Required Textbook:
Campbell, Neil. 2002.Biology, Sixth Edition, Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., San Francisco.

 

Please Note: There may be some changes or adjustments made to this schedule.

Week	Date	Lecture Topic	Laboratory Topic	Readings
Start of classes	Wed. , Aug. 28	Intro to Diversity, Structure and Function	We will start lab next week	Handouts
1	Mon., Sept. 2	LABOR DAY HOLIDAY: NO CLASS	NO CLASS
	Tues., Sept. 3		Ex. 1: Intro to Microscopes and the Vascular Plant Body; Botanical Resources: Campus Field Trip
	Wed., Sept. 4	Themes in the Study of Life Video Powers of Ten	Ex. 1: Intro to Microscopes and the Vascular Plant Body Botanical Resources: Campus Field Trip	Chap. 1
2	Mon, Sept. 9	Early Earth and The Origin of Life!	Systematics and the Tree of Life	Chap. 26
	Tues., Sept.10		Systematics and the Tree of Life;
	Wed., Sept 11	Cell Structure and Microscopes Prokaryotes & the Origins of Metabolic Diversity	Systematics and the Tree of Life	Chap. 7, pp 108-115 and pp 123-125 Chap. 27, pp 526-539
3	Mon., Sept. 16	Quiz #1; Capturing Sunlight: Photosynthesis	Ex. 1: Intro to Microscopes and the Vascular Plant Body; Ex. 8: Photosynthesis	Chap. 10, pp 176-193
	Tues., Sept. 17		Ex. 8: Photosynthesis
	Wed., Sept. 18	Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity	Ex. 8: Photosynthesis	Chap. 28
4	Mon., Sept. 23	Plants & Colonization of the Land; Biological Diversity	FIELD TRIP to Fairfield Osborn Preserve	Chap. 29, pp 575-584
	Tues., Sept. 24		FIELD TRIP to Fairfield Osborn Preserve
	Wed., Sept. 25	Biological Diversity (continued); The Algae	FIELD TRIP to Fairfield Osborn Preserve	Chap.29, pp 560-567
5	Mon., Sept. 30	Midterm Exam #1	Ex. 15: Algae Ex. 13: Fungi; Set up Mineral Nutrition Experiment	Chapters 1, 10, 26, 27, 28, and 29 plus Lab information
	Tues., Oct. 1		Ex. 15: Algae Ex. 13: Fungi; Set up Mineral Nutrition Experiment
	Wed., Oct. 2	"The Rotten World About Us"; Fungi & Fungal-like Protistans	Ex. 15: Algae Ex. 13: Fungi; Set up Mineral Nutrition Experiment	Chap. 28, pp 546-567 Chap. 31, pp 616-631
6	Mon., Oct. 7	Quiz #2; Non-Vascular Plants, the Bryophytes; Seedless Vascular Plants	Ex. 16: Bryophytes Ex. 17: Seedless Vascular Plants Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!	Chap. 29, pp 585-594
	Tues., Oct. 8		Ex. 16 Bryophytes Ex. 17 Seedless Vascular Plants Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!
	Wed., Oct. 9	Evolution of Seed Plants: Gymnosperms & Angiosperms; Plant Structure and Growth	Ex. 16 Bryophytes Ex. 17: Seedless Vascular Plants Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!	Chap. 30, pp 597-613 Chapter 35, pp 720-738
7	Mon. Oct. 14	Plant Nutrition	Ex. 30: Angiosperms; & The Fruit Lab! Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!	Chap. 37, pp 767-780;
	Tues., Oct. 15		Ex. 30: Angiosperms; & The Fruit Lab! Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!
	Wed., Oct. 16	Plant Reproduction and Biotechnology	Ex. 30: Angiosperms; & The Fruit Lab! Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!	Chap. 38, pp 783-799
8	Mon., Oct. 21	Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals	Lab Practical #1 Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!	Chap. 39, pp 806-823
	Tues., Oct. 22		Lab Practical #1 Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!
	Wed., Oct. 23	Midterm Exam #2	Lab Practical #1 Check and record data for Mineral Nutrition Experiment!

PLEASE NOTE: For the remainder of the Fall 2002 semester's schedule fo Biology 121
go to: Derek Girman's homepage

Thanksgiving Holidays are Nov. 27 - Nov. 29: NO CLASSES

FINAL EXAMINATION: Comprehensive

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Marilyn I. Cannon, Sept. 17, 2002