BIO 111-03: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY
Spring 2012

 

Syllabus

WK DATE LECTURE NOTES AUDIO PPT Q & A PPT READINGS LAB
1

Jan 9 (M)
Jan 11 (W)
Jan 13 (F)

Course Overview, What is Biology (I)?
What is Biology? (II)
Darwin's Observations I
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ppt 2
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Chapters 1-3

NO LAB

2
Jan 16 (M)
Jan 18 (W)
Jan 20 (F)
NO CLASS - Martin Luther King Day
Darwin's Observations II
Darwin's Theories and Dilemmas QUIZ #1
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Chapters1-3 LAB 1:
Hypothesis Testing
3
Jan 23 (M)
Jan 25 (W)
Jan 27 (F)
Overview of Cell Structures
DNA Structure
Protein Synthesis
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Chapters 6-7
LAB 2:
Quantitative Techniques
4
Jan 30 (M)
Feb 1 (W)
Feb 3 (F)
Origin of Life Hypotheses QUIZ #2
Photosynthesis
Respiration
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Chapters 6-8 LAB 5:
Proteins and Chromosomes
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Feb 6 (M)
Feb 8 (W)
Feb 10 (F)

Cell Division
Mendelian Heredity
EXAM 1
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Chapters 8-9 LAB 3:
Photosynthesis
6 Feb 13 (M)
Feb 15 (W)
Feb 17 (F)
Meiosis and the Chromosomal Theory
Allelic, Genic, and Environmental Interactions
Sex Determination and Sex Linkage
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Chapter 9

LAB 4:
Respiration

7 Feb 20 (M)
Feb 22 (W)
Feb 24 (F)
Linkage
Mutation I
Mutation II QUIZ #3
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Chapters 9-10
LAB 6:
Heredity
8 Feb 27 (M)
Feb 29 (W)
Mar 2 (F)
Gene Regulation
Population Genetics I
Population Genetics II
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Chapter 10, 21,22
LAB 9:
Human Pathogens
9Mar 3- 11SPRING BREAK
9 Mar 12 (M)
Mar 14 (W)
Mar 16 (F)
Population Genetics III summary video
Genes and Development QUIZ #4
Species and Phylogenies
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Chapter 22
Chapter 13
Chapter 11
LAB 7:
Population Genetics
pop gen problems
10 Mar 19 (M)
Mar 21 (W)
Mar 23 (F)
NO CLASS MEETING Modern Evolutionary Theory
REVIEW
EXAM 2
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Chapter 12
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LAB 8:
Stream Sampling
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Mar 26 (M)
Mar 28 (W)
Mar 29 (TH)
Mar 30 (F)

Bacterial Diversity 
Eukarya Diversity
Plant Diversity I
NO CLASS - FURMAN ENGAGED
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Chapter 8
Chapter 14
Chapter 14
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NO LAB
12 Apr 2 (M)
Apr 4 (W)
Apr 6 (F)
NO CLASS MEETING - Plants II
Plant Diversity III
NO CLASS
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Chapters 14
Lab 12:
Natural History of Plants
13 Apr 9 (M)
Apr 11 (W)
Apr 13 (F)
NO CLASS
Fungi
Animals and their Origins QUIZ #5

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Chapter 14, 15
LAB 10:
Comparative Anatomy
14 Apr 16 (M)
Apr 18 (W)
Apr 20 (F)
Animal Diversity I
Animal Diversity II
NO CLASS MEETING Animal Diversity III
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Chapters 16-19
LAB 11:
Animal Diversity
15 Apr 23(M) Human Evolution and Course Evaluation audio ppt questions ppt Chapter 20
NO LAB
16 May 1 (M) CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM - 8:30
     

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