Welcome to SBI Welcome to SBI 3U!3U!

Grade 11 BiologyGrade 11 Biology

If you’ve just figured out that you are If you’ve just figured out that you are in the wrong class feel free to leave in the wrong class feel free to leave now.now.

SBI 3U - Course OutlineSBI 3U - Course Outline

Unit 1 – Cellular FunctionsUnit 1 – Cellular Functions Unit 2 – Diversity and Unit 2 – Diversity and

Evolution Evolution Unit 3 – Genetic ContinuityUnit 3 – Genetic Continuity Unit 4 – Animals – Structure Unit 4 – Animals – Structure

and and Function Function

Unit 5 – Plants Unit 5 – Plants

EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS

RESPECTRESPECT – others, – others, yourself and the yourself and the classroom.classroom.

Be on time or you Be on time or you owe!owe!

Always be Always be prepared with a prepared with a pen, ruler, eraser, pen, ruler, eraser, pencil and paper.pencil and paper.

Have a positive Have a positive attitude!attitude!

MARK BREAKDOWNMARK BREAKDOWN Knowledge - 38.5%Knowledge - 38.5%

Inquiry & Inquiry & Communication - Communication - 17.5%17.5%

Making Making

Connections - 14%Connections - 14%

Final Exam - 30%Final Exam - 30%

KEYS TO DOMINATING KEYS TO DOMINATING BIO…BIO…

Do your homework (duh!).Do your homework (duh!). Study hard for tests (double duh!).Study hard for tests (double duh!). Ask for help if needed!Ask for help if needed! Use the catch up binder to get caught Use the catch up binder to get caught

up quickly after being away.up quickly after being away. Use this website to keep up to date:Use this website to keep up to date:

www.mrbemrose.pbworks.comwww.mrbemrose.pbworks.com

BIOLOGY IS BIOLOGY IS EVERYWHERE…EVERYWHERE…

July 2006July 2006 Cyclist Floyd Landis tested Cyclist Floyd Landis tested

positive for synthetic positive for synthetic testosteronetestosterone

Stripped of the Tour de Stripped of the Tour de France TitleFrance Title

July 2008…more riders July 2008…more riders thrown out for blood thrown out for blood dopingdoping

The 2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Beijing Olympics had the most rigorous had the most rigorous drug testing to date.drug testing to date.

GENE DOPING…the next GENE DOPING…the next frontier…frontier…

Mmmm… I love

testosterone!

THE HUMAN ROCKETTHE HUMAN ROCKET

Usain Bolt 9.58 SECONDS!Usain Bolt 9.58 SECONDS!

THE HUMAN FISHTHE HUMAN FISH

Michael PhelpsMichael Phelps Height 6’4”Height 6’4” Wingspan 6’7”Wingspan 6’7” Torso of a 6’8” manTorso of a 6’8” man Legs of a 6’ manLegs of a 6’ man Size 14 shoeSize 14 shoe Double jointedDouble jointed Consumes 12 000 calories Consumes 12 000 calories

a day!a day! Able to withstand Able to withstand

elevated levels of lactic elevated levels of lactic acidacid

14 Olympic Golds!!14 Olympic Golds!!

Missing in actionMissing in action

May 2008May 2008 An indigenous An indigenous

tribe located on tribe located on Brazilian/ Peruvian Brazilian/ Peruvian borderborder

Have never had Have never had contact with otherscontact with others

Breathing on one Breathing on one of them could wipe of them could wipe out the tribeout the tribe

LISTERIOSIS OUTBREAKLISTERIOSIS OUTBREAK

Caused by the Caused by the Listeria bacteriaListeria bacteria

12 confirmed 12 confirmed deaths to datedeaths to date

Michael McCain, Michael McCain, Maple Leaf CEO Maple Leaf CEO accepted full accepted full responisibilityresponisibility

GENETICALLY MODIFIED GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMSORGANISMS

Genetic material (DNA) has Genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by does not occur naturally by mating or natural mating or natural processes.processes.

Typically genes are added Typically genes are added to a plant’s DNA, which to a plant’s DNA, which produce proteins produce proteins conferring beneficial traits, conferring beneficial traits, such as herbicide tolerance such as herbicide tolerance (Round Up Ready) or insect (Round Up Ready) or insect protection (Bt) to the crop. protection (Bt) to the crop.

Lot’s of propaganda out Lot’s of propaganda out there!there!

INDONESIA’S LOST INDONESIA’S LOST WORLDWORLD

February 2007February 2007 Expedition finds Expedition finds

dozens of exotic dozens of exotic new speciesnew species

The remote area is The remote area is “as close to the “as close to the Garden of Eden as Garden of Eden as you’re going to you’re going to find on earth”find on earth”

ARTIFICIAL HEARTARTIFICIAL HEART

In 2001, US In 2001, US surgeons installed surgeons installed the world's first the world's first self-contained self-contained artificial heart in a artificial heart in a patient with heart patient with heart disease.disease.

Made of titanium Made of titanium and plasticand plastic

Powered by an Powered by an external batteryexternal battery

FACIAL TRANSPLANTFACIAL TRANSPLANT

This Chinese This Chinese patient (the victim patient (the victim of a bear attack) of a bear attack) was given not just was given not just the lip, nose, skin the lip, nose, skin and muscle from a and muscle from a donor, but even donor, but even some facial bone. some facial bone.

STEM CELL RESEARCHSTEM CELL RESEARCH

Nature’s master cellsNature’s master cells They can They can

differentiate into differentiate into specialized cellsspecialized cells

Hold enormous Hold enormous promise as the basis promise as the basis of new cures and of new cures and treatments for treatments for diseasesdiseases

Very Controversial Very Controversial (Science vs. Religion)(Science vs. Religion)

EVOLUTION VS. EVOLUTION VS. INTELLIGENT DESIGNINTELLIGENT DESIGN

Chicken-o-SaurusChicken-o-Saurus

One expert said that for $30 millionOne expert said that for $30 million

we could even bring a neanderthalwe could even bring a neanderthal

back to life!back to life!

CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is Climate change is

considered by many considered by many scientists to be the most scientists to be the most serious threat facing the serious threat facing the world today. world today.

The The Kyoto ProtocolKyoto Protocol is an  is an international agreement to international agreement to cut greenhouse gas cut greenhouse gas emissions that cause emissions that cause climate change. climate change.

Solutions include phasing Solutions include phasing out coal plants, expanding out coal plants, expanding renewable energy sources renewable energy sources and public transit, and and public transit, and creating new efficiency creating new efficiency standards for vehicles and standards for vehicles and buildings.buildings.

HIV/AIDS PANDEMICHIV/AIDS PANDEMIC

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

Scientists my have found Scientists my have found a weakness in the virus!!a weakness in the virus!!

R.I.P. “PLANET” PLUTOR.I.P. “PLANET” PLUTO Science is not a collection of facts. It is an Science is not a collection of facts. It is an

ongoing process that attempts to remain in ongoing process that attempts to remain in step with the latest research. That is why step with the latest research. That is why scientists sometimes change their minds!scientists sometimes change their minds!

AND REMEMBER…AND REMEMBER…