{"id":357,"date":"2023-07-16T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T22:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/abehandbook\/chapter\/biology-provincial-level-2\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T18:35:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T22:35:54","slug":"biology-provincial-level-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/abehandbook\/chapter\/biology-provincial-level-2\/","title":{"raw":"Biology: Provincial Level - Ecology","rendered":"Biology: Provincial Level &#8211; Ecology"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"biology:-provincial-level\">\r\n<h3>Biology: Provincial Level<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h5>Ecology:<\/h5>\r\nCore Topics\r\n<h6>A. Cell Biology<\/h6>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Explain the role of molecules, including water, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe major structures and functions of cells and their components, including the basic mechanisms of\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Gene expression<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Membrane transport<\/li>\r\n \t<li>DNA replication<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the role of enzymes and their importance to cellular processes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Outline the processes of cellular respiration\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Describe and compare mitosis and meiosis<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h6>B. Bioenergetics<\/h6>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Outline the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and their relationship to one another<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h6>C. 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