Biology 211 – Principles of Biology
Fall 2006
Tentative Schedule
Week of: Lecture
Topic
Readings
Illustrations
9/25
M
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W
F
Introduction – Themes in Biology
Taxonomy
Phylogeny & Systematics
Prokaryotes
Ch 1 OV, Sec 1.1 – 1.6
Sec 1.3, 25.2
Sec 25.1 – 25.5
Sec 6.2, 26.1, 26.3
10/2
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F
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Prokaryotes: Adaptation & Impact
Prokaryote Diversity
Introduction to Protists
Protistan Diversity I
Protistan Diversity II
Protists
Overview of plant evolution
Seedless Plants & Review
EXAM #1 (Ch 1, 25-28)
Seedless Plants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Fungi:Structure/function & groups
Seed plants & fungi
Fungi: Lifestyles & Roles
Introduction to Animals
Porifera and Cnidaria
Ch 27 OV, Sec 27.1, 4,5
Sec 27.2, 27.3
Sec 26.4, 28.1, pg 507
Sec 28.2 – 28.4
Sec 28.5, 28.6
28.7 – 27.8
Ch 29 OV,29.1-2
Sec 29.3
Tb 1.1, F 1.3
Fig 25.8, 25.9
F 1.14, 25.10-11, 25.18
F 6.6, Tb 26.1, 26.11
25.3
Fig 27.2, 27.3, Tb 27.1
Tb 27.2, F 27.12, 27.13
Fig 6.9, 26.22
Tb 28.1, F 28.11, 28.12
Fig 28.14 – 28.23
Fig 28.26, 28.27, 28.31
Fig 13.7, 29.7, Tb 29.1
Fig 29.8, 29.9, 29.12
29.4
Ch 30 OV, Sec 30.1-30.2
Sec 30.3, 30.4
Ch 31 OV, Sec 31.1-31.3
Sec. 31.4
Sec. 31.5
Ch 32 OV, Sec 32.1-32.4
Ch 33 OV, Sec 33.1-33.2
Sec 33.3
Sec 33.3
Sec 33.4
29.12, 29.14
Fig 30.4, 30.6
Fig 30.7, 30.10, 30.12
Fig 31.2 - 31.5
Fig 31.9 – 31.20
Fig 31.24
Fig 32.8 - 32.10
Fig 33.2, Fig 33.3*
Fig 33.1 – 33.15
Tb 33.2, Fig 33.11 -15
Fig 33.16 – 33.22
10/09
10/16
10/23
10/30
Sponges, Cnidarians & Flatworms
Flatworms
Mollusks
11/6
11/13
11/20
11/27
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Catch up and Review
Flatworms and Mollusks
EXAM #2 (Ch 29 -33 partial)
No Class – Veteran’s Day Obs.
Annelids & Nematodes
Annelids
Arthropods Overview
Arthropods: Insects & Crustaceans
Echinoderms
Nematodes and Arthropods
Chordates and Vertebrates
No class - Thanksgiving
Fishes & Amphibians
Echinoderms & Course Review
Reptiles, Birds & Mammals
Primates and Humans
Finals (Exam #3):
11:00 Section  10 - 11:50 am Wed 12/6
2:00 Section  3 - 4:50 pm Monday 12/4
Note: 11/10 is the last
day to drop classes
Sec 33.5, 33.6
Sec 33.5
Sec 33.7
Pg 660 - 665
Sec 33.8
Rev 33.6 – 33.7
Ch 34 OV, Sec 34.1-34.2
Tb 33.4, Fig 33.23
Fig 33.23 – 33.25
Tb 33.5, Tb 33.37
Fig 33.29 -33.32, 33.35
Tb 33.6, Fig 33.39
Tb 33.7
Fig 34.2 – 34.5
Sec 34.3 – 34.5
Rev Sec 33.8
Sec 34.6 – 34.7
Sec 34.7 – 34.8
Fig 34.9, 34.16, 34.20
Fig 34.23, 34.24, 34.28
Fig 34.36 – 34.41