Welcome to SBI 3U!

2. Welcome to SBI 3U! Grade 11 Biology

3. If you’ve just figured out that you are in the wrong class feel free to leave now.

4. SBI 3U - Course Outline • Unit 1 – Cellular Functions • Unit 2 – Diversity and Evolution • Unit 3 – Genetic Continuity • Unit 4 – Animals – Structure and Function • Unit 5 – Plants

5. EXPECTATIONS • RESPECT – others, yourself and the classroom. • Be on time or you owe! • Always be prepared with a pen, ruler, eraser, pencil and paper. • Have a positive attitude!

6. MARK BREAKDOWN • Knowledge - 38.5% • Inquiry & Communication - 17.5% • Making Connections - 14% • Final Exam - 30%

7. KEYS TO DOMINATING BIO… • Do your homework (duh!). • Study hard for tests (double duh!). • Ask for help if needed! • Use the catch up binder to get caught up quickly after being away. • Use this website to keep up to date: www.mrbemrose.pbworks.com

8. BIOLOGY IS EVERYWHERE… • July 2006 • Cyclist Floyd Landis tested positive for synthetic testosterone • Stripped of the Tour de France Title • July 2008…more riders thrown out for blood doping • The 2008 Beijing Olympics had the most rigorous drug testing to date. • GENE DOPING…the next frontier… Mmmm… I love testosterone!

9. THE HUMAN ROCKET • Usain Bolt 9.58 SECONDS!

10. THE HUMAN FISH • Michael Phelps • Height 6’4” • Wingspan 6’7” • Torso of a 6’8” man • Legs of a 6’ man • Size 14 shoe • Double jointed • Consumes 12 000 calories a day! • Able to withstand elevated levels of lactic acid • 14 Olympic Golds!!

11. Missing in action • May 2008 • An indigenous tribe located on Brazilian/ Peruvian border • Have never had contact with others • Breathing on one of them could wipe out the tribe

12. LISTERIOSIS OUTBREAK • Caused by the Listeria bacteria • 12 confirmed deaths to date • Michael McCain, Maple Leaf CEO accepted full responisibility

13. GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS • Genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating or natural processes. • Typically genes are added to a plant’s DNA, which produce proteins conferring beneficial traits, such as herbicide tolerance (Round Up Ready) or insect protection (Bt) to the crop. • Lot’s of propaganda out there!

14. INDONESIA’S LOST WORLD • February 2007 • Expedition finds dozens of exotic new species • The remote area is “as close to the Garden of Eden as you’re going to find on earth”

15. ARTIFICIAL HEART • In 2001, US surgeons installed the world's first self-contained artificial heart in a patient with heart disease. • Made of titanium and plastic • Powered by an external battery

16. FACIAL TRANSPLANT • This Chinese patient (the victim of a bear attack) was given not just the lip, nose, skin and muscle from a donor, but even some facial bone.

17. STEM CELL RESEARCH • Nature’s master cells • They can differentiate into specialized cells • Hold enormous promise as the basis of new cures and treatments for diseases • Very Controversial (Science vs. Religion)

18. EVOLUTION VS. INTELLIGENT DESIGN

19. Chicken-o-Saurus One expert said that for $30 million we could even bring a neanderthal back to life!

20. CLIMATE CHANGE • Climate change is considered by many scientists to be the most serious threat facing the world today. • The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. • Solutions include phasing out coal plants, expanding renewable energy sources and public transit, and creating new efficiency standards for vehicles and buildings.

21. HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC • World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on December 1, 1981, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in recorded history. • Scientists my have found a weakness in the virus!!

22. R.I.P. “PLANET” PLUTO • Science is not a collection of facts. It is an ongoing process that attempts to remain in step with the latest research. That is why scientists sometimes change their minds!

23. AND REMEMBER…