DSU: BIO 100 Principles of Biology I Outline

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Class Schedule - Fall 2011

Date	Topic	Reading	Assignments
Introduction
	Welcome		Welcome message
Wed 8/24/2011	Course policies		Review syllabus
	LAB 1: Introduction and pre-test		Biology content test
Fri 8/26/2011	What is life	Ch 1: 1-7	Introduction study guide
Mon 8/29/2011	What is biology	Ch 1: 8-14	Introduction study guide
Wed 8/31/2011	Science skills test		TIPS assessment
	LAB 2: Scientific method I	Ch 1: 13-18
Ecology and systematics
Fri 9/2/2011	Biomes	Ch 54: 1133-1138, 1150-1160	Ecology study guide
Mon 9/5/2011	LABOR DAY (no class)
Wed 9/7/2011	Population ecology	Ch 56: 1184-1198	Ecology study guide
	LAB 3: Scientific method II, measurement	Ch 1: 13-18	Metric system study guide
Fri 9/9/2011	Communities	Ch 57: 1204-1221	Ecology study guide
	Ecosystems	Ch 59:1241-1253	Ecology study guide
Mon 9/12/2011	Taxonomy and systematics	Ch 26: 528-534	Taxonomy study guide
Wed 9/14/2011	Taxonomy and systematics	Ch 26: 528-534	Taxonomy study guide
	Tree of life assignment		Assignment instructions
	LAB 4: Scientific method III	Ch 1: 13-18	Download radish data
Chemistry of life
Fri 9/16/2011	Basic chemistry	Ch 2: 21-33	Chemistry study guide
Mon 9/19/2011	Basic chemistry	Ch 2: 33-40	Chemistry study guide
Wed 9/21/2011	Organic molecules	Ch 3: 43-50	Organic chem study guide
	LAB 5: Taxonomy
Fri 9/23/2011	EXAM 1 (through chemistry - Ch 2)	Exam hints	Review for the exam
Mon 9/26/2011	Organic molecules	Ch 3: 50-62	Organic chem study guide
Wed 9/28/2011	Organic molecules	Ch 3: 50-62	Organic chem study guide
	LAB 6: Biological molecules		Scientific method report due
Cell structure and function
Fri 9/30/2011	General features of cells	Ch 4: 65-72	Cells study guide
Mon 10/3/2011	General features of cells	Ch 4: 72-94	Cells study guide
Wed 10/5/2011	The plasma membrane	Ch 5: 97-104	Membrane study guide
	LAB 7: Microscopy		Microscopy information
Fri 10/7/2011	The plasma membrane	Ch 5: 106-117	Membrane study guide
Metabolism and cell interactions
Mon 10/10/2011	Energy and enzymes	Ch 6: 119-122	Enzymes study guide
Wed 10/12/2011	Energy and enzymes	Ch 6: 122-132	Enzymes study guide
	LAB 8: Cell structure		Cell lab info
Fri 10/14/2011	Respiration	Ch 7: 137-141	Respiration study guide
Mon 10/17/2011	Respiration	Ch 7: 141-147	Respiration study guide
Wed 10/19/2011	EXAM 2 (through enzymes - Ch 6)	Exam hints	Review for exam
	NO LAB
Thu 10/20/2011	FALL BREAK
Fri 10/21/2011	FALL BREAK
Mon 10/24/2011	Respiration	Ch 7: 150-152	Respiration study guide
Wed 10/26/2011	Photosynthesis, light reactions	Ch 8: 155-162	Photosynthesis study guide
	LAB 9: Osmosis
Fri 10/28/2011	Photosynthesis, light reactions	Ch 8: 162-168	Pigment assign. (DUE 11/4)
Mon 10/31/2011	Photosynthesis, dark reactions	Ch 8: 168-172	Photosynthesis study guide
Wed 11/2/2011	Cell communication	Ch 9: 177-191	Cell comm. study guide
	LAB 10: Respiration (fermentation)
Fri 11/4/2011	Cell communication	Ch 9: 177-191	Cell comm. study guide
Genes and chromosomes
Mon 11/7/2011	Nucleic acid structure	Ch 11: 215-224	Nucleic acid study guide
Wed 11/9/2011	DNA replication	Ch 11: 224-231	Nucleic acid study guide
	LAB 11: Photosynthesis
Fri 11/11/2011	EXAM 3 (through DNA - Ch 11)		Review for exam
Mon 11/14/2011	Gene expression	Ch 12: 239-255 (ref. only)	Gene expression study guide
Wed 11/16/2011	Chromosomes	Ch 15: 303-307	Chromosomes study guide
	Mitosis	Ch 15: 310-314	Mitosis study guide
	LAB 12: DNA isolation
Fri 11/18/2011	Mitosis	Ch 15: 310-314	Mitosis study guide
Mon 11/21/2011	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
Wed 11/23/2011	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
Thu 11/24/2011	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
Fri 11/25/2011	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
Mon 11/28/2011	Meiosis	Ch 15: 315-321	Meiosis study guide
Inheritance
Wed 11/30/2011	Basics of inheritance	Ch 16:327-332	Genetics study guide
	LAB 13: DNA analysis, mitosis
Fri 12/2/2011	Basics of inheritance	Ch 16: 332-337	Genetics study guide
Mon 12/5/2011	Beyond Mendel's genetics	Ch 16: 337-347	Advanced genetics study guide
Wed 12/7/2011	Beyond Mendel's genetics	Ch 16: 337-347	Advanced genetics study guide
	LAB 14: concepts post-test		Biology content test
Fri 12/9/2011	Science skills - post test		TIPS assessment
Tue 12/13/2011	FINAL EXAM 8:00 AM	Exam hints	Prepare for final exam

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