This course presents a representative sample of organisms and introduces students to a variety of laboratory skills and scientific processes. The three main themes in Life Sciences 11 are Characteristics of Living Things, Processes of Evolution, and Taxonomy. Under these themes, the Life Sciences 11 curriculum will specifically cover ideas around evolution, viruses, taxonomy, microbiology (bacteria and protists), zoology, ecology, with the potential as well of botany. Life Sciences 11 demands that students be prepared to develop a strong understanding of biological terminology as the course progresses. Students who take this course often do better in post secondary, in first year Biology, as well as in Anatomy and Physiology 12.

Recommended prerequisite: successful completion of Science 10