GENERAL BIOLOGY II

LECTURE AND LAB

FALL, 2003

BIOL 2020       4 credits            Section 01         MW 1-2:50, F 1-1:50                  SM 247

Text: Biology, 6th ed, Raven & Johnson, McGraw Hill Pub

 

Instructor:  Elise Kimble             email: kimblee@northwestcollege.edu

Office:  SM 253  Phone -6018                Office Hours: MWTh 3-4, T 2-3, F 10-11

 

Course Description:  This course includes an overview of the origins, evolution and phylogenetic relationships of organisms in the kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi and Monera.  Over half the course concerns plant and vertebrate structure and physiology.

The development of critical thinking skills and ability to apply concepts to real-life situations will be stressed throughout the course.

 

Learning Objectives: 

  • A successful student in the class should gain an understanding of the comparative complexity of viruses, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, invertebrate animals and vertebrate animals.
  • The student will be able to explain the structure and physiology of several divisions of plants. 
  • Further, the student will be able to compare the structure of the organ systems of various invertebrates and vertebrates, explain how these organ systems function and how they develop embryologically.
  • The student will demonstrate an ability to apply the above concepts through case studies, experimental design and in-class discussion.

 

 

Success Tips:

Look over the material before class.

Make sure you can meet the learning goals for each chapter.

Ask questions in class.

Consider my office hours potential tutoring sessions.  Work with me so you don't fall behind.

Use learning styles that help you: matrices, rhymes, pictures, anything to make learning easier.

The learning skills center provides tutoring and help with study skills.

Some people find study groups to be helpful. A study room is provided (SM 243); lab specimens

            and slides will be found there after we cover the material in class

 

Grading Policy:

Your class grade will be based on:

            five unit exams at 100 points each          500

            final exam worth 150 points                    150

            class assignments                                  100

                                                                        750 total points

The grading scale is:

90-100% = A,   80-89=B,   70-79=C,   60-69=D,   59 or lower=F.

Plus and minus grades are given for averages on the borderline; for example, 79% is a C+ and 80% is a B-.

 

See the tentative schedule for projected dates for lab exercises, exams and other assignments.

 

Absence Policy:

Students rarely succeed in a class when they are absent frequently. I will take attendance, but you are not graded on attendance.  See the policies on missed exams and due dates for assignments below.

 

 

Due Dates for Assignments:

Assignments are late if they are not handed in by the end of the day upon which they are due.  Late assignments are assessed a penalty of one point for each day they are late (weekends excluded).  Extensions are granted for excused absences (school activities, significant illness).

 

 

Missed Exams:

  • Absences for school activities, significant illness or true emergencies are adequate excuses.
  • All college sponsored activities must be excused in advance.
  • If illness or emergency or other factors prevent you from taking an exam, you must, before the exam, give me a written note (so I don’t forget and count you unexcused), telephone me at my office (6018), or phone the science secretary (6410).  Absences not dealt with in the above manner may result in a 10 point penalty i.e 10 points will be deducted from the score you earn on a makeup exam.
  • There will be two dates for makeup exams:  October 8 for Exams 1 and 2 and November 19 for Exams 3, 4 and 5
  • Makeup exams may be different in form from the missed exam. 

 

Students with Special Needs

Students who qualify for specific accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act should notify the instructor in the first week of class.  It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of his/her needs and to provide the necessary documentation to the Students Success Center before any classroom accommodation can be made.  To contact the Director of the Student Success Center call 754-6204 or stop by the Center located in the basement of Colter Hall.

 

 

COURSE OUTLINE:

 

Part I:  Survey of Diversity                Chapter

Living Organisms                                  32        

Bacteria                                                34 (pp 679-681, 691)

Protists                                                 35

Fungi                                                    36

Exam I on Chapters 32, 34, 35, 36 and associated labs

 

 

Part II:  Plants

Plant Diversity                                      37

The Plant Body                                     38

Nutrition and Transport                          39

Exam II on Chapters 37-39 and associated labs

 

Early Plant Development                       40

Response to the Environment                 41

Plant Reproduction                                42

Exam III on Chapters 40-42 and associated labs

 

 

Part III:  Animal Diversity

Noncoelomate Animals                          44

Mollusks and Annelids                           45

Arthropods                                            46

Exam IV  on Chapters 44-46 and associated labs

 

Echinoderms                                         47

Vertebrates                                           48

Exam V on Chapters 47 & 48 and associated labs

 

Concepts in comparative animal form and function are incorporated in the labs for Part III. 

 

 

Part IV: Regulating the Animal Body

Nervous system                                                54

Sensory Systems                                   55

Endocrine System                                  56

Immune System                                                57

Homeostasis                                         58

Reproduction                                         59

Vertebrate Development                        60

 

Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec 16, 1:00 - 2:50 AM, on chapters 54 – 60 and associated labs