SBI4U Biology, Grade 12 (University)
Grade 12 biology moves to the molecular scale: biochemistry, cellular respiration and photosynthesis, molecular genetics and homeostasis. It is a named requirement for most life-science and health-science programs, and first-year biology assumes it cold.
Inside the course
Biochemistry: macromolecules and enzymes
Metabolic processes: respiration and photosynthesis
Molecular genetics: DNA to protein, gene regulation
Homeostasis: nervous, endocrine and excretory control
Population dynamics and interactions
Where it leads
Required or strongly recommended for life science, health science, nursing and kinesiology programs — commonly paired with SCH4U on pre-med-track applications.
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Assessment & credit
Standard Ontario assessment: 70% coursework, 30% final evaluation. Completion ships as an official transcript, OUAC-listed and recognized by public and private schools.
How we run it
Small groups, online or in person (Markham campus); semester, summer and winter intakes, scheduled around the student’s Top 6 plan.
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