Grade 12 University Biology

Ms. O'Brien's Class

Course Outline

Unit 1 - Biochemistry

1. Chemical Fundamentals I

2. Chemical Fundamentals II

3. The Chemicals of Life

4. Biological Macromolecules and Chemical Reactions

5. Carbohydrates and Lipids

6. Proteins and Lipids

7. Metabolism

8. Enzymes

Unit 2 - Metabolism

Part A - Cellular Respiration

1. Energy Transfer and Glycolysis

2.The Krebs Cycle

3. Related Pathways

Part B - Photosynthesis

4. Photosynthetic Organisms

5. Light Energy and Photosynthetic Organisms

6. Photosynthesis

7. Calvin Cycle

8. Alternative Methods of Carbon Fixation

9. Photosynthesis and the Environment

10. Comparing Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Unit 3 - Molecular Genetics

Part A - DNA Structure, Replication and Repair

1. DNA Structure

2. DNA Replication and Repair

Part B - Protein Synthesis

3. Protein Synthesis

4. Transcription

5. Translation

6. Control Mechanisms

7. Mutations

8. Key Differences Between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

9. Gene Organization and Chromosome Structure

Part C - Biotechnology

10. Biotechnological Tools and Techniques

11. Biotechnological Tools and Techniques 2

12. Advanced Molecular Biological Techniques

13. Molecular Tools Summary

Unit 4 - Evolution

Part A - Origins of Evolutionary Science

1. Evolution

2. Darwin's Voyage and Observations

3. Natural Selection

Part B - Mechanisms of Evolution

4. Genetic Variation

5. The Hardy-Weinberg Principle

6. Random Change

7. Patterns of Selection

8. Cumulative Selection

9. Speciation

Part C - Originating Events

10. Originating Events

11. Multicellular Organisms and Diversity

12. Pathways of Evolution

13. Phylogentic Relationships