Biology
Grade 11/12 General Biology 2
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Recombinant DNA
Recombinant DNA
MELC (Most Essential Learning Competency): Outline the processes involved in genetic engineering
A TED talk about CRISPR
TED. (2015, November 13). How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA | Jennifer Doudna [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdBAHexVYzc
A video about genetic engineering
FuseSchool - Global Education. (2020, November 16). Genetic engineering | Genetics | Biology | FuseSchool [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIM38NlkWEo
MELC: Discuss the applications of recombinant DNA
A worksheet on restriction enzymes and recombinant DNA
Muskopf, S. (n.d.). Restiction Enzymes: How is DNA Manipulated? The Biology Corner. Retrieved from www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/restriction_enzymes.html
An animation about DNA cloning
Biointeractive. (2018, November 29). DNA Cloning with Plasmids | HHMI BioInteractive Video [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY1x6I_XjAk
Relevance, Mechanisms, Evidence/Bases, and Theories of Evolution
Relevance, Mechanisms, Evidence/Bases, and Theories of Evolution
MELC: Describe general features of the history of life on Earth, including generally accepted dates and sequence of the geologic time scale and characteristics of major groups of organisms present during these time periods
An interactive timeline presenting climate fluctuations, species, and major milestones in human evolution
Human Evolution Interactive Timeline. (n.d.). Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved from humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline
A virtual textbook lesson on the geologic time scale
Wilkin, D., & Akre, B. (2020, April 21). Geologic Time Scale - Advanced. CK-12 Foundation. Retrieved from www.ck12.org/c/biology/geologic-time-scale/lesson/Geologic-Time-Scale-Advanced-BIO-ADV/
A video about geologic time and the history of life on Earth
PBS Eons. (2017, November 7). A Brief History of Geologic Time [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWp5ZpJAIAE
A music video about geologic time
BlethwynFilms. (2012, August 1). -Geologic Time Music Video- [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PQURsc2SYs
MELC: Explain the mechanisms that produce change in populations from generation to generation (e.g., artificial selection, natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, recombination)
Interactive lesson about natural selection with pre- and post-quizzes, video, and worksheet
Natural Selection. (n.d.). Oak National Academy. Retrieved from classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/natural-selection-6mrp6d
A simulation modelling Endler’s 1980 experiment on the balance of sexual selection and natural selection using guppies
Jones, T. C. (2010). NetLogo Web: Endler's Guppies. Virtual Biology Lab: an inquiry-based learning environment. Retrieved from virtualbiologylab.org/NetWebHTML_FilesJan2016/EndlersGuppiesModel.html
A simulation about natural selection
University of Colorado Boulder. (n.d.). Natural Selection. PhET Interactive Simulations. Retrieved from phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/natural-selection
A simulation modelling the natural selection on color patterns in peppered moths
Jones, T. C. (2010). NetLogo Web: Industrial Melanism. Virtual Biology Lab: an inquiry-based learning environment. Retrieved from virtualbiologylab.org/NetWebHTML_FilesJan2016/IndustrialMelanismModel.html
A virtual textbook lesson on the mechanisms of evolution with videos and interactive exercises
Bierema, A. (n.d.). Evolution - An Interactive Introduction to Organismal and Molecular Biology. Michigan State University Libraries. Retrieved from openbooks.lib.msu.edu/isb202/chapter/evolution/
Readings on peppered moths, natural selection, and Dr. Kettlewell and a game
Arizona Board of Regents. (n.d.). Peppered Moths: Moth Life Cycle. Tempe, AZ: ASU Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from askabiologist.asu.edu/peppered-moths-game/peppered-moth.html
A video lecture about the types of natural selection (directional, stabilizing, disruptive)
Teacher's Pet. (2015, April 20). Types of Natural Selection [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=64JUJdZdDQo
MELC: Show patterns of descent with modification from common ancestors to produce the organismal diversity observed today
A virtual textbook lesson on Darwin and his idea of descent with modification with exercises
Darwin and Descent with Modification | Biology for Majors I. (n.d.). Lumen Learning. Retrieved from courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-biology1/chapter/reading-darwin-and-descent-with-modification/
A video about descent with modification
Professor Dave Explains. (2017, November 9). Charles Darwin's Idea: Descent With Modification [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFKnqB-OQcU
MELC: Trace the development of evolutionary thought
A video about the history of evolutionary thought, specifically about Jean Baptiste de Lamarck, Darwin, and Wallace
Teacher's Pet. (2015, April 22). History of Evolutionary Thought [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9RFmtqIn0I
A video lecture about Lamarck and Darwin
Beverly Biology. (2019, February 6). History of Evolution (updated) [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B80cAAKonzQ
MELC: Explain evidences of evolution (e.g. biogeography, fossil record, DNA/protein sequences, homology, and embryology)
A virtual textbook lesson on biogeography with a video and review questions
Wilkin, D., & Brainard, J. (2020, June 3). Biogeography. CK-12 Foundation. Retrieved from www.ck12.org/c/biology/biogeography/lesson/Biogeography-BIO/
A virtual textbook lesson on the fossil record
Boundless. (2020, August 15). The Fossil Record as Evidence for Evolution. Biology LibreTexts. Retrieved from bio.libretexts.org/@go/page/13447
A virtual textbook lesson on molecular biology and evolution with review questions
CK-12. (2016, August 17). Molecular Biology and Evolution - Advanced. CK-12 Foundation. Retrieved from www.ck12.org/book/ck-12-biology-advanced-concepts/section/10.23/
A virtual textbook lesson on comparative anatomy
CK-12. (2016, February 18). Evidence from Comparative Anatomy-Homologous, Analogous and Vestigial Structures. CK-12 Foundation. Retrieved from www.ck12.org/book/cbse_biology_book_class_xii/section/9.9/
A video presentation on embryological evidence for evolution
CK-12 Foundation. (2017, May 25). Embryological Evidence for Evolution [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-nB9KvDoDY
Interactive lesson about evidence for evolution with pre- and post-quizzes, video, and worksheet
Evolution Evidence. (n.d.). Oak National Academy. Retrieved from classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/evolution-evidence-6djp8c
MELC: Infer evolutionary relationships among organisms using the evidence of evolution
A video on insect phylogeny
naturalistoutreach. (2017, April 4). Insect Phylogeny: Understanding evolutionary relationships [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-iz30aKtqg
A virtual textbook lesson on evolutionary relationships with multiple-choice review questions
OpenStax. (2021, March 6). Determining Evolutionary Relationships. Biology LibreTexts. Retrieved from bio.libretexts.org/@go/page/7044
Basic Taxonomic Concepts and Principles, Description, Nomenclature, Identification, and Classification
Basic Taxonomic Concepts and Principles, Description, Nomenclature, Identification, and Classification
MELC: Explain how the structural and developmental characteristics and relatedness of DNA sequences are used in classifying living things
A video about classification of organisms using DNA or proteins
StudyShow. (2015, March 31). Classification using DNA - AS Biology [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQWGSqJHVsA
MELC: Identify the unique/distinctive characteristics of a specific taxon relative to other taxa
A virtual textbook lesson on the three domain system
Kaiser, G. (2021, January 4). Classification - The Three Domain System. Biology LibreTexts. Retrieved from bio.libretexts.org/@go/page/2699
A virtual lesson on taxonomy with exercises and a journal activity
Texas Education Agency (TEA). (n.d.). Taxonomy: Major Groups. Texas Gateway. Retrieved from www.texasgateway.org/resource/taxonomy-major-groups
MELC: Describe species diversity and cladistics, including the types of evidence and procedures that can be used to establish evolutionary relationships
A video lecture on cladistics
Brightstorm. (2011, March 4). Cladistics [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DxNwzzjm_4
A virtual worksheet on cladogram analysis
Muskopf, S. (n.d.). Cladogram Analysis. Granite City, IL: The Biology Corner. Retrieved from www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/cladogram.html
Plant and Animal Organ Systems and their Functions
Plant and Animal Organ Systems and their Functions
MELC: Compare and contrast the following processes in plants and animals: reproduction, development, nutrition, gas exchange, transport/ circulation, regulation of body fluids, chemical and nervous control, immune systems, and sensory and motor mechanisms
A virtual fetal pig dissection for learning about anatomy and physiology
Fleck, E., & Knight, T. (n.d.). Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection. Whitman College. Retrieved from www.whitman.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/biology/virtual-pig
A virtual textbook lesson on plant sensory systems and responses
OpenStaxCollege. (n.d.). Plant Sensory Systems and Responses. The University of Hawai’i Pressbooks. Retrieved from pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/biology/chapter/plant-sensory-systems-and-responses/
A video lecture about sexual reproduction in plants and animals
Learn America. (2018, June 6). Sexual Reproduction in Plants and Animals [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehm6DEerYIg
A video lecture about gas exchange in animals
FuseSchool - Global Education. (2016, July 27). Gas Exchange In Different Animals | Physiology | Biology | FuseSchool [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXGG-HgtJoI
A video lecture about gas exchange in plants
CENTURY Tech. (2020, March 21). Gas Exchange in Plants | Biology | Secondary [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvXboiJPi5c
A video presentation about systems in plants and humans
Knowledge Platform. (2019, January 30). Plants Systems and Human Body Systems [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwLnCHFxONk
Feedback Mechanisms
Feedback Mechanisms
MELC: Explain how some organisms maintain steady internal conditions (e.g., temperature regulation, osmotic balance and glucose levels) that possess various structures and processes
A video lecture on constant internal environment in organisms
iitutor.com. (2015, December 20). √ Constant Internal Environment of Biology [Video]. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLeb5KksZUg
A virtual textbook lesson on homeostasis and osmoregulation with exercises
Molnar, C., & Gair, J. (2015). 11.1 Homeostasis and Osmoregulation [E-book]. In Concepts of Biology - 1st Canadian Edition (Ver. 2.01). opentextbc.ca/biology/chapter/11-1-homeostasis-and-osmoregulation/
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