BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE II
ABIO 122 (4 credit hours)
Summer I, 2008
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Hugh Hanlin
EMAIL: HughH@usca.edu
OFFICE: SBDG 101A
PHONE: 641-3439
CLASS SCHEDULE: M-Th 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM, SBDG 103
TEXTBOOK: Biology, Raven, Johnson, Losos & Singer, 7 th ed. (or any previous edition of Biology by Raven et al.)
LAB MANUAL: A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory, Van De Graaff & Crawley (any edition)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Biological principles and concepts from the tissue through ecosystem levels of organization.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• To acquaint students with biological principles associated with multicellularity, development, phylogeny, ecology and
evolution.
• To acquaint students with the anatomical organization of organisms to include tissue, organs, and systems and their
functions.
• To trace the development of organisms.
• To trace the phylogeny of organisms.
• To acquaint students with the behavior and ecology or organisms.
STUDENT COMPETENCY STATEMENTS: By the end of this course the student will have demonstrated the ability to:
• Discuss biological principles and topics of historical and current interest and importance.
• Describe the biological processes that operate at the multicellular levels to include histological, organismal, population,
community and ecosystem levels of organization.
• Apply theoretical concepts in the laboratory.
METHODS OF PRESENTATION: This course will consist of lectures by the professor, classroom discussion,
and integrated laboratory exercises and will utilize appropriate modes of visual aids and laboratory equipment.
METHODS OF EVALUATION: Achievement of course objectives will be evaluated by lecture and laboratory
quizzes/exams.
GRADES in the course will be determined as follows:
45% - 3 lecture quizzes
15% - 3 practical laboratory quizzes
20% - final comprehensive lab exam
20% - final comprehensive lecture exam
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES:
• You will be expected to have read the assigned text chapters prior to class.
• You will be expected to endorse the following HONOR PLEDGE on every quiz:
On my honor as a University of South Carolina at Aiken student, I have neither given nor received any unauthorized
aid of this assignment/examination. To the best of my knowledge I am not in violation of academic honesty.
• No make-up exams will be given for the lecture and laboratory quizzes except under extreme situations (see Student
Handbook).
• Because lectures and laboratories will be integrated, students failing to attend at least 75% of the classes will not receive a
passing grade.
• You are encouraged to make appointments with your instructor if you are having problems in the course.
Office hours are 2:30 - 4:00 PM, M - W.
• If you have a physical or learning disability which might affect your performance in this class, please
contact the Office of Disability Services as soon as possible. Once an evaluation has been made,
appropriate accommodations will be determined.
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
TEXT
CHAPTER
WEEK
DATE
TOPIC
1
June 2
Science, Evolution & Taxonomy
1, 21-25
1
June 3
Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes; Cell Cycle
4-5, 28, 11-12
1
June 4
Life Cycles; Fungi-like Protists; Fungi
28,30
1
June 5
Plant-like Protists, Plant Phylogeny
28, 29
2
June 9
Quiz #1; Vascular Plant Structure & Function
35-41
2
June 10
Animal Development
31, 51
2
June 11
Animal Phylogeny: Acoelomates & Pseudocoelomates & Protostomes
31-33
2
June 12
Animal Phylogeny: Deuterostomes
33-34
3
June 16
Animal Phylogeny: Vertebrates
34
3
June 17
Quiz #2; Anatomical Organization; Tissues
42
3
June 18
Integument, Support & Movement
42
3
June 19
Nervous & Endocrine Controls
45-47
4
June 23
Cardiovascular, Lymphatic & Immune Systems
44, 48
4
June 24
Respiration, Digestion & Osmoregulation
43,44,49
4
June 25
Quiz #3; Reproduction
50
4
June 26
Population & Community Ecology
53-54
5
June 30
FINAL LABORATORY EXAM
5
July 1
Ecosystems
5
July 2
FINAL LECTURE EXAM (8:00 AM)
55-57