Biology 111
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (Sections C and D) - Fall 1998
| Date | Topic | Reading | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. | 9 | 1. What can I expect from this course? this prof? | ||
| 11 | 2. What does a biologist do? How does a biologist think? | 1-21 | ||
| LAB 1. Scientific Investigation: Mother Nature card game | ||||
| 14 | 3. What is evolution? Is there any evidence for it? | 231-239, 27-34 | ||
| 16 | 4. How did life originate? Are we really related to apes? | 266-272, 281-286 | ||
| 18 | FRIDAYS 1. God of the Galapagos? | |||
| LAB 2. Modeling natural selection: Yahtzee | ||||
| 21 | 5. What are the five kingdoms of life? | 84-101 | ||
| 23 | 6. Why are plants important? | 102-113 | ||
| 25 | FRIDAYS 2. Using genetically engineered plants | |||
| LAB 3. Tree scavenger hunt | ||||
| 28 | 7. Why are microbes important? | 50-63 | ||
| 30 | 8. Why are animals important? | 64-82 | ||
| Oct. | 2 | FRIDAYS 3. What rights do animals have? | ||
| LAB 4. Termite orientation | ||||
| 5 | 9. Are we eating ourselves out of house and home? | 140-149, 161-162 | ||
| 7 | 10. What's so bad about cutting down a few trees? | 174-180 | ||
| 9 | FRIDAYS 4. Save the pipers! | |||
| LAB 5. Owl pellets | ||||
| 12 | 11. What's the real trouble with tribbles | 190-205 | ||
| 14 | FRIDAYS (Rain date for Oct. 16) 5. Be fruitful and multiply... | |||
| 16 | PRELIM 1 | |||
| LAB 6. The Dreaded-Red disease | ||||
| 19 | 12. Cell division: Repairing, replacing, and reproducing | 292-299, 309-325 | ||
| 21 | 13. Genetics: A man and his peas | 328-337 | ||
| 23 | FRIDAYS 6. Playing God, Part I: Fetal testing | |||
| LAB 7. TBA | ||||
| 26 | 14. Genetics: Why do I have the blood type I do? the eye color? | 337-343 | ||
| 28 | NO CLASS - READING RECESS | |||
| 30 | FRIDAYS 7. Genetics problems | |||
| LAB: BIOAwareness Day project proposal due (Thursday at noon) | ||||
| Nov. | 2 | 15. Molecular genetics: What is the blueprint for life? | 347-357 | |
| 4 | 16. Molecular genetics: Going from a blueprint to a body plan | 361-372 | ||
| 6 | FRIDAYS 8. Eliminating undesireable genes | |||
| LAB 8. Onion DNA | ||||
| 9 | 17. Making snow at 10C? Whose blood was on the glove? | 373-379 | ||
| 11 | FRIDAYS (Rain date for Nov. 13) 9. Playing God, Part II: Cloning | |||
| 13 | PRELIM 2 | |||
| LAB 9. Case 98-01: The murder of Mr. Green | ||||
| 16 | 18. Nutrition: Food and diet | 384-407 | ||
| 18 | 19. Exercise: Muscles, hearts, and lungs | 436-460 | ||
| 20 | FRIDAYS 10. AIDS...the most feared four letter word | |||
| LAB 10. Nutritionist IV | ||||
| 23 | 20. Nervous and endocrine systems | 464-486 | ||
| 25 | FRIDAYS (Rain date for Nov. 27) 11. This is your brain on drugs...any questions? | |||
| 27 | NO CLASS - HAPPY THANKSGIVING | |||
| LAB: Work on BIOAwareness Day project | ||||
| 30 | 21. Reproduction: The birds and the bees...literally! | 410-412 | ||
| Dec. | 2 | 22. Do hermaphrodites really exist? Is homosexuality genetic? | 416 | |
| 4 | FRIDAYS 12. What characteristics do I look for in a potential mate? | |||
| LAB: Work on BIOAwareness Day project | ||||
| 7 | 23. Reproduction: It's that time of the month again... | 412-421 | ||
| 9 | 24. Conception to childbirth: 38 weeks and counting... | 421-433 | ||
| 11 | FRIDAYS 13. Guest Panel: Sex and marriage | |||
| LAB: BIOAwareness Day (Tuesday 10:30-12:30) | ||||
| 17 | PRELIM 3 and COMPREHENSIVE FINAL 9:00 AM | |||
| 18 | PRELIM 3 and COMPREHENSIVE FINAL 9:00 AM | |||
No one cares how much you know...once they know how much you care. Author unknown