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Biology

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Biology 20 (SCN2231)

Credits: 5

Prerequisite: Science 10

Required for: Biology 30 or Science 30 (with administrator’s permission)

This course involves the study of the following topics:

  • Biochemistry and Cells

Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, cell structure and function

  • Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration

Conversion and utilization of energy by living things

  • Human Body Systems

Digestive, circulatory, immune response, respiratory, excretory, and musculo-skeletal systems

  • Evolution

Evidence and theories of the process of change over time in species

  • Ecology

Interaction of biotic and a-biotic factors in our local ecosystem


Biology 30 (SCN3230)

Credits: 5

Prerequisite: Biology 20

Students in this course will write an Alberta Education Diploma Exam valued at 50% of their final grade.

This course involves the study of the following topics:

  • Anatomy and physiology of the control systems in the human organism

Nervous system and endocrine system

  • Anatomy and physiology of the reproductive systems

Related reproductive technologies

  • Reproduction at the cellular level

Mitosis and meiosis

  • Genetics

Classical, molecular and population levels

  • Ecology

Population growth and community interactions

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