Biology 12
In Biology 12, the course explores the genetic makeup of organisms and the diversity of life. Stemming away from biology 11 where the course was mainly about homeostasis in the human body, biology 12 dives into the microscopic aspects of life. The course is focused on two separate main themes, 1) genetics – macroscopically (what we see) and microscopically (what we cannot see) and 2) diversity of life – organization of various kingdom, phyla, classes, and families.
In order to be successful in biology 12, students must not fall behind in their readings and work. Due to the nature of the content and the amount of details needed, students must keep up with their readings and homework. Dissections are also a part of the biology 12, and must be done in a fashion that the students keep well drawn drawings.
The units found in gr.12 biology are as follows:
- Genetics
- Macroscopic (phenotypes and genotypes) and diseases
- Microscopic (DNA, RNA, and Protein)
- Diversity of life
- Evolution
A typical rubric is as follows:
30% for Final Exam
70% for in class work
- 40% / 70% is on quizzes and tests
- 20% / 70% is on assignments/projects
- 10% / 70% is on lab work/homework
Checklist:
Diagrams:
- Meiosis Diagrams with annotations – meiosis diagrams
Mini-activities / centres:
- meiosis-activity and understanding-meiosis-and-its-genetic-variation
- Mendel’s Laws
- Visualizing and Understanding Meiosis
- Visualizing and Understanding Meiosis ANSWERS
- Meiosis Review Concept Map
- Dna-timeline-cards
Notes:
- Updated notes 2017: notes1 genetics
- Notes 2: notes2genetics
- Notes on Mitosis – 1mitosis
- Notes of meiosis – 2meiosis
- Incomplete dominance notes – 5incompletedominance
- Non disjunction disorders – 6non-disjunction-disorders
- Downsyndrome reading – down-syndrome
- Kleinfelter reading – kleinfelter
- Sex determination – sex-determination
- Turner syndrome – turner-syndrome
Videos:
- Biology – Intro to Punnett Squares and relating Meiosis to Punnett Squares
- Biology – Example Monohybrid Punnett Square Questions 1
- Biology – Lesson 3 – Test crossing
- Biology – Lesson 4 – Co-dominant type questions
- Biology – Lesson 5 – Incomplete dominant type questions
- Biology – Lesson 6 – Sex linked genetics
- Biology – Lesson 7 – Law of segregation and Law of Independent assortment – Intro to dihybrid crosses
- Biology – Review Answer Key 1
Big Picture questions and worksheets:
- Big Picture Question 1 Assignment – How does Sexual reproduction lead to diversity of organism? – Big picture q 1 assignment
- Big Picture Question 2 Assignment – Big picture question 2 assignment
- Big Picture Question 3 Assignment – Big picture Question 3 relating to Mendelian laws
Worksheets and Work booklets:
- Codominant questions quiz topics
- Monohybrid cross worksheet
- FIRST Genetics Work booklet
- Review Genetics Punnett Square Work booklet
- Meiosis Review Concept Map
Mastery Check Questions
- Monohybrid and test cross questions
- Incomplete dominance questions
- Codominance and blood type questions
- Sex Linked Punnett Squares Questions
- Dihybrid Cross questions
Review:
- Biology 40S – Genetics Part I Unit Test Concept Map Review
- Inheritance_theory_review
- Inheritance_theory_answers
- Genetics Review Practice Problems2
Checklist:
- What you need to know checklist: unit-2-list
Notes:
- In class notes on DNA Replication and History of DNA – unit-3-mechanisms-of-inheritance
- In class notes on Transcription and translation – unit-3-transcription-and-translation
- Transcription diagrams – transcription-diagrams
- Genetic Mutations Notes: notes3-genetic-mutations
- Replication of DNA reading – Molecular-genetics
- Transcription and translation notes – transcription-and-translation-notes
- Biotechnology notes: biotech notes
Videos to watch:
- Top 10 discoveries of Genetics
- DNA Replication process video
- Transcription and translation video
- How transcription works?
- How translation works?
- Translation Protein Synthesis video
Games to play:
Worksheets and assignments:
- Discovery of DNA timeline cards – dna-timeline-cards
- History of DNA Discovery timeline assignment – history-of-dna-discovery-timeline-assignment
- DNA Model Design Assignment – dna-model-design
- DNA replication modelling activity printout – DNA replication modeling activity
- DNA Replication process Assignment – dna-replication-process-name
- Codon worksheet – codon-worksheet
- Protein synthesis worksheet – protein-synthesis-amino-acid-worksheet-examples
- DNA Mutations worksheet assignment – bio-40s-mutations-worksheet
- Create your own Mutant Assignment: create-your-own-mutant and mutations-activity
Review:
- What you need to know checklist: unit-2-list
Notes:
- Notes 1: Evolution intro with Darwin: unit5evolution1
- Notes 2: Natural selection and adaptations: unit5evolution2a
- Taxonomy notes 1:
- Taxonomy notes 2: taxonomy2
Worksheets:
- Writing assignment on spontaneous generation: writing-assignment-1
- Natural selection candy activity: natural-selection-activity
- Natural selection short story assignment: natural-selection-short-story
- Peppered moth activity – peppered-moth-simulation
Review:
Videos to watch:
Jumping spider (ant)
Bower Bird
Mimic Octopus
Darwin’s Dangerous Idea
Notes:
- Classification notes 1: Bacteria / archaea / Eukarya notes: taxonomy2
- Fungi notes: 1fungi
- Protista notes: protista1
- Plants notes: introtoplants1
- Methods of Classification Notes: animal classifications
- Organizing Life’s Diversity Notes: Organizing Life’s Diversity Unit animal section
- 1st branch – porifera and cnideria notes – Phylum Porifera and Cnideria
- 2nd branch – platyhelminthes and nematodes notes – Phylum Platyhelminthes – acoelomate and nematodes (pseudocoelomate)
- 3rd branch – arthropoda, annelids and mollusca notes –Phylum Mollusca annelids Arthropoda
- 4th branch – echinodermata notes – biodiversity echinoderms and chordata
- 5th branch – chordates notes – Above
Worksheets:
- Biodiversity Organization Chart – Biology 12 Biodiversity Organization Chart
- Cladogram worksheet – cladogram worksheet
- Bacteria – bioagents short assignment: Terror by the trillions
- Choose a protist short assignment: Choose a protist
- Fungus review: The Fungus Review
- Plants assignment: plants assignment
- Simple Review Assignment: review assignment
- Drawing simple cladogram assignment: Simple Cladograms
- 3 assignment package: 3 assignment package
Review: