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Concepts of Biology (BIOL116) - Dr's. P. Chu & S.G. Saupe; Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321 |
TENTATIVE SYLLABUS - Spring 2003
| Cycle | Date | Topic | Assignment (Chapter) | Prof |
| I | Jan 13 (T) | Course Introduction. Unit 1: Plant Biology. The Plant Way of Life; Plant Way of Life SG | 34 | SS |
| 15 (Th) | Plant Structure & Function; SG | 34 | SS | |
| 19 (M) | Plant Transport: Xylem & phloem; Maple Sugaring and Winter Trees; Spuds McSaupe Studies Potatoes; Gink & Go at the Malt Shop; Plant Transport Study Guide | 35 | SS | |
| II | 21 (W) | Gas exchange: Stomata & transpiration; Plant Gas exchange Study Guide; | 35 | SS |
| 23 (F) | Growth & Development; hormones; tropisms; Gink & Go at the Playground | 37 | SS | |
| 27 (T) | More Plant Development | 37 | SS | |
| III | 29 (Th) | Plant Reproduction; Plant Repro SG; Gink & Go Learn about the Birds and Bees | 38 | SS |
| Feb 2 (M) | EXAM #1: Intro - development | |||
| 4 (W) | More Plant Sex; Gink & Go Learn about the Birds & the Bees | 38, parts of 28 | SS | |
| IV | 6 (F) | Unit 2: Animal Biology. Cells & Tissues | 40 | PC |
| 10 (T) | More cells & tissues | 40 | PC | |
| 12 (Th) | Nervous Systems | 44 | PC | |
| V | 16 (M) | More nervous systems | 44 | PC |
| 18 (W) | Still more nervous systems | 44 | PC | |
| 20 (F) | Muscles & movement | 47 | PC | |
| VI | 24 (T) | EXAM #2: Plant Development - nervous | ||
| 26 (Th) | More muscles & movement | 47 | PC | |
| 27 - Mar 7 | SPRING BREAK | |||
| 8 (M) | Animal circulation & respiration | 48-49 | PC | |
| VII | 10 (W) | More circulation & respiration | 48-49 | PC |
| 12(F) | Still more circulation & respiration | 48-49 | PC | |
| 16 (T) | Even more circulation & respiration | 48-49 | PC | |
| VIII | 18 (Th) | Digestive systems | 50 | PC |
| 22 (M) | EXAM #3: Muscles - respiration | |||
| 24 (W) | More digestion | 50 | PC | |
| IX | 26 (F) | Still more digestion | 50 | PC |
| 30 (T) | Animal reproduction | 42 | PC | |
| Apr 1 (Th) | More reproduction | 42 | PC | |
| X | 5 (M) | Unit 3: Ecology. Population biology; King & courtier Story; Yeast in a flask; Study Guide | 54 | SS |
| 7 (W) | More populations; Gink & Go Watch "Survivor" | 54 | SS | |
| 8 - 12 | EASTER BREAK | |||
| 14 (W) | Community biology; Study Guide | 55 | ||
| XI | 16 (F) | EXAM #4: Digestion - population | SS | |
| 20 (T) | More communities | 55 | SS | |
| 22 (Th) | Ecosystems - energy flow; Study Guide | 56 | SS | |
| XII | 26 (M) | Ecosystems - biogeochemical cycles & Gaia; Study Guide | 56 | SS |
| 28 (W) | Biomes | 57 | SS | |
| 30 (F) | Ecological crises; "Tragedy of the Commons" - Essay; Questions; Musings on Human Ecology | 58 | SS | |
| 3 (M) | Study Day | |||
| TBA | FINAL EXAM (#5): Communities - Commons & Comprehensive |
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