Biol
1004
Biological Science
Fall
2008
Dr. Meador/Associate Professor
Contact Information
- Office Location:
- Office Hours: Monday
& Wednesday 11:00-12:00
Tuesday & Thursday 8:15 – 9:15
Friday 8:00-10:00, 11:00-12:00 - Office Phone: 882-8205
- E-mail Address mameador@asub.edu
- Division Contact Information Math/Science Secretary 882-8215
Course Description: Provide a study of the
similarity and diversity of life on earth.
Lecture three hours, laboratory two hours per week.
Prerequisites: None, this class is a
prerequisite for most other BIOL and ZOOL courses.
Required Text: Concepts of Biology, 1st edition, by Mader, Sylvia S.,
This book is available as an
eBook. If you are interested go to http://store.vitalsource.com ISBN 978-007-724763-8
Evaluation and Grading
This
class consists of both lectures and labs. students
will be tested over knowledge learned from both.
You will have detailed outlines and study guides for each test. Tests will consist of multiple choice,
matching and written questions. The
final exam will cover mostly the subjects taught after the last test, with some
cumulative questions.
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Source of Grades:
Lecture: Your lowest lecture test
score will be dropped when determining your final grade. You must take the final exam. You can earn
bonus points (4% of test value) any time a test score exceeds your previous best test by 1 point.
Written Assignment: You will have
a written assignment that consists of reviewing 6 articles.
Laboratory: In general, each
laboratory meeting will be worth 10 points.
This will consist of a 5 point quiz over the previous laboratory class
and drawings worth 5 points. There will
be 2 laboratory tests.
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Grading Scale A = 88-100%
B = 78-87%
C = 68-77%
D = 58-67%
F = below 58%
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Weight of individual assignments: Tests are not weighted. They are recorded as points earned, not as a
percent of the total.
Learning Objectives/Course Outline
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Institutional Learning Outcomes:
ASU-Beebe is committed to providing students with a broad-based
educational experience and focuses, through general education coursework, on
five essential learning outcomes: Communication, Critical Thinking,
Mathematical Concepts and Application, Scientific Inquiry and Methodology,
Society and Self. The learning
objectives of all courses are linked to these institutional learning outcomes
to ensure that outcomes of individual courses are consistent with the
university’s institutional goals. These
institutional essential learning outcomes can be viewed at www.asub.edu.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the course, students should be able to:
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Describe fundamental levels of
organization of life
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Identify biochemistry of living
things
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Identify the major structures of
cells and their functions
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Cell membrane structure,
function and transport
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Identify basic features and
stages of the mitosis and meiosis
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Describe at a basic level the
nature of DNA, genes, protein synthesis and genetics
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Exhibit knowledge of basic
principles of evolution and ecology
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Exhibit knowledge of the
classification of living things
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Compare accurately basic
features of photosynthesis and respiration and their consequences
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Exhibit knowledge of enzymes and
metabolism
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Exhibit understanding of the
scientific method
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Perform independent research
sufficient to write an individual report in appropriate format on a topic not
otherwise covered in the course
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Use compound light microscopes
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Draw and label selected
representatives of the diversity of life and their obvious structural features
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Identify the features drawn as
in the organisms above and the functions of selected structures
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Perform experiments involving
continual observations over a lab period
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Write a lab report in
appropriate scientific format, including analysis of results of an experiment
Attendance/Participation Policy: Students are expected to attend all
lectures and participate in all labs (including animal dissection). If you miss a class it is your responsibility
to obtain a copy of missed notes and handouts.
I recommend that you get to know other people in the class so you could
copy notes if necessary.
- The textbook should be brought to class. Diagrams and pictures from the book are
frequently referred to during the lecture and the laboratory.
- I use Power point presentations throughout this class. I can copy of these presentations onto
your flash (jump) drive. Animations
can be viewed by right clicking on the file name,then open
with Explorer.
- Read and study all chapters and exercise indicated
on the general outline.
- Take good notes in lecture and lab. I recommend that you tape record the
lectures.
- Study daily, and review
often. College level courses
generally require about 2 hours of study for every hour of class.
Make-up/ Late Work Policy: Lecture Tests: Students are
expected to notify me when circumstances prevent taking a scheduled test. You will be able to make up 1 lecture
test. If you miss a second test, it will
be your drop test. You can not earn
bonus points on a make-up test. Laboratory: Your lowest lab quiz and drawing will be
dropped. If you miss a lab, you must
make up the lab quiz before the
next lab meeting. You will be able to
turn in late drawings. You can not turn
in drawings for a lab that you missed. Laboratory
exams must be taken on the scheduled day.
If you make-up a laboratory test or miss more than 2 lecture tests, 10%
will be deducted from your grade for that test.
Web Site: I post
grades on my web site. I also have
copies of the syllabus and outlines. You
can find the web site by:
asub.edu; Academic Programs; Go to
Math & Science course syllabi; Biology; Melissa Meador
ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY: Cheating in any form
- including but not limited to looking at a classmate’s test, unauthorized
possession of exams, or using unauthorized materials during exams -may result
in the student being dropped from the class with an "F" or being
suspended from the University. The
University's standards for academic honesty are set forth in the Student
Handbook.
Accommodation Statement: It is the policy of ASU-Beebe to accommodate
students with disabilities, pursuant to federal law and state law. Any student with a disability who would like
to request accommodations please contact the Counselor/Coordinator of Disability Services at 501-882-8263 at the
ASU-Beebe campus. Documentation review
and accommodations for all ASU-Beebe system students with disabilities are
authorized by the Counselor/Coordinator of Disability Services.
Disclaimer: This syllabus represents a “best” plan for
the course, but, as with most plans, it is subject to changes made necessary by
time, space, and personal constraints.
The course outline, as well as exam and assignment dates, may change as
the course progresses. Students should
attend all class meetings to learn of any schedule changes.
Tornado
shelter areas
WEEK DATE LECTURE LAB
1 8/25 Class
Introduction
Chapter
1
8/27 Introduction to Biology Use of
Microscope
Chapter 1 cont.
8/29 Cell Chemistry
Chapter
2
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2 9/1 Labor
Day
9/3 Cell Chemistry Cont. Bacteria,
Viruses
Chapter
2
9/5 Organic Molecules
Chapter
3
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3 9/8 Organic Molecules Cont.
9/10 Cell Organelles Protists, Fungi
Chapter
4
9/12 Test
#1
Chapter 1-3
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4 9/15 Cell
Membranes, Membrane Transport
Chapter
5
9/17 Mitosis Cell
Transport
Chapter
8
9/19 Meiosis
Chapter
8
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5 9/22 Inheritance
Chapter
9
9/24 Inheritance Cont. Mitosis
& Genetics
9/26 Human Genetics
Chapter
9
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6 9/29 Test #2
Chapter 4, 5, 8, 9,
10/1 Human Genetics Cont., DNA Mosses, Ferns
Chapter
10
10/3 Protein Synthesis
Chapters
10
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7 10/6 Protein Synthesis Cont.
10/8 Protein Synthesis Cont. Gymnosperms
Flowering
Plants
10/10 Control of Genes, Start Biotech,
Chapter
11, 12
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8 10/13 Biotechnology Cont.
10/15 Enzymes and Reactions Biotechnology
Chapter
5
10/17 Test
#3
Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12
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9 10/20 Metabolism
Chapter
7
Last
day to change to Audit
10/22 Krebs cycle Lab Test
10/24 Electron Transport Chain
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10 10/27 Fat & Protein Metabolism
10/29 Photosynthesis Flatworms &
Roundworms
Chapter
6
10/31 Photosynthesis
Cont.
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11 11/3 Introduction to evolution
Chapter
13
11/5 Test
#4 Earthworms
& Clam
Chapters 5, 6, 7
11/7 Intro Cont., Start Microevolution
LAST
DAY TO DROP A CLASS
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12 11/10 Microevolution
11/12 Macroevolution Crayfish & Starfish
Chapter
14
11/14 History of Life
Chapter
15
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13 11/17 Evolution of Life Cont.
Parts
of Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19
11/19 Evolution of Life Cont. Rat
11/20 Test
# 5
Chapters 13-19
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11/24-28 Thanksgiving
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14 12/1 Population Ecology
Chapter
36
12/3 Populations cont., Communities Lab Final
12/5 Succession, CO2 cycle
Chapter
38
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15 12/8 Nitrogen Cycle
12/10 Ecosystems of the World
Chapter
39
12/12 Final
Exam 1:00