Biology I-Grade 12

Duration

10 Months

Prerequisites

Student Must Have Completed Grade 11

Requirements

None

Course Summary

The Biology course guides students through the study of living and non-living systems and how they interact with one another. Students explore the world they live in by posing questions and seeking answers through scientific inquiry. Discovery takes place through observation and data collection. The students will be introduced to the structure, function, diversity, and evolution of living matter

Semester 1:

Foundations of Biology
Life’s origins
Cell reproduction
Earth’s diversity

Honors:

Anaerobic respiration
Theory of Endosymbiosis
Binary Fission
Earth’s Hydrologic and Biogeochemical cycles

Semester 2:

Scientific connections
Classification and Diversity
Human Body Systems

HONORS:

Molecular evolution