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 (PDF)
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 Organic
Molecules (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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(PDF)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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END
OF
MATERIAL
FOR
EXAM
I
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7.
3 9/10 7. Metabolism:
Energy
and
Enzymes (PDF)
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
(PDF)
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 (PDF)
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(PDF)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
& Cell
Reproduction (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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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END
OF
MATERIAL
FOR
EXAM
II
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14. 6
10/06 13. Mendelian
Patterns Of Inheritance(PDF)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
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10/08
Examination
II
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16.
10/13
++++++++++
Fall
Break
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17.
10/15
14.
Gene
Expression
&
Disorders (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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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END
OF
MATERIAL
FOR
EXAM
III
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23. 9
11/05 20. Charles
Darwin and
Evolution (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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,Hist.,&
Class. (PDF)
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(PDF)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)