BIOLOGY 112 SYLLABUS
SEMESTER: |
Spring |
OFFICE TELELPHONE: |
(423)461-8903 |
YEAR: |
2001 |
OFFICE HOURS: |
TBA |
PROFESSOR: |
Gary Wallace |
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OBJECTIVES: To familiarize students majoring in biology with the principles of biology. Topics include a survey of plant and animal groups, plant structure, growth, reproduction and animal systems.
TEXTS: Raven and Johnson, Biology. 5th edition Wm. C. Brown Publishers. 1999.
Vodopich and Moore, Biology Laboratory Manual. 5th edition. Wm. C. Brown Publishers. 1999. |
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Reading - see attached schedules
2. Lecture Examinations - see attached schedules
3. Laboratory Examinations - see attached schedules
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Attendance - You are expected to attend lecture and laboratory sessions. All examinations will assume that you participated in lecture and laboratory.
Extra credit - Not available
GRADING SCALE:
GRADE |
PERCENT |
GRADE |
PERCENT |
A |
90 |
C |
69 |
A- |
88 |
C- |
66 |
B+ |
85 |
D+ |
62 |
B |
80 |
D |
58 |
B- |
77 |
D- |
56 |
C+ |
74 |
F |
>55 |
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE
Biology 112 |
Spring 2001 |
|
DATE |
CHAPTER |
TOPIC |
Jan |
10 |
28 |
Introduction, Classification |
|
12 |
29-30 |
Viruses and Bacteria |
|
15 |
31 |
Protista |
|
17 |
31 |
|
|
19 |
32 |
Fungi |
|
22 |
33 |
Diversity of Plants |
|
24 |
33 |
|
|
26 |
34 |
Vascular Plant Structure |
|
29 |
34 |
Vascular Plant Structure |
|
31 |
35-36 |
Nutrition and Transport in Plants |
Feb |
02 |
-- |
EXAM I – Chapters 28-34 |
|
05 |
37-38 |
Plant Reproduction and Development |
|
07 |
39 |
Plant Growth |
|
09 |
41 |
Animal Body Plan |
|
12 |
41 |
Noncoelomate Animals |
|
14 |
41 |
|
|
16 |
42 |
Molluscs and Annelids |
|
19 |
42 |
|
|
21 |
43 |
Arthropods |
|
23 |
44 |
Echinoderms |
|
26 |
45 |
Vertebrates |
|
28 |
45 |
Vertebrates |
Mar |
02 |
-- |
EXAM II – Chapters 35-39; 41-44 |
|
05 |
46 |
Organization of the Vertebrate Body |
|
07 |
47 |
Locomotion |
|
09 |
48 |
Digestion |
|
19 |
48 |
|
|
21 |
49 |
Circulation |
|
23 |
49 |
Circulation |
|
26 |
50 |
Respiration |
|
28 |
51 |
Nervous System |
|
30 |
-- |
EXAM III – Chapters 45-49 |
Apr |
02 |
51 |
Nervous System |
|
04 |
52 |
Sensory System |
|
06 |
52 |
Sensory System |
|
09 |
53 |
Endocrine System |
|
11 |
54 |
Immune System |
|
18 |
55 |
Excretion |
|
20 |
56 |
Sex and Reproduction |
|
23 |
58 |
Vertebrate Development |
|
25 |
58 |
Vertebrate Development |
|
27 |
-- |
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LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Biology 112 |
Spring 2001 |
DATE |
|
EXERCISE |
TOPIC |
Jan |
16 |
D |
Pig dissection |
|
23 |
D |
Pig dissection |
|
30 |
-- |
EXAM
1 |
Feb
|
06
|
24, 25
|
Kingdom Protista
|
|
13 |
27, 28 |
Bryophyta, Seedless Vascular Plants |
|
20 |
29, 30 |
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms |
|
27 |
31 |
Structure of Vascular Plants |
Mar |
06 |
-- |
EXAM 2 |
|
20 |
35 |
Porifera and Cnidaria |
|
27 |
36 |
Platyhelminthes and Nematoda |
Apr |
03 |
37 |
Mollusca and Annelida |
|
10 |
38 |
Arthropoda |
|
17 |
39 |
Enchinodermata and Chordata |
24 |
-- |
EXAM 3 |
