Overview – Biology 11 / 12 Honours We will be covering the material quickly and spending a fair amount of class time in the lab. Pre‐reading or recommended video viewing in advance and / or immediately following class is highly required. Mrs. P`s Biology 12 videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCdnF9C_AXrQWTxH_Cg‐
J_AN_7gHx2lxu Mader – is the Biology 12 textbook. It also does a very good job of covering Biology 11 topics. Bozeman AP Biology – Provides AP topics http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap‐biology/ Campbell ‐ is the AP textbook. Note that where chapters of Campbell are shown, the required content may not include the whole chapter. Refer to the ÀP Topic Correlation pages (viii – xi) in your textbook. Topic of Study (Topics in italics are AP Biology topics. Topics in regular type are Biology 11 and 12 topics. These topics overlap with the AP Curriculum. Preliminaries – Course outline, Portfolios – organiz`n for AP Test, Textbooks, walking field trip form, using the computer resources, memory stick, Reading the textbook – How to. Read a passage and report to partner, class. Pep talk. Biodiversity Teaser – Deer Lake walk. COLLECT POND WATER BIG IDEAS: Evolution, Biological systems and Energy, Information Flow, Interactions. 1. Biological Molecules – Atomic structure, bonding, polar vs non‐
polar, hydrophobic and hydrophilic, properties of water, isomers, organic compounds. 2. The Cell ‐ Endosymbiosis, prokaryotic vs eukaryotic, Structure Class Resources Preliminaries Chapter 1 (review), Chapter 2 (Mader) Water, pH, Videos 11 and 12 Computer lab, start reading, watch videos; hwk Deer Lake Walk Debrief; start examining Deer Lake water if time. Drawings. Water/ water properties lab / Pond Water – test pH pH / pH lab Func’l Groups, Carbohydrates Proteins, Nucleic Acids Practice / Review & Practice AP questions – Question starters – performance statements Catch up / Cell Homework Test – Water, pH, Biological Molecules Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic Cookie Factory analogy Chapter 2 – (Mader) Chapter 2 – (Mader) Videos 13 – 17 Chapter 3, 4, 5 (Campbell) Cell Homework Chapter 3 ‐ Mader Video 18 Chapter 3 (Mader) Chapter 6 (Campell) and function, endomembrane system; why cells are small. 3. Transport Mechanisms – Plasma membrane, functions of proteins, passive transport (diffusion, osmosis, water potential), active transport 4. Enzymes ‐ energy, enzymes, metabolism Harvard video, Endosymbiosis, Why cells are so small Plasma membrane, features, functions, passive vs active Water potential AP Lab – Diffusion and Osmosis Lab results Debrief Practice quiz Enzymes Feedback inhibition AP Lab – Enzyme Catalysis Chapter 4 – Mader Videos 19 – 22 Chapter 7 (Campbell) Chapter 6 (Mader) Video 24 – 28 Chapter 8 (Campbell) Lab Debrief Practice AP questions, handase lab Review & Practice Test – Transport and Enzymes 5. Cellular Respiration – ATP, glycolysis, anaerobic respiration, aerobic respiration, structure of mitochondria, electron transport chain, chemiosmosis Intro., Glycolysis, Fates of Pyruvate Chapter 7 – (Mader) Videos: 1 – 4, 8 – 10, Review videos: 5 ‐7 Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chapter 9 (Campbell) Debrief & practice quiz on CR; AP questions 6. Photosynthesis – photosynthetic pigments, chloroplast, photosystems, light dependent reactions, Calvin cycle, photorespiration, C‐4 plants, CAM plants. 7. Cell Communication – Tight junctions, desmosomes, gap junctions, plasmodesmata, signal transduction pathways 8. Cell Division – Cell cycle, cell division AP Lab – Cellular Respiration Quiz Intro., Light Reactions Dark Reactions Debrief and Practice; AP questions AP LAB – PHOTOSYNTHESIS Debrief Catch up Quiz & or test Chapter 8 – (Mader) Photosynthesis videos (TV Ontario) Chapter 10 (Campbell) Chapter 11 (Campbell) Chapter 5 – (Mader) Chapter 12 – and cancerous cells, meiosis, meiosis (Campbell) and genetic variation, regulation and timing of cell cycle, apoptosis AP LAB – MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS Hot topics: Non‐
disjunction – Down Syndrome, Fragile X, etc. DNA Replication Chapter 25, 26 – 9. Molecular Biology – history, (Mader) structure of nucleic acids, DNA AP LAB – COMPARING DNA Videos 29 – 35 replication in eukaryotes, from DNA SEQUENCES (BLAST) Chapter 15 – 18 to protein, gene mutation, genetics Protein synthesis of viruses and bacteria, prions, the (Campbell) Mutations human genome, recombinant DNA; cloning genes, tools and techniques Biotechnology or recombinant DNA, ethical AP LAB – RESTRICTION ENZYME Hot topics: cloning, consideration. stem cell research, ANALYSIS OF DNA stem cell banking, GM foods and organisims Biotechnology AP LAB – BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION Movie: GATTACA Movie: GATTACA Review TEST – DNA and BIOTECHNOLOGY 10. Heredity – Probability, Law of Dominance, Law of Segregation, Monohybrid cross, Backcross or testcross, Law of Independent Assortment, Beyond Mendelian Inheritance, Gene Interactions, Polygenic Inheritance, Gene Interactions, genes and environment, linked genes, cross‐
over and linkage mapping, pedigree, x inactivation – Barr body, mutations, nondisjunction, genomic imprinting and extranuclear genes 11. Biodiversity. Classification: Three‐domain classification system, evolutionary trends in animals, nine common animal phyla, characteristics of mammals, characteristics of Chapter 23 (Mader) Chapter 13 – 14 (Campbell) Genetics problems. Classification Evolutionary trends, Porifera, Cnidaria Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Lab ‐ Planarians Dissection ‐ Ascaris Chapter 30 – (Mader) PowerPoint slide shows Chapter 26, 32 – 34 (Campbell) primates, phylogenetic trees Annelida Dissection ‐ Annelida Mollusca Dissection – Clam, Squid Arthropoda Dissection ‐ Crayfish Echinodermata Dissection ‐ Starfish Chordata Dissection ‐ Frog 12. Evolution – History of Earth, Evidence for Evolution, Historical Context for Evolutionary Theory, Darwin`s Theory of Natural Selection, Types of Selection, Preserving Variation in a Population, Causes of Evolution of a Population, Hardy‐Weinberg Equilibrium – Characteristics of Stable Populations, Speciation and Reproduction Isolation, Patterns of Evolution, Modern Theory of Evolution, the Origin of Life Animal Behavior ‐ Fixed action pattern, migration, animal signals and communication, learning modifies behavior, social behavior, natural selection and reproductive success, evolution of behavior. Review TEST ‐ Biodiversity Origin of Life AP LAB – FRUITFLY BEHAVIOR (CAN USE PILLBUGS) Review and Quiz Labs: Dissections. Deer Lake – Biodiversity photos , Bring back pond water samples (Possible Field Trips: Beatty Biodiversity $10.00ish Museum, Vancouver Aquarium ‐ $16.50) Chapter 27 – (Mader) PowerPoint slide shows Chapter 22 – 25 (Campbell) Hot topics: Bacteria resistance Chapter 31 (possibly) – Mader Chapter 51 (Campbell) 13. Plants – Classification of Plants, Bryophytes, Tracheophytes, Strategies that enabled plants to move to land, primary and secondary growth, plant tissue, roots, stems, the leaf, transport in plants, plant reproduction, alternation of generations, plant response to stimuli AP LAB – TRANSPIRATION Chapter 31 (possibly) – Mader Power Point slide shows Chapter 29 – 39 (Campbell) Evidence for Evolution Theory of Evolution Theory of Evolution Activity Day AP LAB – ARTIFICAL SELECTION AP LAB – MODELLING EVOLUTION Hardy‐Weinberg Review & practice TEST ‐ Evolution 14. Human Physiology – Digestion in different animals, digestion in humans, gas exchange in different animals, gas exchange in humans, circulation in different animals, circulation in humans, chemical signals, temperature regulation, osmoregulation excretion, nervous system, muscle Digestion – contrast with other animals ‐ Enzymes (assume students can learn parts on own) Circulation – contrast with other animals Circulation – contrast with other animals Respiration Endocrine (Chemical Signalling) Excretion Hot Topics: Plants as predators Field Trip – UBC Botanical Garden Chapter 12 – 13, 15 ‐ 18 (Mader) Chapter 20 (Mader) Chapter 40 – 50 (Campbell) Systems: Nervous, Immune, Endocrine, Thermoregulation(AP), Respiratory, Circulatory, Excretory, Digestive, Muscular(AP), Muscular System Nervous System Nervous System Human Immune System – Nonspecific innate defense mechanisms, adaptive immunity, types of immunity, blood groups and transfusion, AIDS, positive feedback in the immune system, other topics in immunity Animal Reproduction and Development – Asexual Reproduction, Sexual reproduction, Embryonic Development, Factors that Influence Embryonic Development. Immune Reproduction Embryonic Development Quiz – Female Hormones Chapter 14 (Mader) (Chapter 43 (Campbell) Chapter 21, 22 (Mader) 15. Ecology – Properties of Populations, Population Growth, Community Structure and Population Interactions, energy Flow and primary production, Energy flow and the Food Chain, Ecological Succession, Biomes, Chemical Cycles, Humans and the Biosphere AP LAB – ENERGY DYNAMICS – FOOD CHAIN Chapter 32 – 35 (Mader) Chapter 46 (Campbell) Envirothon (spring)