Link for disease vectors:

Next day we will be doing the CDC activity.  Here are useful links:

Airborne Diseases

            Preventing airborne diseases (SARS)

            http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/factsheets/respsars.html

Managing an airborne disease (TB)

            http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/slidesets/InfectionGuidelines/airborne.htm

STI: 

http://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm

Foodborne: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm#mostcommon

Animal vector:

            Vertebrates mainly :

http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/browse_by_diseases.htm

Insect vector: note only the ones caused by virus and bacteria:

http://www.capitalhealth.ca/EspeciallyFor/TravellersHealth/InsectTransmittedDiseases/default.htm

Waterborne:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/water/index.htm

pre-quiz questions

1.  What are the steps of the lytic cycle?
2.  Outline the steps of the lysogenic cycle
3.  list all the disease vectors
4.  write a response for each of the case studies in the virus and disease slideshow (6 marks)
5.  bring all your field trip forms completed.

Field Trip to Beaty Museum

Download the consent form here and bring it in tomorrow.

microbiology notes

Notes on Bacteria and Viruses

Slideshow on disease

check out : Prince of Wales:  Microbial Wine and Cheese  

Many foods are made by the action of microbes from kingdom Monera, or Fungi.  In a group of two or three, prepare a plate artistically displaying an sample of a food that is made by a microbe.  For example, sourdough bread is made by the action of lactobacillus and Propionibacterium freudenreichii produces emmental cheese.  In the history of food, it seems, there was always someone who decided to try something that looked like it had gone bad and said,  "hey, a little off, but…not bad!"  And thus the birth of beer, bread, cheese, natto! 

Due date to be announced.  Please bring a tea mug for the fermented Camellia sinensis. This is what we will be drinking.  De-alc beer and wine provided by Ms. Chung.  semi-formal event.  if you have a musical instrument, please bring it!  make only enough for your own group to eat and to let anyone who is curious have a taste.

Evolution notes - test next period

You can download evolution notes below
Evolution part 1: Definition, examples, evidence
Evolution part 2: how does evolutionary change occur
Classification Notes 


and some of the slide shows here
Evolution and natural selection images
punctuated equilibrium images


good luck on your test next day

AMBL field trip DNA fingerprinting on Sept 20

We will be doing a biochemistry lab with Dr. David Ng at UBC.  The location is here:

Advance Molecular Biology Laboratory, located at the Michael Smith Building at UBC (download map here).  Download the Consent form which is due in class on Thursday.  Times are 8:50am to 2:50pm.  At lunch, you may go to the Student Union Building or bring your own lunch. 

To prepare for this advanced molecular biology lab, please read and do the following:
Download the DNA notes (originally written by Mr. Raycroft)
and the DNA study questions based on these notes.  We will spend the next two class periods going over these notes up to replication. 

Welcome to Biology 11

Welcome to a new year of bi 11.  I look forward to studying biodiversity with you.  I will be making some changes and edits to this bio website so stay tuned for details.  Our textbook is Biology, Miller and Levine. Look forward to meeting you all.

Ms. Ng Chung