BIOLOGY 12

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION

COGNITIVE LEVEL

CURRICULUM
ORGANIZERS

SUB-ORGANIZERS

A
Cell
Biology

Cell
Processes
and
Applications

Understanding
and
Application

Higher
Mental
Processes

Cell Structure

< 6% >

B/C Cell Compounds /

Biological Molecules

< 8% >

DNA

< 4% >

Protein Synthesis

< 4% >

Cancer

< 0% >

Transport Across
Cell Membrane

< 7% >

Enzymes

< 7% >

Digestive System

< 10% >

J/K

Circulatory System:
Circulation and Blood /
Heart Structure and
Function

< 14% >

Respiratory System

< 8% >

L
Human
Biology

Knowledge

M/N Nervous System:

Neuron, Impulse
Generation and Reflex
Arc / Divisions of the
Nervous System
and the Brain

< 11% >

Urinary System

< 10% >

Reproductive System

< 11% >

TOTAL %

TOTAL
%

18

18

64

22

58

20

100

The values in this table are approximate and may fluctuate.

Examination configuration:

74% in multiple-choice format

26% in written-response format

Acknowledgement
The Assessment Department wishes to acknowledge the contribution of British Columbia teachers
in the preparation and review of this document.

Assessment Department
(Issued September 2005)

Biology 12
Table of Specifications