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W.S.U. Bio 140
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY COURSE OUTLINE & SYLLABUS 2020 (some details tentative and subject to change) Class HOME PAGE: Http://abacus.bates.edu/acad/depts/biobook/Bio140.htm TEXTS: Hillis et al.: PRINCIPLES OF LIFE 3rd ed. Sinauer / Macmillan . ISBN 978-13190-17712 (Previous editions NOT equivalent or acceptable) Knisely: A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology Pearson ISBN 978-1429234917 The following links (incorporated by reference) are considered part of this syllabus: Course expectations | Grading | Exams | How To Study | Video info. | If you are absent | Acad. Affairs Info. |  Please check Class Notices daily for any changes or updates. |
| Tu / Th dates | Hillis et al. text readings | T O P I C S and links to class outlines | Tu / Th Labs
(Important lab info. HERE) |
| I N T R O D U C T I O N: | |||
| Jan. 14, 16 | Ch. 1, 13 | Preliminaries. What is biology? What is life?
1.Biology What is science? 2.Science Before Darwin 3.BeforeDarwin Explain Fast Plant projects | 1) Black Box hypothesis testing (Individual write-ups); Fast Plant intro. |
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E V O L U T I O N: Diversity arises through evolution, the process of ongoing and permanent genetic change in natural populations. | |||
| Jan. 21, 23 | Ch. 14, 8, 15 |
Darwin: Lyell, Beagle; branching descent, Wallace
4.Descent Darwin: natural selection, mimicry 5.Selection Mendel's genetics Mendel Genes in populations (Hardy-Weinberg, etc.) 6.Popul.Genetics | Meet in lab to plan & discuss Fast Plant experiment |
| Jan. 28, 30 | Ch. 16 |
Fast plant proposals due in class Tuesday (or by 5pm via email)
[Click here for more details] Microevolution: Selection, genetic drift, compromises, trade-offs, etc. 7.Microevol Controversy and resolution: the modern synthesis 8.Synthesis Speciation and modern evolutionary theory 9.Speciation | 2) Hardy-Weinberg (Individual write-ups) |
| Feb. 4, 6 | Ch. 17 | Taxonomy before & after Darwin
10.Taxonomy Macroevolution and fossils 11.Macroevolution Catch-up and review | 3) Speciation (Group write-ups) |
| Feb. 11, 13 | Ch. 18 | EXAM #1 (Tue.) Origin of life: Pasteur, Oparin, Miller; RNA world 12.Origin Procaryotes and viruses 13.Procaryotes | 4) Cladistics (Group write-ups) |
| L I F E 'S D I V E R S I T Y and A D A P T A T I O N S: Life's great diversity reflects its long evolutionary history. Many structural and physiological adaptations are needed to maintain life. | |||
| Feb. 18, 20 | Ch. 19 |
Eucaryotes and endosymbiosis
14.EucaryoteOrigins
Eucaryote diversity
15.EucaryoteDiversity Algae, plants, and life cycles 16.LifeCycles | 5) Microscopy; Protista |
| Feb. 25, 27 | Ch. 20, 23, 24, 26 (thru p.646) | PLANTS: Origin of land plants; bryophytes
17.Bryophytes
Vascular plants and their functional anatomy 18.Vascular Seed plants: reproduction, classification 19.SeedPlants | 6) Plants I |
| Mar. 3, 5 | Ch. 21, 22 (thru p.532) |
FUNGI (incl. videos) 20. Fungi ANIMALS: Intro.; Sponges, Cnidaria, & their body plans 21.Sponges | 7) Plants II |
| Mar. 10, 12 | Catch-up and review. EXAM #2 (Thu.) | 8) Fungi | |
| Mar. 14-22 | HAVE A HAPPY SPRING BREAK! | ||
| Mar. 24, 26 | Ch.22 (to p.551) +p.874bot-883 |
Flatworms; cephalization; parasitism
22.Flatworms Advances: assembly-line digestion, body cavities. Lophotrochozoa 23.Lophotrochozoa | 9) Animal diversity I |
| Mar. 31, Apr. 2 | Ch. 22 (rest) |
Fast plant reports due Thu. April 2 Ecdysozoa 24.Ecdysozoa Deuterostomes through fishes & amphibia 25.Deuterostomes 26.Fishes | 10) Animal diversity II |
| Apr. 7, 9 | Ch. 22(review) |
Reptiles and birds 27.Amniotes
Mammals 28.Mammals
Human evolution 29.Primates | 11) Animal diversity III |
| Apr. 14, 16 | Ch. 28, 29, 30 |
Energy & homeostasis; Gas exchange and circulation; Animals in the environment 30.Energy/Digestion, 31.BodyFluids | 12) Chordates |
| Apr. 21, 23 | Ch. 31, 32, 33 |
Optional Fast plant resubmissions due Thu. April 23 Skeleton, Muscles; Nervous & endocrine control 32.Skel/Musc, 33.Nervous | 13) Human Evolution |
| Apr. 28, 30 | Ch. 37, 34, 35 | Animal behavior, mating; Reproduction & development 34.Behavior 35.ReproDevel | No labs this week |
| May 5 | Catch-up and Review. Also last day to get credit for Video quizzes. | ||
| Final Exam | FINAL EXAM: TTh 830 sec. @ 8:30 Thu. May 7; TTh 10am sec. @ 8:30 Tue. May 12 | ||
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