PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY

PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY SCHEDULE
BIOL 1543   FALL 1999


REVIEWS -
REVIEW  FINAL EXAM 


REVIEW  TEST #1 


REVIEW  TEST #2  


REVIEW  TEST #3A 


Genetics review 


REVIEW  TEST #3B 
Test 3b Problem answers 


REVIEW  TEST #4 



SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS


Life on Earth 
Evolution 



Text: Lewis,   LIFE, 3rd ed. (Customized)

Topical Lecture Sequence:  including tentative test and assignment dates


Week  Date          Topic                          Assigned Text Reading

  1  8/23-27    Introduction: What is Biology?         Chapter 1
                 What is biological hierarchy?
                 How is science conducted?                    2
                ECOLOGY                                      42
                 What are the interactions among
                  members of biological communities?
                Assignment #1 [due 8/30]      

  2  8/30-9/3   What does it mean to have limited        pg 845 - 50
                 resources?#
                What are the features of biomes?             43
                Assignment #2 [due 9/13]

  3   9/6       Labor Day
     9/8-10     Aquatic vs terrestrial biomes
                Why is water important to living        pg 40 - 42
                 organisms?#

  4  9/13-17    CELL BIOLOGY
                What other simple chemistry must             3 
                 I understand?  
                How are molecules put together?
            *** TEST # 1 [material from weeks 1 thru 3 and text chapters]

  5  9/20-24    What are biomolecules and why are
                 they important?#
                What is the relationship between           4, 5
                 molecules and cells?
                How are cells organized?
                                
  6  9/27-10/1  What types of "work" do cells perform?     6, 7
                How do cells get energy to do work?
                 (energy transformation - respiration)#

  7  10/4-8     Why are green plants called producers?       8
                What does this concept have to do with
                 energy and matter? (photosynthesis) #
             ***TEST # 2 [material from wks 4 thru 6 and text]


  8  10/11-15   GENETICS
                How do cells reproduce?                    9, 13  
                What are genetic traits and how are 
                 they inherited?#

  9  10/18-22   Genetic problems                          14, 15
                What is the relationship between 
                 chromosomes and DNA?
                What are mutations?

 10  10/25-29   How are genetic traits encoded in the cell?   16
                How is the information in DNA expressed?
                 (transcription and translation) #
                                 
 
 11  11/1-3     What is biotechnology?
             ***TEST # 3  [material from wks 7 thru 9 and text]

 12  11/8-12    EVOLUTION
                What is the geological and biological basis 
                 for life?                                     17
                Assignment #3 in-class
                Natural mutations and selection pressures      18
                 lead to biodiversity.

 13  11/15-19   What are the processes contributing to evolution?  19,20


 14  11/22-24   What can be learned from studies of populations?     41
      11/26           Thanksgiving

 15  11/29-12/3 ***TEST #4 [material from wks  10 thru 13 and text] 
                 CONTINUITY OF LIFE
                 What is the consequence of reproduction?          10
                 How does an organism develop?                     11

 16  12/6        Cloning and reproductive technology               12
     12/8        DEAD DAY

     12/9     ***FINAL EXAM  

# This symbol designates that a miniquiz on the topic is often given to assess
  learning on the topic and to identify info which needs to be studied more 
  thoroughly BEFORE the hour test.