, ecology, microbiology, plant biology, and animal biology.
· Biology 11 has an in-class midterm (5%) and an in-class final exam (15%) worth a total of 20% of the final course mark.
Class Mark Assessment: (80% of final course mark)
Processes of Science (integrated throughout the other sections) 10%
Demonstrate safe and correct technique for a variety of laboratory procedures
Design an experiment using the scientific method
Interpret data from a variety of text and visual sources
Taxonomy (estimated time 3-5 hours) 5%
o Apply the Kingdom system of classification to study the diversity of organisms
Evolution (estimated time 5-10 hours) 5%
o Describe the process of evolution
Ecology (estimated time 10-12 hours) 10%
o Analyse the functional interrelationships of organisms within an ecosystem
Microbiology (estimated time 20-25 hours) 20%
o Evaluate evidence used to classify viruses as living or non-living
o Evaluate the effects of viruses on human health
o Analyse bacteria as a life-form at the prokaryotic level of organization
o Evaluate the effectiveness of various antibiotics, disinfectants, or antiseptics on bacterial cultures
Plant Biology (estimated time 20-23 hours) 20%
o Analyse how the increasing complexity of algae, mosses, and ferns represent an evolutionary continuum of adaptation to a land environment
o Analyse how the increasing complexity of gymnosperms and angiosperms contribute to survival in a land environment
Animal Biology (estimated time 32-35 hours) 30%
o Analyse how the increasing complexity of animal phyla represents an evolutionary continuum
o Analyse the increasing complexity of the Phylum Porifera and the Phylum Cnidaria
o Analyse the increasing complexity of the Phylum Platyhelminthes, the Phylum Nematoda, and the Phylum Annelida
o Analyse the increasing complexity of the Phylum mollusc, the Phylum Echinodermata, and the Phylum Arthropoda
o Relate the complexity of the form and function of vertebrates to the evolutionary continuum of animals