2. Welcome to SBI 3U!
Grade 11 Biology

3. SBI 3U - Course Outline Unit 1 – Cellular Functions
Unit 2 – Evolution (new)/ Diversity of Living Things
Unit 3 – Genetic Processes
Unit 4 – Animals: Structure & Function
Unit 5 – Plants: Anatomy, Growth & Function

4. EXPECTATIONS RESPECT – others, yourself and the classroom. Be on time!
Always be prepared with a pen, ruler, eraser, pencil and paper.
Have a positive attitude!

5. MARK BREAKDOWN Knowledge - 38.5% Inquiry & Communication - 17.5%
Making Connections - 14%
Final Exam - 30%

6. KEYS TO DOMINATING BIO…
Do your homework (duh!).
Study hard for tests (double duh!).
Ask for help if needed!
Use the catch up binder to get caught up quickly after being away.
Use this website to keep up to date:

7. BIOLOGY IS EVERYWHERE…
July 2006
Floyd Land tests positive for synthetic testosterone
Stripped of Tour de France Title
July 2007…more riders thrown out for blood doping
Landis is still fighting the 2006 ruling!
Mmmm… I love testosterone!

8. GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
“GMO’s”
Genetic material (DNA) has been unnaturally altered.
Genes are added to a plant’s DNA which produce proteins conferring beneficial traits, such as herbicide tolerance (Round Up Ready) or insect protection (Bt) to the crop.
Eg. 30% chicken breasts
Lot’s of propaganda out there!

9. Missing in action
May 2008
An indigenous tribe located on Brazilian/ Peruvian border
Have never had contact with others
Breathing on one of them could wipe out the tribe

10. INDONESIA’S LOST WORLD
February 2006
Expedition finds dozens of exotic new species
The remote area is “as close to the Garden of Eden as you’re going to find on Earth”

11. STEM CELL RESEARCH Nature’s master cells
They can differentiate into specialized cells
Hold enormous promise as the basis of new cures and treatments for diseases
Very Controversial

12. STEM CELL INNOVATION
2008 – woman receives partial trachea transplant using her own stem cells

13. Climate Change
considered by many scientists to be the most serious threat facing the world today.
Kyoto Protocol an international agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
Solutions: phasing out coal plants, expanding renewable energy sources and public transit; creating new efficiency standards for vehicles and buildings.

14. HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC
World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on December 1, 1981, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in recorded history.

15. NEW THREATS
Some scientists fear that the H1N1 influenza (“swine flu”) could become the next pandemic
Already 100,000+ cases reported worldwide
Need massive amounts of vaccine!

16. AND REMEMBER…