HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
COURSE SYLLABUS FOR STUDENTS
BIOL 162
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II
CREDIT HOURS: Lecture hours: 3, Laboratory hours: 2
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Pre-requisites: BIOL 161 or equivalent college level course. Principles of animal biology and behavior, plant
biology and ecology for students planning to major in the sciences. Completes sequence begun in BIOL 161
TEXTBOOK:
1. Biology, 7th ed., Sylvia S. Mader, McGraw-Hill, 2001
2. 162 Laboratory Workbook, Michelle Covi, 2001
Optional: Photoatlas for Biology James W. Perry and David Morton, 1996
Please bring the texts to lecture and to lab.
RELATIONSHIP OF COURSE TO ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER:
Biology will provide the student with an understanding of the complexity of our living environment. This class
will aid those students whose career or academic goals include any area of the sciences, but especially those
entering biological fields. This course will fulfill lab science credit toward the A.A. and A.S. degree
requirements.
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:
1. Describe animal organ systems, reproduction and development.
2. Describe plant form, function and development.
3. Explain the importance of plant to humans.
4. Determine forms of animal behavior and give examples.
5. Describe the relationship between organisms and their environment through an understanding of ecology.
6. Understand his or her responsibility for the global environment (D7).
7. Connect his/ her personal activities and local practices to the global environment and bioethical issues
(D5).
8. Identify problems that are appropriately solved by scientific methods (P1).
9. Explain the methods of science (P8).
10. Explore alternative approaches or solutions related to bioethical problems (P3).
11. Apply research skills and data collection techniques during the completion of independent laboratory
projects (C6, P4).
12. Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of a solution in addressing a medical, environmental or bioethical
problem (P5).
13. Formulate a hypothesis, devise a procedure, test the hypothesis, record results, draw conclusions and
present them in a report (C1, C2).
14. Evaluate information based on scientific criteria (P1).
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Animal Biology
a. Control systems
b. Systems of support and movement
c. Maintenance systems
d. Reproduction
2. Plant Biology
a. Structure and function
b. Life cycles
c. Response to the environment
3. Ecology and Behavior
a. Populations and communities
b. Ecosystems and the global environment
c. Behavior
d. Bioethics
STUDENT EVALUATION:
Three- fourths of your grade will be based on the lecture portion of the course and one-fourth will be based on
the laboratory. Lecture grades will be on a points-percentage basis using the four best scores from the five
exams. If you are absent from one of the first four exams without permission, it will be counted as your lowest
score. Lecture exams will be worth 100 points each and will be multiple-choice, matching and short answer
questions. An independent project will be worth 100 points and 25 attendance points may be earned. The lab
portion of the grade will be based on quizzes (10 pts. each), lab midterm (20 pts.) and lab reports (20 pts. each).
One low quiz and report will be dropped. Laboratory points are worth half of lecture points for a course total of
700 pts.
The grading scale:
627-700 pts. = 90-100% A
557-626 pts. = 80-89% B
487-556 pts. = 70-79% C
417-486 pts. = 60-69% D
0-416 pts. = 0-59% F
Tentative Lecture Schedule
Date
Topic
January 15-29:
February 5- 14:
Feb. 21- Mar. 5:
March 11-15
March 19- April 2:
Apr. 9 -May 7:
Tissues, Nervous system
Senses, Endocrine
Musculoskeletal
Digestive, Respiratory
Circulatory, Immune
Urinary
Reproduction and Development
Spring Break
Plant structure and reproduction
Plant physiology
Populations, Communities
Ecosystems, Biomes
Animal behavior
Chapter
40, 46
47, 49
48
43, 44
41, 42
Evaluation
Exam 1: Jan. 31
Exam 2: Feb. 19
45
50, 51
36, 37, 39
38
23, 24
25, 26
22
Exam 3: Mar. 7
Exam 4: Apr. 4
Final Exam: May 14
BIOL 162 LAB SCHEDULE
DATE:
TOPIC
Jan 15
Jan 22
Jan 29
Feb 5
Feb 12
Feb 19
Feb 26
Mar 5
Mar 12
Mar 19
Mar 26
Apr 2
Apr 9
Apr 16
Apr 23
Apr. 30
May 7
Anatomical Terminology/Histology
The Nervous System (Q1)
The Senses (Q2)
The Musculoskeletal System (Q3)- Project topic due
The Respiratory System/ The Digestive System (Q4)
The Circulatory System (Q5)
The Excretory System/The Reproductive System (Q6)- Project Proposal due
Lab Midterm
BREAK
Plant Tissues and Organs
Plant Reproduction (Q7)
Project Workday (Q8)
Population Ecology
Community Ecology (Q9)
Ecosystems- Field Trip
Animal Behavior (Q10) Draft Final Report Due
Presentation of Projects –Final Project Report due