ARTICULATION PAGE: GENERAL YEAR 13 BIOLOGY LEARNING OBJECTIVES

GENERAL YEAR 13 BIOLOGY LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of year thirteen, a student can:

1.         Demonstrate an understanding of the basic structure and function of cells, including the structure and function of organelles, the cell life cycle, mitosis and meiosis and the cell’s role in the organizational complexity of organisms.

2.         Describe the rudiments of anaerobic and aerobic respiration and photosynthesis and demonstrate an understanding of the chemical basis of life as chemical reactions governed by enzymes allowing energy transfer and metabolism.  

3.         Describe the basic molecular structure of DNA and the mechanisms underlying the transmission of genetic traits, including the origin of variant traits.

4.         Explain biological evolution using examples of how mechanisms producing variation can produce new species and how the environment can select among the variants in a population through the process of natural selection impacting the frequency of traits in a population and speciation.

5.         Explain how essential elements are cycled, provide examples of nutrient and energy flow through trophic levels, and provide examples demonstrating the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem.

6.         Complete a mini-research project demonstrating the ability to conduct scientific inquiry and the use of technology and mathematical tools for data collection and analysis.

7.         Describe binomial nomenclature and the major structural and functional differences of the major groups of living things.

         * these are general outcomes and are not all necessarily covered by existing courses or future courses 

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