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