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Grade Twelve Biology

As part of the final high school component of the Biology curriculum, students are expected to learn about the basic tenants of biochemistry, as it applies to the macromolecules carbohdrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids.Students then use this understanding in the study of the metabolic processes of living organisms, specifically glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, the ETC, and Photosynthesis. Following this, students study the method by which DNA is replicated and how new proteins are formed. Students then investigate the homeostasis of the mammalian body and finish the course by looking at population ecology, applying mathematical models to estimate the effects of various factors on populations.Throughout this course, students will be completing an independent thesis project, where they will investigate a question of their choosing, written in publication format, leading to a thesis defence for a committee.

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Unit I:  Biochemistry

The first strand of content we will be investigating is Biochemistry. Students will be expected to learn about the molecules that all living things are composed of and the kinds of bonds and structural characteristics that allow them to complete the jobs that they do in the body.

Biochemistry Student Handout.docx
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Biochemistry.ppt
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Carbs and Lipids Quiz Practice.docx
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Cell Organelles.ppt
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Cell Biology Handout2
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Edible Cell Biology Project Rubric
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Cells at Work.ppt
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Cell Transport.ppt
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Grade 12 Thesis Project Contract.docx
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Diet Assignment.docx
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Grade 12 Thesis Project Introduction Rubric.docx
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Textbook Unit Review Homework.docx
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Unit II: Metabolic Processes

The second strand of content will focus on the mechanisms used by plants to turn sunlight into sugar and subsequently the mechanisms by which all eukaryotes are capable of turning sugar and other macromolecules into stored energy, in the form of Adenine Triphosphate, or ATP.
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Photosynthesis.ppt
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Photosynthesis B.ppt
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Glycolysis.ppt
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Fate of Pyruvate.ppt
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Krebs Cycle.ppt
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Electron Transport Chain.ppt
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Industrial Enzymes Assignment.doc
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Related Pathways.ppt
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Metabolism Presentation Rubric.docx
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Metabolism Unit Test SneakPeak 2015.doc
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Unit III: Genetics Processes

Through study of the mechanisms of inheritance, students will come to appreciate the way traits are passed from parents to children, how proteins are formed from the genetic code, and how application of the gentic code is used in modern medicine for the identification, treatment and cure of illness.
Molecular Genetics Handout 2017.doc
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DNA structure handout 2015.docx
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Structure of DNA.pptx
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1-DNA-Replication.ppt
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2-RNA-Transcription.ppt
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3-Protein-Synthesis.ppt
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Gene Control.ppt
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Manipulating DNA.ppt
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CRISPR.pptx
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VIDEO Rubric.docx
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DNA Replication Assignment.doc
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Grade 12 Thesis Project Method Rubric.docx
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Grade 12 Thesis Project Results Rubric.docx
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Practice Test.doc
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Unit IV: Homeostasis

Students will familiarize themselves with the means by which equilibrium is maintained in the mammalian body.This will be demonstrated through examples in the excretory system, the nervous system, the immune system, the endocrine system, and the maintenance of body temperature and blood sugar, specifically. 
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Introduction-Hormones.ppt
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Blood Glucose.ppt
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Kidney.ppt
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Neurons.ppt
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Neuroanatomy.ppt
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Immunity.ppt
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Unit V: Population Dynamics

In this unit, students will develop an understanding of Predator : Prey relationships as well as the ways in which a species can be spread in its habitat.Students will develop an understanding of the numerical ways that Ecologists estimate populations and make informed decisions on how to best represent different kinds of populations, based on their survival strategy and the existing members. 
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Pop Dynamics-A.ppt
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Pop Dynamics-H.ppt
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Practice Test.doc
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Thesis Defence Tools

Thesis Defence Pointers.docx
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Data Analysis.pptx
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Performance Task Grading Scheme.doc
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Exam Preparations

Practice Exam MC.doc
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Practice Exam.doc
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Long Answer Questions 2018.docx
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