Syllabus for Biology 3 : Introduction to Biology Sec 0109 and 0110

Los Angeles Mission College

Instructor: Dr. Sheila Fennoy Spring 2008: Mon Feb 9 – June 08, 2008

e-Mail: My Campus Phone Ext: 4269

All students attend two lectures each week!!!

Lecture: Mon and Wed 7:20- 9:00 am. Rm 2004.

Lecture notes can be downloaded at www.lamission.edu/lifesciences then go to lecture notes; then click on section number next to my name, Sheila Fennoy

Laboratory Meets in 2019: M or W 9:10-12:15 pm

Requirements: Lecture Textbook: “Biology: Concepts and Connections” by Campbell et al

Laboratory Text: Laboratory Investigations by J. Dickey

Scantron Forms (882-ES) and pencils (#2) for exams and genetics laboratory and mitosis and meiosis handouts.

Course Objectives: This course is designed to introduce students to the use of the scientific method to study living systems. Topics will provide a general understanding of the chemistry of life, plant and animal cell structure and function, metabolism, genetics, and evolution. You are expected to read and study the assigned text chapters before coming to class.

A successful student in Biology 3 will be able to work together as a laboratory team to answer questions, in writing, on laboratory techniques learned in the course and will be able to design simple experiments and explain the results.

There will be a number of exams covering the assigned reading at the start of class. Exams will cover concepts from lecture, lab, discussions, and your text. Attendance is mandatory. Continual tardiness will be looked upon as an unexcused absence. Performance in class is correlated with attendance in both lecture and laboratory. Students who attend class, take detailed notes and study those notes and the text receive passing grades. Students absent 3 or more times from class will be dropped from the roster. Points are lost for leaving lecture early.

Laboratory: The laboratory will reinforce fundamental concepts related to lecture topics. During every lab emphasis is placed on measuring, graphing, recording and interpreting experimental results. There will be a lab quiz at the start of every lab. Each quiz is worth 10 points. Quizzes cover information from the current and previous lab as well as information from lecture. Eating is not allowed in lab. Lab reports are worth 10 points each. No credit can be given on assignments or reports from a student who did not attend the class.

Examinations: Several exams worth 100 points are taken during the semester and a comprehensive final, at the end. There are no make-up exams. The lowest exam score will be dropped when evaluating the final score. Students caught cheating will automatically receive a zero ”0” on that exam. Cheating is grounds for dismissal from the college.

Your Biology Grade is based on: lecture exams 4 100 pts each

Final examination 200pts

Laboratory practicum 100pts

Laboratory reports 100

Quizzes 120

4(10pt) ExCr Opportunities 40

Grade Scale: Letter grades are based on the following

A:90-100% B: 80-89% C:70-79%

D:60-69% F:59% or less

It is your responsibility to drop the class by the appropriate deadlines.

LECTURE TOPICS
Lect 1 /

Chapt 1. Introduction To Biology And The Scientific Method: Scientific Inquiry Metric System, Graphing

Lect 2 / Chapt 2: Chemistry Of Life. Atomic Structure, Ions, Bonds And Properties Of Water
Lect 3 / Chapt 3: Molecules Of Cells. Buffers and pH, Mono And Polysaccharides And Proteins
Lect 4 / Chapt 3. Molecules Of Cells. Lipids And Nucleic Acids
Lect 5 / Chapt 4. Cells. Prokaryotes And Eukaryotes Cell Structure
Lect 6 / Chapter5. Intro To The Plasma Membrane
Lecture Exam #1
Lect 7 / Chapt. 5: Cellular Work: Enzymes, Membrane Transport, Osmosis, Passive And Active
Diffusion. Organelles And Their Function
Lect 8 /

Chapter 6: Glycolysis, Fermentation And The Kreb Cycle

Lect 9 / Chapter 6; Electron Transport Chain
Lect 10 /

Chapter 7: Photosynthesis

Lecture Exam #2
Lect 11 /

Chapt 10. DNA And RNA Replication.

Lect 12 / Chapt 10. Transcription And Translation
Lect 13 / Chapt 11. Regulation Of Gene Expression. Promoter, Enhancer, Gene Sequences
Lect 14 / Chapter 12: Biotechnology
Lect 15 /

Chapter 8: Mitosis & Meiosis

Lect 16 /

Chapter 9: Mendelian Genetics and Principles of Inheritance

Lect 17 / Chapter 9: Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Lecture Exam #3
Lect 18
Lect 19 / Chpt 20: Animal Structure And Function: Cells, Tissues And Organs In The Human Body
Chpts 22-23: The Cardiovascular And Respiratory
Lect 20 / Chpt 30: The Skeletal And Muscular System
Lect 21 / System Chpt 21& 25: The Digestive & Excretory System
Lect 24 / Chpt28-29The Nervous System
Lect 22 / Chpt 26 -27 Endocrine & Reproductive System In Animals And Plants
Lect 23 / Chpt 24: The Immune System
Evolution: Evidence for Evolution, Microevolution and Macroevolution
Evolution of Plants to Land: Bryophytes, Ferns, Gymnosperm and Angiosperm
CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAMINATION JUNE 2, 2009


Biology 3 – Introduction to Biology

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this course, the successful student should be able to:

1.  Critically interpret how the scientific method has been employed in prominent scientific studies of interest to the general public.

2.  Confidently discuss and debate science findings as they are presented in the popular media.

3.  Apply the scientific method by collaborating with peers to formulate a hypothesis, design a simple controlled experiment, collect and record data, and make a reasonable conclusion.

4.  Demonstrate basic laboratory skills, including: metric system of measurement of mass, volume. length and temperature; use the compound light and dissecting microscopes; conducting simple chemical tests.

5.  Enunciate the theory of evolution as the unifying theme in biology, and supporting evidence from biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, organismal biology, and population biology.

6.  Describe the fundamental characteristics of living things.

7.  Compare the hierarchical levels of organization of organisms and their size relationships: atoms, molecules, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism. population, ecosystem.

8.  Identify the structure and function of major biological macromolecules: carbohydrates, lipids. proteins, and nucleic acids.

9.  Identify the structure and function of cellular components: nucleus, Golgi apparatus, SER, RER, cell membrane, cell wall, mitochondria, chloroplast, ribosomes, cilia, cytoskeleton.

10.  Compare and contrast prokaryote/eukaryote cells and plant/animal cells.

11.  Explain the role of the cell membrane in: diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, active transport, phagocytosis, and pinocytosis.

12.  Describe how enzymes catalyze chemical reactions.

13.  Compare and contrast the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis and their roles in energy transformations in organisms.

14.  Describe the cellular basis of asexual and sexual reproduction, including the transmission of hereditary material to offspring.

15.  Solve classical Mendelian genetics problems using Punnet squares and apply these methods to calculating probabilities of single-gene diseases.

16.  Define the contemporary understanding of a gene and describe the processes of transcription and translation.

17.  Define the organization and function of some of the major human organ systems, such as: digestive, circulatory, nervous, and reproductive.

18.  Describe difference between angiosperms and gymnosperms, and the major parts of a typical plant.

19.  Explain the interdependency between different species, and between animals and their environment.

Apply biological principles to the evaluation of contemporary societal problems (Examples: genetic screening, cloning, genetic engineering, deforestation, global warming, population growth, infectious disease.)IMPORTANT DATES

Office Hrs: Mon and Wed 7am-7:30 am and 11:35-12:30 pm Wed


February 09, 2009 Spring 09 semester classes begin.
February 13-16, 2009 Presidents Day (College Closed).
February 20, 2009 Last day to ADD Classes.
February 24, 2009 Last day to apply for a refund.
March 06, 2009 Last day to DROP classes with no "W" on transcripts (no refund).
March 13, 2009 Last day to file a petition for Credit/No-Credit.
March 13, 2009 Last day to process a section transfer.
March 31, 2009 Cesar Chavez Holiday (College Closed).
April 03, 2009 Last day to file a petition to graduate SPRING/SUMMER 09.
April 06-10 2009 SPRING BREAK (COLLEGE CLOSED)
May 08, 2009 Last day to DROP classes, with a "W" (in person, internet or S.T.E.P)
May 25, 2009 Memorial Day (College Closed).


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