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Grade 12

BIOL 1021
Introductory Biology II: Organismal Biology and Ecology

Reece J., Urry L., Cain M., Wasserman S., Minorsky P., Jackson R. 2011. Campbell Biology. 9th Ed. San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.

See Preparing for the Course for additional information about the textbook.
Lesson Topics and Textbook Readings
This page lists reading material from the textbook only; additional required reading related to class content is supplied in the class site where applicable. A detailed list of learning objectives is provided with each lesson to help students focus on the key material from each chapter.


Lesson 1: Orientation
  • Chapter 1
Unit I

Plants

 Lesson 2: Photosynthesis
  • Chapter 10
Lesson 3: Plant Diversity
  • Chapters 29 and 30
Lesson 4: Structure, Growth, Development, and Transport in Plants
  • Chapters 35 and 36
Lesson 5: Plant Control Systems and Fungi
  • Chapters 39 and 31
Unit II

Animals

 Lesson 6: Animal Form, Function, Nutrition, and Locomotion
  • Chapters 40, 41, and 50
Lesson 7: Circulation and Gas Exchange
  • Chapter 42
Lesson 8: The Immune System and Osmoregulation & Excretion
  • Chapters 43 and 44
Lesson 9: Hormones & the Endocrine System and Animal Development
  • Chapters 45 and 47
Unit III

Ecology

 Lesson 10: The Biosphere and Population Ecology
  • Chapters 52 and 53
Lesson 11: Community Ecology, Ecosystems, and Restoration Ecology
  • Chapters 54 and 55
Lesson 12: Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Biology
  • Chapters 51, 56, and 37

BIOL 1020 Lesson Topics and Readings

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Updated 23 Dec 2014 (jvd)