Biology 100 Course Syllabus for
Fall 2009
Course Description
This course is designed to be a general science course
for non-science majors. It covers general topics in biology including
science, chemistry, cells, cell division, genetics, protein synthesis,
biotechnology, and bioethics. Several
body systems including the circulatory, respiratory, and immune systems are
also covered. The objective is to
raise students’ science literacy to enable them to understand scientific
issues for making personal and public policy decisions.
This course meets the SUNY General Education course requirements for
natural sciences.
Students receiving credit for BIO101 and/or
BIO102 cannot receive credit for BIO100.
Credit Hours: 4; Contact Hours: 5
Instructor
Dr. Michael
Gregory
Office:
219T, Phone: 562-4336
Office
Hours: Mon 11:00-1:00, Tue 2:00-3:00, Wed, Fri 11:00-12:00
E-mail
(click here)
Course Requirements:
Textbook: Human Biology, Sylvia S. Mader, 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th
edition
Splash-Proof Goggles
The
Biology Web - Go to the college web page (http://www.clinton.edu/).
Select Faculty Web Sites, then click Michael Gregory's website. It may be
convenient to add this site to your bookmark (favorites) list. You should
print the chapters in The Biology Web before reading them.
Corequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent is a corequisite.
Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments
Textbook reading assignments
are given below. In addition, students are expected to read or review the
corresponding chapter in The Biology Web.
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Biology Web Reading
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Textbook Reading
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Exams
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11th Edition
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10th Edition
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9th Edition
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8th Edition
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7th Edition
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Plagiarism
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What is Life?
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1-7
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1-7
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1-6
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1-7
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1-7
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Exam 1
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Natural Selection
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522-523
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470-474
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489-492
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478-481
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464-465
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What is Science?
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7-16
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8-15
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6-11
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8-13
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8-13
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Chemistry
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
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Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
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Cells
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43-49, 52-56
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41-47, 49-53
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35-40, 43-47
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37-49
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41-54
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Cell Membranes
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49-51
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47-48
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41-43
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Exam 2
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Energy and Enzymes
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56 (except Cellular Respiration)
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53
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48
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Cell Division: Mitosis
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420 (The Cell Cycle)-426
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377-384
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333-339
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338-341
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385-394
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Cancer
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 23
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443-458
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Cell Division: Meiosis
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427-435
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385-392
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340-348
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342-346
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394-397
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Genetics: Genes
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465-473, 479-481
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421-429, 433-435
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351-361
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347-348, 357-360
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394-397
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Genetics: Chromosomes
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481-482
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436-438
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362-366, 398-399
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included in above
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include in above
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Exam 3
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Genetics: Human Genetics
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419-421, 435-441, 474-478, 482-485
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377-379 (top), 380, 393-399, 430-432
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Chapter 20
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349-354,
359-372
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395-400, 407-418
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DNA
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489-493
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443-446
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367-369
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375-378
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421-424
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Protein Synthesis
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493-499
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447-452
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370-376
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379-384
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425-430
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Biotechnology
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503 (A Person's Genome...)-511
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454-466
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380-386
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386-396
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432-440
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Exam 4
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The Circulatory System
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Chapters 5 and 6
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Chapters 5 and 6
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Chapters 5 and 6
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Chapters 6 and 7
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Chapters 6 and 7
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The Respiratory System
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 8
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?
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Chapter 9
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The Immune System
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 8
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The Digestive System
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 5
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Laboratory Topics
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Date
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Topic
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Type of Report
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Due Date
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Submission
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9/3/09
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Introduction, Lab Safety
The Metric System and Measurement
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Individual
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Next week
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Online
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9/10
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A) Descriptive Statistics and Graphing
B) Statistical Analysis
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Group
Group
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Next week
Next week
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In class
In class
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9/17
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What is Science? Initial Preparation
Formal Report
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Individual
Individual
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Next week
10/15
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In class
In class
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9/24
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Microscopy
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Individual
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12/14
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In class on last day
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10/1
10/8
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Biochemistry (2 lab periods)
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Individual
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12/14
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In class on last day
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10/15
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Cells
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Individual
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12/14
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In class on last day
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10/22
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Enzymes
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Individual
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12/14
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In class on last day
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10/29
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Mitosis and Meiosis
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Individual
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Next week
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Online
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11/5
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Pedigree Analysis
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Individual
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Next week
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Online
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11/12
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Nondisjunction
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Individual
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Next week
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Online
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11/19
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Bacterial Transformation
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Quiz
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Next week
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In class
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12/3
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DNA Fingerprinting
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Quiz
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Next week
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In class
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12/10
12/14
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Fetal Pig Dissection (2 lab periods)
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Quiz
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Last lab
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In class
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Grading
Grading Scale
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A
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78 - 100%
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C
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58 - 61%
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A-
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75 - 77%
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C-
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55 - 57%
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B+
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72 - 74%
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D+
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52 - 54%
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B
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68 - 71%
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D
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45 - 51%
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B-
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65 - 67%
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F
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< 45%
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C+
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62 - 64%
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Final Grade
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% of Final Grade
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Lecture Exams (4 total)
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52
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Final Exam (cumulative)
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13
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Laboratory Quizzes (approximately 14 quizzes)
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17
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Group and
Online Lab Reports
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6
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Lab Reports Due at End of Semester (Lab Notebook)
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2
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Formal Lab Report*
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10
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*It is necessary to receive a passing score on
the research project formal lab report in order to receive a passing score
in BIO 100.
Exam and Quiz Schedule
Exam Dates
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Exam
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Date
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| Exam
1* |
9/23 |
| Exam
2* |
10/21 |
| Exam
3* |
11/13 |
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Exam 4 and
Final Exam
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Finals
week, see below |
*Dates for the first three exams may change. All changes will be announced
in class.
Finals Week Schedule
Lecture Final Exam: Monday, December 14, 10:00AM-12:30 PM in room 223T
Final Laboratory and Lab Quiz: Monday, December 14, 12:40-3:10 PM in room
231T
Laboratory Quizzes
There will be approximately 14 weekly laboratory quizzes. Laboratory quizzes
will be taken at the beginning of each lab period. The quiz will cover
material from the previous lab period.
Make-Up Exams
If an exam cannot be taken during the regularly scheduled time, a make-up
exam can be taken later. Make-up exams will probably contain mostly essay and
short-answer questions.
Laboratory quizzes cannot be made up. Students that miss a laboratory should
study the missed material and be prepared for the next quiz the following week.
Assignments
Students are required
to keep backup copies of all assignments until the end of the semester.
All assignments
should be completed using whole sentences. Abbreviated words are not
acceptable.
All submitted work must be in your own words. If
you work with a partner, you must submit your own document using your own
words. You may obtain or discuss answers to the exercises from any source that
is applicable, but you must use your own words to answer the questions or
write the reports. Documents that appear to have been copied from others will
not receive a grade (grade = 0).
Late Assignments
All assignments are due at the beginning of
class on the due date. Assignments that are turned in after class has started
on the due date will be considered 1 day late. Assignments submitted online
must be submitted before midnight on the due date.
Scores on late assignments will be reduced by
10% of their total possible point value if they are one day late and 20% if
they are two days late. They will not be accepted after two days. All
assignments must be completed by the end of the last day of classes.
Attendance
The instructor
reserves the right to withdraw students that miss more than 8 classes
(including labs).
The laboratory class
is designed to provide hands-on learning experiences. Students will learn
basic laboratory skills while reinforcing concepts learned in lecture. To a
large extent, grades in the laboratory will reflect participation and
laboratory skills acquired, so it is important that students do not miss
laboratory exercises. Students that miss more than 2 laboratory classes will
be withdrawn from the course.
Students are required
to attend lecture and laboratory classes for the entire period. Students that
arrive late or leave early will be marked as absent. Similarly, students that
sleep during class or do not participate in class activities will be marked as
absent.
Extra Credit
Extra credit is not
available in this course. Extra credit assignments often distract students
because they take time away from that which should be spent on the regular
assignments. They promote increased understanding of related topics at the
expense of the most important topics. The topics and assignments listed in the
syllabus have been selected as the best way to meet the course objectives.
E-mail Communication
Students are
encouraged to maintain frequent communication with their instructor. E-mail is
a convenient way to ask questions about any of the material covered in the
course. Please ask questions on any material that is not clearly understood.
E-mail from students
should contain a minimum level of professional courtesy. For example, it should not contain abbreviations such as "u" instead of
"you" and it should not contain incorrect capitalization such as
"i" instead of "I." Sentences
should begin with a capital letter and end with a period. The instructor will
not read or reply to e-mail messages that contain these grammatical errors.
Academic Integrity
Academic honesty is expected of all Clinton
Community College students. It is dishonest to misrepresent another
person’s work as one’s own, to take credit for someone else’s work or
ideas, to accept help on a test, to obtain advanced information on
confidential test materials, or to intentionally harm another student’s
chances for academic success.
Students with Disabilities
If you have, or suspect that you may have any type of disability or
learning problem that may require extra assistance or special accommodations,
please speak with me privately after class or during my office hours as soon
as possible so that I can help you obtain any assistance you may need to
successfully complete this course. You should also contact Laurie Bethka, EXT
252 (room 420M) for further assistance.
Course Continuity Plan
In the case that the college officially closes because of an emergency
which causes a short term disruption of this course, we will utilize e-mail to
continue this course in the short term (1-3 weeks). All students need to
utilize their campus e-mail to receive course related information.
Changes
The details of this syllabus, including topics covered, calendar, grading,
grading scale, and attendance policy are subject to change. Changes in the
grading scale will be limited to those that result in improved (curved)
grades. You will be informed in class of any changes. All changes to the
syllabus will also be posted on the Internet in The Biology Web.
Course Objectives
Science
This
objective will be infused throughout the lectures and also covered by
laboratory exercises.
Chemistry
Explain the chemical composition
of living systems.
--Describe
the relationship between atomic structure and bonding.
--Describe
the function of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids.
Cells
Describe cell structure and
function as it relates to specific tissues, organs, and organ systems.
--Compare
and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structures.
--Describe
the structure and function of eukaryotic organelles.
--Describe
membrane structure and function.
--Identify
and describe the function of the four different kinds of animal tissue.
Cell Division
Identify differences between
mitosis and Meiosis.
--Identify
the stages of the cell cycle.
--Describe
the beginning and end products of meiosis including the relationship of
the process to reproduction, heredity, and variation, and reduction of
chromosome number.
Genetics
Apply genetic principles to
simple Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance problems and concepts.
--Apply
genetic principles to simple inheritance problems/concepts including
monohybrid crosses.
--Describe
non-Mendelian inheritance including incomplete dominance, multiple
alleles, genomic imprinting, polygenetic inheritance, sex linkage
--Compare
and contrast the relationship between mutations and genetic disorders
--Use
pedigrees/karyotypes to examine the inheritance of human genetic disorders
including common Mendelian-inherited disorders, chromosomal and X-linked
abnormalities
Central Dogma
Explain how genetic information
is stored in DNA and translated into protein.
--Compare
and contrast the molecular structures of DNA and RNA
--Describe
DNA synthesis
--Describe
transcription and translation
--Describe
the structure of chromosomes
Disease
Describe genetic and pathogenic
disease in humans
--Describe
the genetic basis of cancer
--Identify
characteristics and transmission of major diseases caused by parasites and
pathogens
Biotechnology
Explain how genetic engineering
techniques are used to treat human disease.
The Circulatory System
Discuss the function of the
circulatory system.
Discuss the structure of the
heart and blood vessels
Discuss the cardiac cycle
State the function of the
components of blood
Discuss the significance of
hypertension
The Respiratory System
Describe the structure and
function of the respiratory system.
Discuss oxygen and carbon dioxide
transport.
Discuss the mechanisms that
control breathing rate.
Identify major diseases of the
respiratory system and their causes.
The Immune System
Describe nonspecific immunity
Describe specific immunity
Discuss the role of active and
passive immunity
State the structure and function
of the lymphatic system
Bioethics
Students should demonstrate and
awareness of current bioethical issues including issues associated with the
use of biotechnology.
SUNY General Education Knowledge Area Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate the
ability to:
1.
understand the methods scientists use to explore natural
phenomena, including:
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observation
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hypothesis development
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measurement and data collection
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experimentation
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evaluation of evidence
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employment of mathematical analysis
2.
apply scientific data, concepts and models in one of the natural
sciences
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