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Jan 4 |
Course
Introduction, scope of biology, scientific method, unity and diversity
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2 Metrics
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Jan 6 |
Atoms and
molecules, properties of water |
Ch. 2 |
Microscopes |
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Jan 11 |
Organic compounds-
carbs, lipids, |
Ch. 3 |
Handout
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Introduce posters |
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Jan 13 |
Proteins
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Ch. 3 |
Scientific Method
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Jan 18 |
Martin Luther King
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Chapter 4 |
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Jan 20 |
Cell Structure and
Function |
Ch. 4 |
cell structure and
function |
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Jan 25 |
Energy and the
cell, enzymes, cell membranes |
Ch. 5 |
Chapter 5
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articles |
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Jan 27 |
Intro to cellular
respiration, basic energy release and storage |
Ch. 6 |
Enzymes |
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Feb 1 |
Cellular
respiration and fermentation, biosynthesis |
Ch. 6 |
Lab exam I;
human phys lab |
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Feb 3 |
Intro to
photosynthesis, light reactions |
Ch. 7 |
Handout |
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Feb 8 |
Light independent
reactions |
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Chapter 6
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Feb 10 |
Midterm Exam
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Ch. 7 |
Photosynthesis
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Midterm Exam |
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Feb 15 |
Presidents holiday
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Abstracts due |
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Feb 17 |
Cell division and
reproduction, mitosis
Meiosis, alterations in chromosomes |
Ch. 8 |
Mitosis and Meiosis
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Feb 19 |
Last Day to drop |
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Feb 22 |
Mendel’s principles
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Ch. 9 |
Chapter 9 partial
Ch. 10 |
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Feb 24 |
Chromosomal basis
of inheritance |
Ch. 9 |
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Mar 1 |
Molecular biology
of the gene, DNA structure |
Ch. 10 |
Chapter 11 |
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Mar 3 |
DNA replication,
Transcription, translation, viruses |
Ch. 10 |
& DNA extraction
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Mar 8 |
Gene regulation
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Ch. 11 |
Lab Exam
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Lab Exam
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Mar 10 |
Genetic basis of
cancer |
Ch. 11 |
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Mar 15 |
DNA technology
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Ch. 12 |
Poster Projects
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Posters Due |
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Mar 17 |
Human Gene Therapy
and Ethics |
Ch. 12 |
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Mar 22 |
Complete Poster
presentations |
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Mar 24 |
Final Exam – 12 – 2
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Final Exam |
