Biology Tutoring in Surrey

Reproduction, the periodic table, electricity and the cycling of matter in ecosystems.

• Asexual reproductionmitosis; different forms
• Sexual reproductionmeiosis; human sexual reproduction
• Element properties as organized in the periodic table
• The arrangement of electrons determines the compounds formed by elements
• Circuits - must be complete for electrons to flow
• Voltage, current, and resistance
• Effects of solar radiation on the cycling of matter and energy
• Matter cycles within biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems
• Sustainability of systems
• First Peoples knowledge of interconnectedness and sustainability

Where marks are usually lost: Voltage, current and resistance. Circuits are the unit where students most often memorise formulas without a picture of what is happening.

The course that decides which Grade 11 science a student is ready for. Genetics, chemical reactions, energy transformations and the universe.

• DNA structure and function
• Patterns of inheritance
• Mechanisms for the diversity of lifemutation and its impact on evolution; natural selection and artificial selection
• Applied genetics and ethical considerations
• Rearrangement of atoms in chemical reactions
• Acid-base chemistry
• Law of conservation of mass
• Energy change during chemical reactions
• Practical applications and implications of chemical processes, including First Peoples knowledge
• Nuclear energy and radiation
• Law of conservation of energy
• Potential and kinetic energy
• Transformation of energy
• Local and global impacts of energy transformations from technologies
• Formation of the universebig bang theory; components of the universe over time
• Astronomical data and collection methods

Where marks are usually lost: Balancing equations and the law of conservation of mass. Chemistry 11 starts from the assumption that these are automatic.

Cells, reproduction, viruses, evolution and taxonomy. The volume of vocabulary is the real difficulty, not the concepts.

• Levels of organization
• Cell structure and function
• Sexual and asexual reproduction
• Energy transformations in cells
• Viruses
• First Peoples understandings of interrelationships between organisms
• Microevolutionadaptation to changing environments; changes in DNA; natural selection
• Macroevolutionspeciation; processes of macroevolution; evidence for macroevolution
• Artificial selection and genetic modifications
• Single-celled and multi-celled organisms
• Trends in complexity among various life forms
• Evidence for phylogenetic relationships
• Taxonomic principles for classifying organisms
• Binomial nomenclature
• First Peoples knowledge on classification
• Similarities and differences between domains and kingdoms

Where marks are usually lost: Evolution. Students can define natural selection and still not be able to explain a specific example, which is what the exam asks for.

Biological molecules, cell transport, DNA and gene expression, then every major organ system.

• Biological molecules
• Metabolism and enzymes
• Feedback loops and regulation of the body\u2019s internal environment
• Transport across a cell membrane
• DNAthe cell\u2019s genetic information; replication
• Gene expression
• Proteins and their relationship to the structure and function of all cells
• Genomics and biotechnology
• Micro to macro organization
• Organ systemsstructure and function; structural and functional interdependence; maintenance of homeostasis
• Lifestyle differences and their effects on human health
• Holistic approach to health
• Disease as an imbalance in homeostasis

Where marks are usually lost: Gene expression and homeostasis. Both are processes, and process questions need a sequence, not a definition.