Gizmos for Manitoba - Science: 12th Grade Biology (Manitoba Curriculum adopted 2010)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this province's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

1: : Genetics

1.B12-1: : Understanding Biological inheritance

1.1.1: : Principles of Inheritance

1.B12-1-01: : Outline Gregor Mendel’s principles of inheritance, stating their importance to the understanding of heredity.

1.B12-1-02: : Explain what is meant by the terms heterozygous and homozygous.

1.B12-1-03: : Distinguish between genotype and phenotype, and use these terms appropriately when discussing the outcomes of genetic crosses.

1.1.3: : Atypical Inheritance

1.B12-1-05: : Describe examples of and solve problems involving the inheritance of phenotypic traits that do not follow a dominant-recessive pattern.

1.1.4: : Sex-Linked Inheritance

1.B12-1-07: : Describe examples of and solve problems involving sex-linked genes.

1.1.7: : Genetic Variability

1.B12-1-10: : Discuss the role of meiosis and sexual reproduction in producing genetic variability in offspring.

1.1.8: : Chromosome Mutations

1.B12-1-12: : Identify monosomy and trisomy chromosome mutations from karyotypes.

1.B12-2: : Mechanisms of Inheritance

1.2.2: : DNA Structure

2.B12-2-03: : Describe the structure of a DNA molecule.

1.2.3: : DNA Replication

2.B12-2-04: : Describe the process of DNA replication.

1.2.4: : Protein Synthesis

2.B12-2-05: : Compare DNA and RNA in terms of their structure, use, and location in the cell.

2.B12-2-06: : Outline the steps involved in protein synthesis.

1.2.6: : Investigating Applications of Gene Technology in Bioresources

2.B12-2-09: : Investigate an issue related to the application of gene technology in bioresources.

1.2.7: : Investigating Applications of Gene Technology in Humans

2.B12-2-10: : Investigate an issue related to the application of gene technology in humans.

2: : Biodiversity

2.B12-3: : Evolutionary Theory and Biodiversity

2.1.1: : Defining Evolution

2.B12-3-01: : Define the term evolution, explaining how evolution has led to biodiversity by altering populations and not individuals.

2.1.4: : Adaptation

2.B12-3-04: : Demonstrate, through examples, what the term fittest means in the phrase “survival of the fittest.”

2.1.5: : Natural Selection

2.B12-3-05: : Explain how natural selection leads to changes in populations.

2.1.6: : Effects of Natural Selection

2.B12-3-06: : Describe how disruptive, stabilizing, and directional natural selection act on variation.

2.1.7: : Artificial Selection

2.B12-3-07: : Distinguish between natural selection and artificial selection.

2.1.8: : Population Genetics

2.B12-3-08: : Outline how scientists determine whether a gene pool has changed, according to the criteria for genetic equilibrium.

2.B12-4: : Organizing Biodiversity

2.2.3: : Determining Evolutionary Relationships

2.B12-4-04: : Describe types of evidence used to classify organisms and determine evolutionary relationships.

2.2.5: : Investigating Evolutionary Trends

2.B12-4-07: : Investigate an evolutionary trend in a group of organisms.

Correlation last revised: 11/16/2023

Manitoba - Science: 12th Grade Biology

Manitoba Curriculum | Adopted: 2010

1: : Genetics

2: : Biodiversity