Tentative¹ Class Schedule
Spring 2004

Assignments Schedule

Week2	Lecture/Discussion Question	Lab Activity	Links
1 Jan. 19	What are our expectations for the semester? What is Biology? Jan. 19 MLK Day - No Class	Ex. 1 What is the internal structure of a Mystery Box?	Ch. 1 Terms(life) Terms(science) Notes
2 Jan. 26	Where did the idea of evolution come from?	Ex. 3  How are living things classified?	Ch. 2 Terms Notes
3 Feb. 2	How did Darwin explain the diversity of life?	Ex. 4  What causes populations to change over time?	Ch. 3 Terms Notes
4 Feb. 9	How do offspring inherit characteristics from their parents?	Ex. 5  What determines the characteristics of offspring?	App A & B, Ch. 4 & Ch.10 (297-313, 322-5) Terms Notes
5 Feb. 16	What are organisms made of?	Ex. 6  What do molecules in living organisms look like?	EXAM I 6
6 Feb. 23	What are the building blocks of life?	Ex. 7  What is the cellular and chemical nature of life?
7 Mar. 1	How do organisms acquire and use energy?	Ex. 8  What happens to the food we eat? Ex. 9  What variables influence the rate at which plants produce food?	Ch. 5 Terms Notes
8 Mar. 8	Where are genes located? How are genes transmitted between generations? What are genes?	Ex. 10 How do cells reproduce?	Ch. 6 Terms Notes
9 Mar. 15	Spring Break - No Classes
10 Mar. 22	How are genes expressed as characteristics of individuals?	Ex. 11 What factors affect the expression of a genetic characteristic?	Ch. 7 Terms NotesA NotesB ImagesA ImagesB
11 Mar. 29	How can our understanding of gene expression be applied?	Ex. 12 How can a gene from one species be transferred and expressed in another species?	EXAM II 6
12 Ap. 5	What are the Human Genome Project and other applications of genetic engineering?	Ex. TBA  How are restriction enzymes used in forensics -- DNA fingerprinting Ex. 13 What are the ethics of biological issues (including DNA testing)?	Ch. 8 Terms Notes
13 Ap. 12	What caused the unity and diversity of life?	Ex. 14 How do characteristics of organisms vary?
14 Ap. 19	How can populations be described as a gene pool? What causes populations to adapt to their environment?	Ex. 15 What causes populations to change over time?
15 Ap. 26	How does speciation occur?	Ex. TBA  What is the history of life on earth and the fossil record?	Ch. 9 Terms Notes
16 May 3	A biological view of life.	Ex. TBA Who are the ancestors of whales?	Exam III 6
17 May 10	Final Exam -- Wednesday May 12 7:00-8:50 a.m.		Comprehensive Final Exam
	Footnotes
	1 Schedule subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
	2 Week beginning on this date.
	3 Reading in required text, BioInquiry 2E by Pruitt et al. 2003. Readings should be completed before the first class of the week in which it is listed.
	4 Lab number in the lab manual, Investigating Biology, 12th Edition, by Kincaid and Johnson.
	5 Holiday - Labs affected by the holiday will be required to attend an alternate lab section during this week or complete an alternative assignment.
	6 Exams are tentatively scheduled for the last day of the week listed. Firm dates will be set at least 1 week in advance.

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