Grade 11 University Biology
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  • Enzymes and Enzyme Activity
    • Curriculum Expectations
    • Lesson Sequence
    • Glossary
    • Common Misconceptions
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Societal Implications & Applications
    • Foundations of Professional Practice
    • References
  • Mendelian Genetics
    • Curriculum Expectations
    • Lesson Sequence>
      • Lesson 1: Mendel's Pea Plant Experiments
      • Lesson 2: Mendel's First Law of Inheritance
      • Lesson 3: Punnett Squares
      • Lesson 4: Variation in Heredity
      • Lesson 5: Dihybrid Crosses and Mendel's Second Law of Inheritance
      • Lesson 6: Pedigrees
      • Lesson 7: Sex-Linked Inheritance and Genetic Disorders
      • Lesson 8: Case Study
    • Common Misconceptions
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Societal Implications & Applications
    • Foundations of Professional Practice
    • References
  • Genetic Disorders
    • Curriculum Expectations
    • Lesson Sequence
    • Common Misconceptions
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Societal Implications & Applications
    • Foundations of Professional Practice
    • Glossary
    • References
  • Genetically Modified Organisms
    • Curriculum Expectations
    • Lesson Sequence>
      • Lesson 1
      • Lesson 2
      • Lesson 3
    • Glossary
    • Common Misconceptions
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Societal Implications & Applications
    • Foundations of Professional Practice
    • References
  • Taxonomy: Kingdoms, Domains & Dichotomous Keys
    • Curriculum Expectations
    • Lesson Sequence>
      • Lesson 1: Biodiversity
      • Lesson 2: Classification, Taxonomy & Naming
      • Lesson 3: Dichotomous Keys
      • Lesson 4: Domains- Archaea, Bacteria & Eukarya
      • Lesson 5: Kingdom Protista
      • Lesson 6: Kindgdoms Plantae
      • Lesson 7: Kingdom Animalia
      • Lesson 8: Kingdom Fungi
    • Glossary
    • Common Misconceptions
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Societal Implications & Applications
    • Foundations of Professional Practice
    • References
  • Evolution: Natural Selection & Cladistics
    • Curriculum Expectations
    • Lesson Sequence>
      • Lesson 1: Introduction to Evolution
      • Lesson 2: Natural Selection
      • Lesson 3: Modes of Evolution
      • Lesson 4: Cladistics
      • Lesson 5: Culminating STS Activity
    • Glossary
    • Common Misconceptions
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Societal Implications & Applications
    • Foundations of Professional Practice
    • References
  • Reproduction in Plants
    • Curriculum Expectations
    • Lesson Sequence>
      • Lesson 1: Plant Physiology
      • Lesson 2: Sporic Reproduction
      • Lesson 3:Pollinating Agents
      • Lesson 4:Seed Dispersal
    • Common Misconceptions
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Additonal Teaching Resources
    • Societal Implications & Applications
    • Foundations of Professional Practice
    • References
  • The Circulatory System
    • Curriculum Expectations
    • Lesson Sequence>
      • Lesson 1: Components of Blood
      • Lesson 2: Blood Groups
      • Lesson 3: Blood Vessels
      • Lesson 4: The Structure and Function of Heart
      • Lesson 5: Blood Pressure
      • Lesson 6: Heart Related Diseases
      • Lesson 7: Interaction of Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
      • Lesson 8: Doping in Sports - Case Study
    • Glossary
    • Common Misconceptions
    • Assessment and Evaluation
    • Societal Implications & Applications
    • Foundations of Professional Practice
    • References
  • Additional Teaching Strategies for Hooks and Consolidations
  • Creative Pieces for Topics
    • Enzymes and Enzyme Activity
    • Mendelian Genetics
    • Genetic Disorders
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
    • Taxonomy: Kingdoms, Domains & Dichotomous Keys
    • Evolution: Natural Selection & Cladistics
    • Reproduction in Plants
    • The Circulatory System

Societal Implications and Applications

The impacts of GMO's on society are numerous and profound, for few things affect and concern ordinary citizens more so than the food they consume. There are two major extra-scientific issues at stake in the GMO debate:

1. Legal: Do consumers have the right to know the genetic history of the food they are purchasing? Do producers have the right to conceal this information if they feel it will unfairly harm their business?

2. Political: How do GMO's factor into the question of the growing world population and world hunger? Can real utilitarian concerns outweigh the possible health risks caused by genetic engineering?


Bringing these issues up in class may facilitate in capturing the students' interests, by adding variety to the subjects, and breaking the monotony of strictly scientific disc
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