Course Description:

BIO-1 - General Biology (4 units)
Prerequisite: None.
This course is an introductory course designed for non-science majors, which offers an integrated study of the basic principles of biology, with emphasis on the principles of structure and function, genetics, development, evolution, and ecology. Discussions on the philosophy, concepts, and implications of modern biology will be included. 54 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory.

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Study Activities - Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 11th ed. websites:

You may use your 1pass access code at:

http://1pass.thomson.com

Or go to the following site and choose a chapter.  You should not need to log in for these resources.

http://biology.brookscole.com/starr11

Spring 2008 Syllabus

Spring 2008 Calendar (including reading assignments & exam dates)

Lab Exercises:

LAB 1 (2/19 - 2/22): Measurements, Conversions, & Hypothesis Formation
                      Unit Conversion Problem Set

LAB 2 (2/26 - 2/29): Hypothesis Testing & Climate Change; QUIZ 1

LAB 3 (3/4 - 3/7): Pillbug Behavior; QUIZ 2
                    Solving Chemical Equations
                    Review the following activity before coming to lab (disregard the section on
                    fruit fly mating behavior):

                    http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab11/intro.html

LAB 4 (3/11 - 3/14): Macromolecules; QUIZ 3

LAB 5 (3/18 - 3/21): DNA Technology - Lab 5 Outline; QUIZ 4

LAB 6 (3/25 - 3/28):  Osmosis & Cell Structure; QUIZ 5

LAB 7 (4/1 - 4/4): Enzyme Action; QUIZ 6

LAB 8 (4/8 - 4/11): Photosynthetic Pigments, Photosynthesis, & Respiration; QUIZ 7

NO LAB 4/15 - 4/18: SPRING BREAK

LAB 9 (4/22 - 4/25): Mitosis & Meiosis; QUIZ 8

LAB 10 (4/29 - 5/2): Trait Genetics Exercises - Define terms BEFORE lab; QUIZ 9

LAB 11 (5/6 - 5/9): Biogeography; QUIZ 10

LAB 12 (5/13 - 5/16): Diversity of Life - Bacteria, Protists, & Fungi; QUIZ 11

LAB 13 (5/20 - 5/23): Diversity of Life - Plants - Lab 13 Outline; QUIZ 12

LAB 14 (5/27 - 5/30): Diversity of Life - Animals; QUIZ 13

NO LAB 6/3 - 6/6: QUIZ 14 will be given with EXAM 6 on 6/5 at 11 a.m. in THTR 101
                Bring 2 parscore scantrons on Thursday, June 5th at 11 a.m.

Lecture Outlines & Supplemental Links:

2/19/08   Lecture 1: Introduction to Biology (Ch. 1)

2/21/08   Lecture 2: The Biosphere (Ch. 48)

2/26/08   Lecture 3: Population Ecology (Ch. 45) 

2/28/08   Lecture 4: Community Ecology (Ch. 46)

3/4/08     Lecture 5: Basic Chemistry (Ch. 2) 

3/6/08     Lecture 6: Ecosystem Ecology (Ch. 47)

3/11/08   EXAM 1 (Ch. 1 - 2, 45 - 48) 

3/13/08   Lecture 7: Macromolecules (Ch. 3) 

                 Online Animations: Protein Denaturation

3/18/08   Lecture 8: DNA & DNA Technology (Ch. 13 & 16)

                 Online Animations: Hershey-Chase Exp., DNA Replication I, DNA Replication II,
                                                   Restriction Enzymes, Recombinant DNA, Plasmid Vectors,
                                                   cDNA, PCR, RFLPs, Southern Blot, Ti Plasmid, Microarray

3/20/08   Lecture 9: DNA to Proteins & Mutations (Ch. 14 & 16)

                 Online Animations: Transcription & Translation I, Transcription II, Translation II, 
                                                   Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes, Point Mutations, 
                                                   Frameshift Mutations

3/25/08   EXAM 2 (Ch. 3, 13 - 14, 16) 

3/27/08   Lecture 10: Cell Structure & Function (Ch. 4 - 5) 

                       Online Animations: Lysosomes, Cells (interactive), Diffusion & Osmosis,
                                                   Facilitated Diffusion, Endocytosis & Exocytosis,
                                                   Phagocytosis

4/1/08     Lecture 11: Cell Metabolism (Ch. 5 - 6); Review of Chemiosmosis

                 Online Animations: Electron Transport & Chemiosmosis I, Enzymes I,
                                                   Enzymes II, Enzyme Negative Feedback

4/3/08     Lecture 12: Photosynthesis (Ch. 7); Review of Photosynthesis

                 Online Animations: Light-Dependent Reactions, Cyclic vs. Noncyclic Pathways,
                                                   Light-Independent Reactions

4/8/08     Lecture 13: Respiration & Fermentation (Ch. 8); Review of Respiration

                 Online Animations: Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, NAD to NADH, Electron Transport II

4/10/08   EXAM 3 (Ch. 4 - 8) 

4/15/08   No Class - SPRING BREAK

4/17/08   No Class - SPRING BREAK

4/22/08   Lecture 14: Cell Cycle & Mitosis (Ch. 9)

                  Online Animations: Cell Cycle I, Cell Cycle II, Mitosis  

                  Tutorial: Cell Cycle & Mitosis

4/24/08   Lecture 15: Meiosis (Ch. 10)

                  Online Animations: Meiosis, Meiosis part 2, Random Orientation,
                                                   Meiosis vs. Mitosis  
                 Tutorial: Meiosis I & II

4/29/08   Lecture 16: Mendelian Genetics (Ch. 11)

                 Tutorial: Monohybrid Cross, Dihybrid Cross, Human Blood Types

5/1/08     Lecture 17: Human Genetics (Ch. 12)

                 Tutorial: Sex-linked inheritance, Color-blindness, Human Genetics

5/6/08     EXAM 4 (Ch. 8 - 11) 

5/8/08     Lecture 18: Microevolution (Ch. 17 - 18)

5/13/08   Lecture 19: Speciation & Macroevolutionary Processes (Ch. 19 - 20) 

5/15/08   Lecture 20:  Prokaryotes, Viruses, & Protists I (Ch. 21 - 22)

                 Online Animations: Bacterial Conjugation, Bacteriophage Replication, 
                                                   HIV Replication, Prions, Life Cycle of Plasmodium

5/20/08   Lecture 21: Protists II & Fungi (Ch. 22 & 24)
                  Diagram from Lecture: Evolutionary Relationships of Eukaryotes

5/22/08   EXAM 5 (Ch. 17 - 22, 24); QUIZ 5 

5/27/08   Lecture 22: Plant Diversity (Ch. 23, 29 - 31)

5/29/08   Lecture 23: Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates (Ch. 25)  

6/3/08     Lecture 24: Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates (Ch. 26)  
                   Diagram from Lecture: Evolutionary Tree for Vertebrates

6/5/08     EXAM 6 (Ch. 23, 25 - 26, 29 - 31); QUIZ 14  THTR 101 at 11 a.m.
                   Bring 2 parscore scantrons!