BIOLOGY 11 – COURSE OUTLINE
FEB 2016
Mr . A Ferguson
Biology 11 is a survey course designed to introduce students to the realm
of the living world. Students will study the three Domains and their
composite 6 Kingdoms. Such a course can only touch briefly on each
topic, however students will have numerous opportunities to engage
with the living world. Lab work, including animal dissections will
comprise a part of the course ( see below for more information on
dissections)
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
Biology 11 is a senior science course. Students can expect to have homework
and assigned reading most nights as well as research papers and formal written lab
reports
Homework will be checked regularly and incomplete or missing homework will
be recorded as an empty mark. Although this will not count against you, nor will it
count for you. Instead, it will reduce the number of available marks, making the
other tasks worth even more ( see tests and exams below). Since this course is a
survey course, no subject is covered in depth, however the broad volume of the
course means that there will be significant work. Students should expect to dedicate
about one hour per night to this course.
NOTES
Class lectures should be kept in a separate binder. Each class will normally
include lecture notes and follow up homework questions. These should be brought
to class each day and be available to be marked upon request. All notes will be
posted from the SMARTBOARD to the Biology 11 webpage notes each day. These
notes will be in pdf. and/or ppt. format. Students may also opt to download the
Notebook© program from
http://www.smarttech.com/Support/Browse+Support/Download+Software/Software/SMART+Noteb
ook+collaborative+learning+software/SMART+Notebook+software/SMART+Notebook+11_2+Win
This will allow students to use the notes as they were generated in the class. It also
will facilitate students who wish to use the SMARTBOARD to present reports and
assignments.
ASSIGNMENTS
- Study guides, projects and activities not considered formal labs all are
considered as assignments. These will typically have several days to a week to
complete. Some will be submitted and others will be presented in a seminar format.
Any late assignments will be evaluated separately, depending on the circumstances.
LABS
Any written labs will be kept in a notebook or duotang. Students will receive
an instruction sheet for all formal labs and assignments. All labs will be marked out
of 15 following the marking scheme provided.
DISSECTIONS – There are 3 scheduled animal dissections; the earthworm, the sea
star and the rat. All dissections are OPTIONAL activities provided to enhance student
understanding of internal anatomy and physiology. NO student will have to do a
dissection. They may choose instead to observe, remain in the room, or else be
excused.
TESTS
There are two in –class tests . Each test will be worth 10% of the course. If a student
is absent for a test, they will be expected to write it the day that they return. Any
exceptions can only be considered if accompanied by a note of explanation from
home.
FINAL EXAM
– The exam is a cumulative written assessment. It will cover the entire semester
equally. The weight of the exams and tests together will make up 50% of the course
evaluation.
Tests and exams will follow a standard format.
All course materials that can be created or converted into digital documents
( including these outlines) will be available through the website at
www.stjohnbrebeuf.ca/curriculum/biology11
TOPICS
UNIT 1 – ADAPTATION & EVOLUTION
Chpt 1, 15, 16, 12
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Characteristics of Life
Darwinism
Natural Selection and Speciation
Population Genetics
DNA replication
TIMELINE
FEB
UNIT 2- MICROBIOLOGY
Chpt 18, 19,
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Viruses
o Viral replication
o Lysis and Lysogeny
Eubacteria
pathogens
Classification
Domains and kingdoms
Évolution of plants and plant diversity
MAR
UNIT A TEST
UNIT 3 – PLANTS
Chpt , 22, 24
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Non- vascular bryophytes
Vascular plants
o Angiosperms
APR
o Gymnosperms
fruits
Plant Ecology
UNIT 4 – ANIMALS & ECOLOGY
Chpt 26, 27, 28 , 34, 5
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UNIT B TEST
Animal Morphology and germ tissue
Sponges and Cnidarians
Worms
o Flatworms
o Roundworms
o Earthworms
MAY
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o
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- Arthropods
Arachnids
Insects
Camouflage
- Animal Behaviour
Population Dynamics
JUN
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
COURSE EVALUATION
HOMEWORK
ASSIGNMENTS
LABS & QUIZZES
UNIT TESTS
FINAL EXAM
15 %
20 %
20 %
20 %
25 %
TOTAL ------------------------------100 %