Bio 189- Biodiversity Lab
Course Syllabus, Spring 2007
Course Description
Bio 189 is the laboratory for Bio 179. This course is designed to provide students with exposure
to organisms representing the diversity within the kingdoms of life.
Instructors
Instructor
Dr. Stanley Wiatr
Email: swiatr@msubillings.edu
Dr. Jim Barron
Email: jbarron@msubillings.edu
Office
Phone
Science 139
657-2018
Office Hours (or
arranged)
MWF 8:00 – 9:00
Science 132
657-2918
MWF 11:30 – 12:30
Required Texts & Readings: Vodopich, D.S & Moore, R. 2005. Biology Laboratory Manual,
7th edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. New York.
Course Requirements and Regulations
1. Because of weekly pre-lab quizzes and/or in class assignments, regular attendance is essential.
2. Make-up work will not be possible. This includes quizzes and exams.
3. In case of emergency, contact your instructor via telephone or email, or leave a message with
Melanie, the Biology Department Secretary (657-2031).
4. No food or drink is allowed in lab.
5. Students are required to arrive on time. Late students will not be given a quiz and will receive
a zero. All materials and equipment must be returned to their storage locations after use. Your
work area must be clean before departure.
Grading
1. Quizzes – 8 quizzes will be given and they will represent 50% of the lab grade. The quizzes
will cover material from the previous week’s lab activities AND they will also test your
understanding of the current week’s activities. Each quiz will be given at the beginning of the
lab period. Your lowest quiz from each half of the course will be dropped.
2. Lab Practical #1 – This will be a comprehensive exam covering all material in the first half
of the course.
3. Lab Practical #2 – This will be a comprehensive exam covering all material in the second
half of the course.
Grading
50% based on 8 quizzes
A
90 - 100 %
25% based on Lab Practical #1
B
80 - <90
25% based on Lab Practical #2
C
70 - <80
D
60 - <70
F
Less than 60
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Bio 189 Lab Schedule
Dates
1/18/07
1/25/07
2/1/07
2/8/07
2/15/07
Pre-lab Quiz
Lab Activity
Orientation
Exercise 24 & 25 Algae, Protozoans & Slime
Molds
Exercise 26 Fungi
Quiz on Exercises 2425
Quiz on Exercises 26
2/22/07
3/1/07
Quiz on Exercises 2728
Quiz on Exercises 29
No pre-lab quiz
3/8/07
3/15/07
3/22/07
Quiz on Exercise 35
3/29/07
4/5/07
4/12/07
4/19/07
Quiz on Exercise 36
4/26/07
No pre-lab quiz
Exercise 27 & 28 Mosses, Liverworts &
Seedless Vascular Plants
Exercise 29 Gymnosperms
Exercise 30 Angiosperms
Midterm Lab Practical Exam First Half of
course
No Lab Spring Break
Exercise 35 Phyla Porifera & Cnidaria
Exercise 36 Phyla Platyhelminthes &
Nematoda
Exercise 37 Phyla Mollusca & Annelida
No Lab – Mini-Break
Exercise 38 Phylum Arthropoda
Exercise 39 Phylum Echinodermata,
Hemichordata & Chordata
Final Lab Practical Exam Second Half of
course
Quiz on Exercise 37
Quiz on Exercise 38
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