Course Syllabus                                          Dr. Ric A. García
Biology 103 Section 004                                  Fall Session 2009

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# QUIZ  DATE               UNIT OF INSTRUCTION        MODULES      NOTES   (SQ)
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1.      8/20  1. A view of Life  (PDF)                      1.1-1.4       2-6
                A. How to Define Life                  1.1
                B. Evolution, the Unifying Concept     1.3
                C. How the Biosphere is Organized      1.3
                D. The Process of Science              1.4

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2.*     8/25  2. Basic Chemistry                       2.1-2.4       7-10
                A. Chemical Elements                   2.1
                B. Compounds and Molecules             2.2
                C. Chemistry of water                  2.3
                D. Acids and Bases                     2.4

3. 1    8/27  3. The Chemistry of Organic Molecules    3.1-3.3      11-13  (1-20)
                A. Organic Molecules                   3.2
                B. Carbohydrates                       3.1
                C. Lipids                              3.3
                D. Protein Structure                   3.4

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4.**    9/01  4. Organic Molecules Continued           3.4-3.5      13-14
                A. Protein Shape                       3.4
                B. Protein Function                    3.4
                C. Nucleotides                         3.5
                D. Nucleic Acids                       3.5

5. 2    9/03  5. Cell Structure and Function           4.1-4.8      15-21  (21-40)
                A. Cellular Level of Organization      4.1
                B. Microscopy                          4.1
                C. Prokaryotic Cells                   4.2
                D. Eukaryotic Cells                    4.3-4.8

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6.      9/08  6. A Membrane Structure and Function     5.1-5.4      22-25
                A. Membrane Models                     5.1
                B. Passive Transport Across Membranes  5.2
                C. Active Transport Across Membranes   5.3
                D. Modification of Cell Surfaces       5.4

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7. 3    9/10  7. Metabolism: Energy and Enzymes        6.1-6.4      26-32  (41-60)
                A. Cells and the Flow of Energy        6.1
                B. Metabolism & Energy Transformation  6.2
                C. Metabolic Pathways & Enzymes        6.3
                D. Organelles and the flow of Energy   6.4

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8.      9/15                  Examination I

9.      9/17  8. Photosynthesis                        7.1-7.5      33-38
                A. Photosynthetic Organisms            7.1
                B. The Process of Photosynthesis       7.2-7.3
                C. Calvin Cycle Reactions              7.4
                D. Other Types of Photosynthesis       7.5
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10. 4   9/22  9. Cellular Respiration                  8.1-8.3      39-40  (61-81)
                A. Cellular Respiration: Overview      8.1
                B. Glycolysis                          8.2
                C. Fermentation                        8.3
                D. Inside the Mitochondria             8.4

11.     9/24 10. Aerobic & Anerobic ATP Production     8.5          41-43
                A. Energy Yield from Glucose           8.5
                B. Fermentation                        8.5
                C. Efficiency of Fermentation          8.5
                D. Metabolic Pool                      8.5

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12. 5   09/29 11. Cell Cycle & Cellular Reproduction   9.1-9.4      44-48  (82-101)
                A. The Cell Cycle                      9.1
                B. Mitosis & Cytokinesis               9.2
                C. The Cell Cycle and Cancer           9.3
                D. Prokaryotic Cell division           9.4

13.     10/01 12. Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction        10.1-10.6    49-53
                A. Reduction of Chromosome Number      10.1
                B. Genetic Variation                   10.2
                C. Meiosis and Mitosis                 10.3-10.5
                D. Changes in Chromosomes              10.6

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14. 6  10/06 13. Mendelian Patterns Of Inheritance     11.1-11.3    54-56  (102-127)
                A. Gregor Mendel                       11.1
                B. Laws of Probability                 11.2
                C. Segregation & Independent Assortment11.2
                D. One- and Two-Trait Test Crosses     11.2

15.*** 10/08                     Examination II

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16.    10/13        ++++++++++ Fall Break ++++++++++          

17.    10/15 14. Gene Expression & Disorders           11.2-11.3    55-59
                A. Autosomal Recessive Disorders       11.2
                B. Autosomal Dominant Disorders        11.2
                C. Multiple Allelic Traits             11.3
                D. Incomplete Dominance & Penetrance   11.3

18. 7  10/20 15. Beyond Mendel’s Principles            11.3-11.3   59-61 (128-153)
                A. Incomplete Dominance Human Examples 11.3
                B. Pleiotropic Effects                 11.3
                C. Polygenic Inheritance               11.3
                D. Pleiotropic Effects                 11.3

19.    10/22 16. X-Linked Inheritance                  11.3-11.3   62-65
                A. Gender determination                11.3
                B. Morgan’s Experiment                 11.3
                C. Solving X-Linked Problems           11.3
                D. Human X-Linked Disorders            11.3

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20. 8  10/27 17. DNA Structure And Function            12.1-12.6   66-70 (154-164)
                A. Discovery of DNA Function           12.1.1
                B. DNA Structure & Replication         12.2-12.3
                C. Transcription & Translation         12.4-12.5
                D. The Eukaryotic Chromosome           12.6

21.    10/29 18. Regulation of Gene Activity           13.1-13.3   71-74
                A. Prokaryotic Regulation              13.1
                B. Eukaryotic Regulation               13.2
                C. Control Mechanisms                  13.2
                C. Gene Mutations                      13.3

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22.    11/03 19. Biotechnology & Genomics              14.1-14.4   75-81
                D. DNA Cloning                         14.1
                A. Biotechnology Products              14.2
                B. Gene Therapy                        14.3
                C. Genomics                            14.4

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23. 9  11/05 20. Charles Darwin and Evolution          15.1-15.3   82-85 (165-187)
                A. History of Evolutionary Thought     15.1
                B. 18th & Early 19th Century Ideas     15.1
                C. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution        15.2
                D. Evidence for Evolution              15.3

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24.    11/10                Examination III

25.    11/12 21. How Populations Evolve                16.1-17.3   86-91
                A. Population Genetics                 16.1
                B. Natural Selection                   16.2-16.3
                C. Speciation                          17.1-17.2
                D. Macroevolution                      17.3
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26. 10 11/17 22. Life: Origin,History, Classification  18.1-19.3  92-103 (188-220)
                A. The Early Earth & Atmosphere        18.1
                B. History & Evolution of Life         18.2-19.3
                C. Systematics & Phylogeny             19.1-19.2
                D. Three Domain System                 19.3

27.    11/19 23. Introduction to the Invertebrates     28.1-28.3   104-109
                A. Animal Evolution & Multicellularity 28.1
                B. Body Plans                          28.1
                C. Sponges to Cnidarians               28.2
                D. Flatworms to Molluscs               28.3

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28. 11 11/24 24. Animal Diversity II                   28.3-29.6  109-116(221-252)
                A. Annelids                            28.3
                B. Roundworms to Echinoderms           28.5
                C. Lower Chordates                     29.1
                D. The Vertebrates                     29.2-29.6

29.    11/26                THANKSGIVING BREAK

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30.    12/01 25. Human Evolution                       30.1-30.5  117-120
                A. Evolution of the Primates           30.1
                B. Early Hominins                      30.2
                C. Later Hominins                      30.3
                D. Evolution of Genus Homo             30.4-30.5

31. 12 12/03 26. Conclusion                                             (253-278)