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Additional Readings and Documents

Date

Lecture

Topic

READINGS (read before class!)

H  Aug 25

1

Introduction

2

Doing Science / CPS instructions

T  Aug 30

3

Properties of Life

1

4

Evolution and Ecology Intro

2

H  Sept 1

5

The Chemistry of Life

3.1 – 3.5

6

Macromolecules: Proteins and Nucleic Acids

3.6 – 3.8

T  Sept 6

7

Macromolecules: Carbohydrates and Lipids

3.9 – 3.10

8

Cells: Organelles

4.3 – 4.8

H  Sept 8

9

Cells: Membranes and Transport

QUIZ 1:

4.1 - 4.2, 4.9 - 4.12

10

Energy and Enzymes

5

T  Sept 13

11

Photosynthesis

6.1 – 6.5

12

Cellular Respiration: Glycolysis and Krebs

6.6 – 6.8

H  Sept 15

13

Cellular Respiration: Electron Transport Chain (same as 12)

6.9

14

Catch up and review

T  Sept 20

!!!

EXAM I (Lectures 1-14, Chapters 1-6)

H  Sept 22

15

Cell Division: Mitosis

7.1 – 7.8

16

Cell Division: Meiosis

7.9 – 7.13

T  Sept 27

17

Mendel and Genetics

8.1 –  8.4

18

Variations on Mendel

8.5 – 8.6

H  Sept 29

19

Chromosomes

QUIZ 2: 8.7 – 8.8

20

Pedigrees

8.9 – 8.10

T  Oct 4

21

DNA Structure and Replication

9.1 – 9.4

22

Transcription and Translation

9.5 – 9.7

H  Oct 6

J

FALL BREAK

T  Oct 11

23

Regulating Gene Expression

9.8 – 9.9

24

The Human Genome

10.1 – 10.2

H  Oct 13

25

Genetic Engineering

QUIZ 3:

10.3 – 10.5

26

Cloning and Stem Cells

10.6 – 10.8

T  Oct 18

27

Evolution and Natural Selection

11.1 – 11.7

28

Speciation

11.8 – 11.11

H  Oct 20

29

Biological Diversity

12

30

Evolution of Microbes: Prokaryotes and Viruses

13.1 – 13.4

T  Oct 25

31

Evolution of Microbes: Protists and Fungi

QUIZ 4:

13.5 – 13.9

32

Evolution of Plants

14

H  Oct 27

33

Plant Hormones

27.5 –27.7

34

Evolution of Animals

15.1 – 15.5

T  Nov 1

35

Vertebrates

15.6 – 15.10

36

Catch up and Review

H  Nov 3

!!!

EXAM II (Lectures 15-36, Chapters 7-15)

T  Nov 8

37

Food Webs and Chemical Cycles

16.1 – 16.5

38

Ecosystems

16.6 – 16.1

H  Nov 10

39

Populations and Communities

17.1 – 17.6

40

Coevolution and Biodiversity

17.7 – 17.12

T  Nov 15

41

Global Stress

18.1 – 18.5

42

Global Stress

H  Nov 17

43

Solving Environmental Problems

QUIZ 5 due:

18.6 – 18.11

44

Ecological Footprint

T  Nov 22

45

The Animal Body

19.1 – 19.8

46

Circulation and Respiration

20.1 – 20.14

H  Nov 24

J

THANKSGIVING

T  Nov 29

47

Nutrition and Digestion

PROJECT due

21.1 – 21.8

48

Homeostasis

21.9 – 21.12

H  Dec 1

49

Immunology

22.1 –22.8

50

Vaccines, Allergies and AIDS

22.9 – 22.12

T  Dec 6

51

Nervous System

QUIZ 6 due:

23.1 –23.8

52

Senses

23.9 – 23.14

H  Dec 8

53

Hormones

24

54

Reproduction and Development

25

T Dec 13

!!!

6-8 pm EXAM III (Lectures 37-54, Chapters 16-25)