This resource was developed prior to the curriculum redesign in 2015. While it does not align with current learning standards, it may have value as a content source. Teachers may need to make adjustments to ensure accurate alignment with current curriculum: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum.

Biology 11, version 04 (Print)

Biology 11 was revised and updated in 2008 to meet the current IRP. This course is challenging; students who enrol should be seriously interested in the study of life. Some of the topics covered in this course are: the scientific method, inter-relationships of organisms, classification, plant and animal diversity, the process of evolution, and viruses and bacteria.

Due to low sales, please note Kit A (for Modules 1 and 2) and Kit C (for students using a microscope as part of their course) will no longer be offered once stock is depleted.

Kit A contains: 1 Thermometer, 1 Hand Lens, 1 Ruler 15 cm, 1 Slide Label Sheet, 1 Razor Blade, 1 Eyedropper, 1 Sterile Potting Soil 2 lbs, 1 Pkg of 10 Plastic Petrie Dishes, 1 Nutrient Agar 100 ml bottle, 1 Small vial with 8 antibiotic discs, 1-15 ml bottle of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide, 1-15 ml bottle of Methylene Blue (1% aqueous solution), 1 only Slide Box (25 capacity), 12 Microscope Slides (plain), 25 plastic Cover Slips, 1 Brine Shrimp Eggs, 1 Sea Salts, 1 package of 25 Corn Seeds, 1 package of 25 Pea Seeds

Kit C contains: 1 Lens Paper Booklet, 1 Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria-Legume Root Nodule-prepared Microscope Slide, 1 Mixed Protozoa-Prepared Microscope Slide, 1 Mixed Blue-Green Algae-Prepared Microscope Slide, 1 Nostoc Sample, 1 small Cork-size 6.

Due to changes to customs regulations, OSBC's supplier can no longer provide Kit B. This kit contained three bottles of preserved specimens in a 50% solution of Isopropyl (Rubbing) Alcohol with water. PLEASE NOTE: Teachers and students need to work together to do alternative labs or find similar labs on the Internet.

Student tests and instructional guide (answer keys for section assignments and tests) are available for this course. These items can be ordered by Account Customers through this website by using your Customer Number. If you are not aware of your Customer Number, please call Customer Service at 1.888.883.4766.

** indicates a Print-on-Demand product. These items are non-returnable.

Product Code Quantity Price
Module 1, Biology 11, version 04 ** 7540005443 $31.15EA
FUNDAMENTALS

Section 1:Introduction to Biology
Section 2:The Chemical Basis of Life
Section 3:Research Project
Section 4:Microbiology
** This is a Print-on-Demand product; it is non-returnable.

Module 2, Biology 11, version 04 ** 7540005444 $31.15EA
ECOLOGY AND TAXONOMY

Section 1:Introduction to Ecology
Section 2:Ecosystems
Section 3:Taxonomy
Section 4:Blue-Green Algae and Protists
** This is a Print-on-Demand product; it is non-returnable.

Module 3, Biology 11, version 04 ** 7540005445 $31.15EA
SEEDS, PLANTS, ANIMALS AND EVOLUTION

Section 1:Seed Plants
Section 2:"Lower" Animals
Section 3:Anthropods and Chordates
Section 4:Mechanisms of Evolution
** This is a Print-on-Demand product; it is non-returnable.

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