Biology, Grade 11, College Preparation
Ontario · Grade 11 · Science — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: Investigation Skills and Careers
Careers related to the fields of science under study and the education and training they require, and scientists — including Canadians — who have contributed to those fields. The scientific investigation skills of strand A1 are woven through every lab and inquiry in the content strands rather than taught here on their own.
- Careers in applied biology
- Scientists who contributed to biology
Unit 2: Cellular Biology
The biochemistry and function of cells — biochemical compounds, organelles, membrane transport, enzymes, and cellular respiration — investigated with the microscope and biological tests, plus evaluating medical devices that aid cellular functions and analysing how environmental factors affect cellular processes.
- Medical devices for cellular functions
- Environmental factors and cells
- Cellular biology terminology
- Factors affecting diffusion
- Microscopy and magnification
- Investigating enzyme action
- Testing foods for biochemical compounds
- Biochemical compounds
- Organelles and cellular processes
- Cellular respiration
- Cellular processes in human systems
Unit 3: Microbiology
The world of microorganisms — bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and algae, their anatomy, life cycles, reproduction, and symbiotic and pathogenic roles — investigated through aseptic culturing and antibacterial testing, plus assessing microorganisms' environmental effects and analysing the ethics of biotechnology.
- Effects of microorganisms in the environment
- Ethics of microorganisms in biotechnology
- Microbiology terminology
- Eukaryotic microorganism structures
- Culturing microorganisms
- Testing antibacterial agents
- Conditions for microbial growth
- Anatomy of microorganisms
- Life cycles of microorganisms
- Microorganisms in symbiosis
- Reproduction in microorganisms
- How microorganisms affect hosts
Unit 4: Genetics
The processes of inheritance — meiosis, DNA, genes, and Mendelian genetics — investigated with the microscope and the Punnett square, plus genetic disorders and reproductive technologies, and evaluating the social, ethical, and environmental effects of genetic research and biotechnology.
- Ethics of genetic research
- Environmental effects of biotechnology
- Genetics terminology
- Investigating meiosis
- Solving monohybrid crosses
- Analysing cross data
- The process of meiosis
- DNA, genes, and inheritance
- Genotype, phenotype, and inheritance patterns
- Genetic disorders
- Reproductive technologies
Unit 5: Anatomy of Mammals
The anatomy and physiology of mammalian systems — the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems, blood pressure, gas exchange, and digestion — investigated through mammal dissection, medical equipment, and inquiry, plus analysing medical devices and the impact of lifestyle choices on health.
- Medical devices for body systems
- Lifestyle choices and health
- Animal anatomy terminology
- Monitoring a human system
- Inquiry into body variables
- Dissecting a mammal
- The circulatory system
- The respiratory system
- The digestive system
- Interaction of body systems
Unit 6: Plants in the Natural Environment
The structure, growth, and ecological role of plants — specialized tissues, photosynthesis, reproduction, tropism, and their role in sustaining the natural environment — investigated through propagation and growth inquiries, plus analysing how plants sustain ecosystems and assessing human impact on plants.
- Plants sustaining ecosystems
- Human impact on plants
- Plant terminology
- Plant propagation techniques
- Factors affecting plant growth
- Investigating plant tropism
- Specialized plant tissues
- Photosynthesis
- Plant reproduction
- Plants and environmental sustainability
- Plant structure and environment
- The role of plant tropism
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