Common difficulties in Grade 11 Biology stem from differentiating between the various types of fatty acid triglycerides, carbohydrates and amino acids as well as their respective ester, glycosidic, and peptide bonds that can be broken and re-formed to create complex chemical structures.
Mathematical misunderstandings often arise in Genetics, where students are expected to translate autosomal and sex-linked inheritance into coherent punnet squares and pedigrees. Students will study Evolution from a Population Genetics standpoint, and they are expected to manipulate the Hardy-Weinberg formula as well as its derivatives to calculate allelic and genetic probabilities.
The Ontario Curriculum does not cover these topics and more in Grade 9 Science or Grade 10 Science1, and so difficulty with such topics are natural and expected.
1. Students in Advanced Grade 10 pre-IB/AP/Enriched Science may have briefly touched upon the topics mentioned.
All living things can be classified according to their anatomical and physiological characteristics.
Evolution is the process of biological change over time based on the relationships between species and their environments.
Genetic and genomic research can have social and environmental implications.
Groups of organs with specific structures and functions work together as systems, which interact with other systems in the body.
Plants: Anatomy, Growth, and Function Plants have specialized structures with distinct functions that enable them to respond and adapt to their environment.
