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Grade 11 Life Sciences: Diversity, Energy and Ecology
A Grade 11 Life Sciences pathway that uses biological evidence to explain diversity, energy transformations, nutrition, population ecology and human environmental decisions.
≈ 25 h 36 min8 sections · 32 lessonsNo ratings yet
What you'll learn
- Classify organisms and explain adaptations using structural evidence
- Trace matter and energy through photosynthesis, respiration, nutrition and ecosystems
- Design, read and evaluate biological investigations and representations
- Make evidence-led decisions about health, food security, biodiversity and environmental change
Before you start
- Grade 10 Life Sciences
- Cells, tissues and classification
Course content
0/32 lessons
1. Microbes, diversity and health4 lessons
- Microorganisms: structure, evidence and rolesLesson48 min
- Viruses, host cells and transmissionLesson48 min
- Bacteria, antibiotics and resistanceLesson48 min
- Fungi, protists and disease cyclesLesson48 min
2. Plant diversity and reproduction4 lessons
- Plant adaptations for life on landLesson48 min
- Flower structure and pollinationLesson48 min
- Fertilisation, seeds, fruit and dispersalLesson48 min
- Comparing plant life cyclesLesson48 min
3. Animal diversity and evidence4 lessons
- Animal body plans and classificationLesson48 min
- Invertebrate and vertebrate adaptationsLesson48 min
- Animal systems: exchange, transport and coordinationLesson48 min
- Dichotomous keys and evolutionary relationshipsLesson48 min
4. Energy transformations4 lessons
- Photosynthesis: chloroplasts and energy captureLesson48 min
- Investigating photosynthesis and limiting factorsLesson48 min
- Cellular respiration and ATPLesson48 min
- Connecting photosynthesis and respirationLesson48 min
5. Animal nutrition and health4 lessons
- Nutrients, balanced diets and health claimsLesson48 min
- Digestion, enzymes and absorptionLesson48 min
- Nutrition, blood glucose and homeostasisLesson48 min
- Food security and nutrition decisionsLesson48 min
6. Population ecology4 lessons
- Population data, growth and representationLesson48 min
- Limiting factors and carrying capacityLesson48 min
- Species interactions and food websLesson48 min
- Ecological sampling and reliable evidenceLesson48 min
7. Human impact and conservation4 lessons
- Biodiversity and ecosystem servicesLesson48 min
- Water pollution, toxicity and biomagnificationLesson48 min
- Climate change and carbon-cycle reasoningLesson48 min
- Conservation decisions in South African contextsLesson48 min