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Life Sciences 11
British Columbia High School
Course Overview
Lessons & Practice
1. Biodiversity & Ecosystem Health
2.4hr1.2.1. Phylogenetic Trees4 min1.2.2. Similar Traits Within & Between Phylogenetic Groups56 sec1.2.3. Dichotomous Keys5 min1.2.4. Example: Using Dichotomous Keys4 min1.2.5. Practice: Phylogenetic Trees1.2.6. Example: Using Trait Tables to Build Phylogenetic Trees6 min1.2.7. Example: Phylogenetic Trees4 min1.2.8. Practice: Using Trait Tables to Build Phylogenetic Trees4 min1.2.9. Practice: Cladistics
1.3.1. Biomes and Abiotic Factors5 min1.3.2. Biomes: Freshwater7 min1.3.3. Biomes: Forest6 min1.3.4. Biomes: Marine7 min1.3.5. Biomes: Desert6 min1.3.6. Biomes: Grassland5 min1.3.7. Biomes: Tundra4 min1.3.8. Example: Tropical Forest vs. Hot and Dry Desert5 min1.3.9. Practice: Desert Biomes1.3.10. Practice: Biomes1.3.11. Practice: Tundra vs. Desert
2. Selection & Evolution
1.2hr2.2.1. Descent with Modification6 min2.2.2. Practice2.2.3. Evolution of Populations5 min2.2.4. Example: Constraints to Selection4 min2.2.5. Example: Directional Selection2 min2.2.6. Practice: Variation2.2.7. Practice: Genetics46 sec2.2.8. Practice: Drivers of Evolution1 min2.2.9. Graphing Allele Frequencies Over Time7 min2.2.10. Practice: Relative Fitness5 min
3. Genetics of Inheritance
3hr3.3.1. Meiosis I10 min3.3.2. Meiosis II5 min3.3.3. Chromosomal Crossover3 min3.3.4. Chromosomal Nondisjunction, Aneuploidy and Polyploidy6 min3.3.5. Sexual Life Cycle Strategies3 min3.3.6. Example: Non-disjunction6 min3.3.7. Practice: Fertilized Zygote3.3.8. Practice: End of Prophase II2 min3.3.9. Practice: Mitosis vs Meiosis Metaphase2 min
3.4.1. Alleles3 min3.4.2. Genotype and Phenotype5 min3.4.3. History of Mendelian Genetics4 min3.4.4. Mendel's Law of Segregation10 min3.4.5. Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment6 min3.4.6. Cheatsheet: Inheritance Terminology3.4.7. Example: Independent Assortment3 min3.4.8. Practice: Recessive Trait3.4.9. Practice: Inheritance Terminology3.4.10. Practice: Mendel's Laws
3.5.1. Punnett Square Rules4 min3.5.2. Example: Punnet Square5 min3.5.3. Example: Sum Rule in Genetics3 min3.5.4. Incomplete Dominance and Co-Dominance3 min3.5.5. Example: Incomplete vs Co-dominance3 min3.5.6. Blood Types2 min3.5.7. Practice: Probability in Genetics57 sec3.5.8. Practice: Probability of Sickle Cell Anemia2 min3.5.9. Practice: Cystic Fibrosis Phenotype Probability3 min3.5.10. Practice: Possible Blood Types
3.7.1. Pedigree Analysis9 min3.7.2. Inheritance of Autosomal Traits9 min3.7.3. Example: Autosomal Recessive2 min3.7.4. Example: Autosomal Dominant4 min3.7.5. Inheritance of X-linked Traits5 min3.7.6. Sex-linked Genes & Reciprocal Crosses4 min3.7.7. Example: Sex Linked Traits2 min3.7.8. Example: X-linked Dominant3 min3.7.9. Practice: Type of Inhertiance3.7.10. Practice: AD, AR, or X?3.7.11. Practice: Type of Inheritance 2
4. Chemistry of Life
1.3hr5. Cell Biology
3hr5.2.1. Eukaryotic Cells2 min5.2.2. Nucleus8 min5.2.3. Cytoplasm3 min5.2.4. Ribosomes3 min5.2.5. Endoplasmic Reticulum 3 min5.2.6. Golgi Apparatus 3 min5.2.7. Mitochondria & Chloroplasts6 min5.2.8. Lysosomes 4 min5.2.9. Cells That Move 2 min5.2.10. Illustrations of Cellular Components: Halloween at the Factory7 min5.2.11. Plants vs. Animal Cells3 min5.2.12. Cell Fractionation 2 min5.2.13. Practice: Chloroplast5.2.14. Practice: Mitochondria5.2.15. Practice: Organelles with Membranes5.2.16. Practice: Plant Cells Only
5.4.1. The Fluid Mosaic Model5 min5.4.2. Factors Affecting Membrane Fluidity5 min5.4.3. Practice: Membrane Protein Functions1 min5.4.4. Practice: Cholesterol1 min5.4.5. Getting Proteins Into Membranes3 min5.4.6. Cystic Fibrosis: A Transmembrane Protein Disease 2 min5.4.7. Example: Fibrosis 2 min5.4.8. Practice: Cystic Fibrosis5.4.9. Practice: Cystic Fibrosis3 min
5.5.1. Diffusion Lesson Theory7 min5.5.2. Membrane Permeability3 min5.5.3. Osmosis and Osmolarity6 min5.5.4. Practice: Passive Transport5.5.5. Practice: Types of Passive Transport2 min5.5.6. Active Transport7 min5.5.7. Example: Build Your Own Transporter3 min5.5.8. Practice: Predict Entry Method3 min5.5.9. Practice: Shrink or Not to Shrink?4 min5.5.10. Endocytosis and Exocytosis5.5.11. Practice: Pinocytosis1 min
5.6.1. The Laws of Thermodynamics4 min5.6.2. Example: Life Requires Energy Input1 min5.6.3. Enzymes6 min5.6.4. Enzyme Activity4 min5.6.5. Example: Enzymes are Required for Life3 min5.6.6. Example: Enzyme Catalysis1 min5.6.7. ATP and the Proton Motive Force (PMF)6 min5.6.8. Practice: Reactions3 min5.6.9. Practice: ATP2 min5.6.10. Practice: Reaction Progress1 min
6. Biochemistry of Metabolism
1.4hr6.1.1. Light & The Electromagnetic Spectrum2 min6.1.2. Light Absorption by Chlorophyll2 min6.1.3. Plant Structures for Light-Dependent Reactions4 min6.1.4. Photosynthesis Overview9 min6.1.5. Example: Why Plants Need Light2 min6.1.6. Practice: Carbon Fixation6.1.7. Practice: Rate of Photosynthesis6.1.8. Practice: Source of Oxygen6.1.9. Practice: Overall Photosynthesis Reaction
6.3.1. Overview of Cellular Respiration4 min6.3.2. Example: Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Respiration2 min6.3.3. Glycolysis4 min6.3.4. Pyruvate Processing4 min6.3.5. Practice: Product of Glycolysis6.3.6. Fermentation3 min6.3.7. Example: Fermentation2 min6.3.8. The Citric Acid Cycle/Krebs Cycle3 min6.3.9. Electron Transport Chain Overview3 min6.3.10. Practice: Processes in the Cytosol2 min6.3.11. Practice: Location of Krebs Cycle2 min6.3.12. Practice: Locations in Mitochondria2 min6.3.13. Practice: Permeability to H+3 min
7. Animal Physiology [Under construction]
58min8. Human Physiology: The Respiratory System
1.3hr9. Human Physiology: The Circulatory System
2.5hr10. Human Physiology: The Digestive System
49min10.1.1. The Mouth & Esophagus4 min10.1.2. The Stomach6 min10.1.3. The Small Intestine6 min10.1.4. The Large Intestine3 min10.1.5. Example: Types of Digestion 2 min10.1.6. Accessory Structures of Digestion6 min10.1.7. Example: Accessory Organs of Digestion2 min10.1.8. Practice: Digestive System55 sec10.1.9. Practice: Bile Production & Storage1 min10.1.10. Practice: The Pancreas3 min
11. Human Physiology: The Excretory System [Under construction]
18min12. Human Physiology: The Motor System [Under construction]
23min13. Plants & Plant Physiology [Under construction]
50min13.4.1. Bryophytes2 min13.4.2. Characteristics of Seedless Vascular Plants3 min13.4.3. Diversity of Seedless Vascular Plants4 min13.4.4. Example: Seedless Plant Life Cycles13.4.5. Practice: Bryophytes13.4.6. Practice: Bryophyte Sperm13.4.7. Practice: Bryophyte Height13.4.8. Practice: Phloem13.4.9. Practice: Branching Vasculature13.4.10. Practice: Seedless Life Cycles13.4.11. Practice: Coal Swamps13.4.12. Practice: Seedless Diversity
13.6.1. Overview of Angiosperms3 min13.6.2. Angiosperm Reproduction2 min13.6.3. Advantages of Angiosperm Reproduction2 min13.6.4. Angiosperm Pollination3 min13.6.5. Monocots and Dicots13.6.6. Example: Flowers13.6.7. Practice: Angiosperm Adaptations13.6.8. Practice: Plant Evolution13.6.9. Practice: Parts of Flowers13.6.10. Practice: Double Fertilization13.6.11. Practice: Fruit Production13.6.12. Practice: Orchid and the Moth
14. Viruses, Archaea & Bacteria [Under construction]
24min15. Protists & Fungi [Under construction]
30min16. Overview of Animals [Under construction]
16min16.1.1. Overview of Animal Structure2 min16.1.2. Animal Reproduction and Development2 min16.1.3. Cell Structure and Specialization5 min16.1.4. Example: Germ Layers16.1.5. Practice: All Animal Cells16.1.6. Practice: Animal Embryo Development16.1.7. Practice: Animal Symmetry16.1.8. Practice: Animal Development
17. Invertebrates: Part 1 - Non-Molting [Under construction]
23min18. Invertebrates: Part 2 - Molting [Under construction]
29min19. Craniates (Developed Heads) [Under construction]
14min20. Tetrapods (Four Limbs) [Under construction]
25min21. Scientific Methods of Research [Under construction]
5min22. Energy & The Biosphere [Under construction]
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Course Notes
Wizeprep's course notes with hundreds of easy-to-understand explanations, diagrams, and practice problems.
Course Notes
Wizeprep's course notes with hundreds of easy-to-understand explanations, diagrams, and practice problems.