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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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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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
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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
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
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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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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)