Course:(Academic(Biology(
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Textbook:((Campbell,(N.,(Williamson,(B.,(and(Heyden,(R.(Biology,(Exploring(Life.((
Boston:(Pearson,(PrenticIHall,(2009.(
Program(Web(Site:((www.biology.com(
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MP1((20%)+MP2(20%)+Midterm(10%)+MP3(20%)+MP4(20%)+Final(10%)(
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Course(Introduction( (
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August(26ISeptember(17(
Laboratory(Safety(
Evacuation(Procedures(
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Unit(I:((Exploring(Life:((Introducing(Biology(
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Chapter(1(The(Scope(of(Biology(pages(2I21(
Objectives:(
*Identify(major(organizational(levels(of(life.(
*Use(the(terms(species(in(discussing(life’s(diversity.(
*Explain(the(basic(strategy(biologists(use(in(classifying(organisms.(
*Identify(a(characteristic(that(separates(the(domains(Bacteria(and(Archaea(from(the(
domain(Eukarya.(
*Identify(ten(themes(of(biology(
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Introduction(of(Scientific(Method(
Metric(Measurements(
Penny(Drop(Lab(
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August(27,(28((
Mass(Lab(
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August(28(
Length(Lab( (
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August(28,(29(
Volume(Lab( (
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August(29(
Video:((Psuedoscience(
15(pts( (
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August(30(
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Chapter(1(Online(Activity( 30(pts( (
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September(3I10(
Chapter(1(Summary( (
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September(3I10(
Chapter(1(Vocabulary(Quiz( 10(pts( (
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September(6(
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Chapter(2(The(Science(of(Biology(
Objectives:(
*Describe(the(nature(of(scientific(inquiry.(
*Compare(quantitative(and(qualitative(data.(
*Summarize(the(nature(of(discovery(science.(
*Distinguish(between(observation(and(inferences.(
*Explain(the(term(generalization.(
*Outline(the(generalized(steps(of(hypothesisIbased(science.(
*Trace(the(process(of(hypothesisIbased(science.(
*State(how(the(terms(evidence,(hypothesis,(and(theory(are(used(in(science.(
*Explain(how(scientific(models(are(useful(in(understanding(ideas.(
*Describe(the(importance(of(communication(in(science.(
*Distinguish(between(the(roles(of(science(and(technology(in(society.(
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Methods(for(Recording(Laboratory(Data( (
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September(3(
Biology(explores(life(in(its(diverse(forms( (
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September(3(
Ten(themes(unify(the(study(of(life( (
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September(4(
Word(Attack(Skills/Textbook(as(Resource((
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September(4(
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Activity:((Observation(vs.(Inference((
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September(6(
How(to(Use(and(Care(for(a(Compound(Microscope30pts( September(9I12(
Chapter(2(Online(Activity(( 30(pts.(
Chapter(2(Concept(Check(( 20(pts.(
Chapter(2(Vocabulary(Quiz(( 10(pts.((
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September(13(
Chapter(1(and(2(Test((
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September(17(
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Unit(II:((Exploring(Ecology( (
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September(18I(October(23(
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Chapter(34(The(Biosphere(pages(742I758(
Objectives:(
*Describe(the(five(levels(of(ecological(study.(
*Explain(how(the(patchiness(of(the(biosphere(creates(different(habitats.(
*Identify(key(abiotic(factors.(
*Explain(how(the(sun(heats(Earth’s(surface(unevenly.(
*Describe(global(patterns(of(wind,(precipitation,(and(ocean(currents.(
*Distinguish(between(local(climates(and(microclimates.(
*Describe(what(defines(a(biome.(
*List(and(describe(eight(major(terrestrial(biomes.(
*Compare(and(contrast(ponds,(streams,(and(estuaries.(
*Compare(conditions(and(typical(organisms(in(the(intertidal,(neritic,(and(oceanic(
zones.(
*Describe(the(abiotic(and(biotic(factors(that(characterize(coral(reefs(and(
hydrothermal(vent(communities.(
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Video:((Jane(Poynter:((Life(in(Biosphere(2((TED)( (
September(18(
Video:(United(Learning(Abiotic(and(Biotic(Factors(
September(20(
Video:(Blue(Planet((selected(sections)(
Pond(Water(Laboratory(and(Formal(Write(Up(50(pts.( September(26(
Chapter(34(Online(Activity(30(pts(
Chapter(34(Concept(Check(20(pts(
Chapter(34(Vocabulary(Quiz(10(pts.(
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September(27(
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Chapter(35(Population(and(Community(Ecology(pages(764I781(
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Objectives:(
*Explain(how(ecologists(define(a(population(for(study.(
*Explain(how(population(density(is(calculated.(
*Describe(several(methods(scientists(use(to(measure(population(density.(
*Describe(the(pattern(of(exponential(growth.(
*Relate(limiting(factors(and(carrying(capacity.(
*Compare(and(contrast(densityIdependent(and(densityIindependent(factors.(
*Identify(hypothesis(for(the(causes(of(population(growth(cycles.(
*Describe(the(history(of(human(population(growth.(
*Explain(how(a(nation’s(age(structure(affects(population(growth.(
*Identify(causes(and(possible(results(of(interspecific(competition.(
*Identify(some(adaptations(of(predatory(and(prey.(
*Compare(and(contrast(relationship.(
*Describe(how(disturbances(can(have(positive(and(negative(effects.(
*Compare(primary(and(secondary(succession.(
*Explain(how(human(activities(can(affect(species(diversity.(
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Mark(and(Recapture(Laboratory((25(pts.( (
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September(30(
Analysis(of(Population(Growth(Data(Laboratory(20(pts.( October(1I3(
Predator(–(Prey(Laboratory(20(pts.((
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October(4I8(
Video:((Predator/Prey(Interactions((
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October(4I8(
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Chapter(35(Online(Activity(( 30(pts.(
Chapter(35(Concept(Check(( 20(pts.(
Chapter(35(Vocabulary(Quiz(10(pts.(
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October(10(
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Chapter(36(Ecosystems(and(Conservation(Biology(pages(786I805(
Objectives:(
*Contrast(the(flow(of(energy(and(chemicals(in(ecosystems.(
*Explain(how(trophic(levels(relate(to(food(chains(and(food(webs.(
*Relate(ecosystems(productivity(to(biomass.(
*Describe(the(information(provided(by(the(three(types(of(ecological(pyramids.(
*Summarize(the(basic(patterns(of(chemical(cycling.(
*Describe(how(carbon(and(oxygen(are(cycled(through(an(ecosystem.(
*Describe(the(movement(of(nitrogen(through(an(ecosystem.(
*Describe(the(processes(that(make(up(the(water(cycle.(
*Explain(how(human(activities(can(impact(chemical(cycles.(
*Explain(how(pollution(can(affect(food(chains.(
*Explain(the(importance(of(biodiversity.(
*List(four(main(threats(to(biodiversity.(
*Identify(four(approaches(to(conserving(biology.(
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3ID(Diorama(Project(100(pts.(
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October(15(
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Chapter(36(Online(Activity(( 30(pts.(
Chapter(36(Concept(Check(( 20(pts.(
Chapter(36(Vocabulary(Quiz((
10(pts.((
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October(17(
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Chapters(34,(35,(36(Unit(Test(100(points( (
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October(23(
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Unit(III.((Exploring(Cells(
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October(24INovember(8(
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Chapter(4(The(Chemical(Basis(of(Life(pages(71I89(
Objectives:(
*List(the(most(common(elements(in(living(things.(
*Compare(and(contrast(elements(and(compounds.(
*Describe(the(structure(of(an(atom.(
*Explain(how(isotopes(can(be(used(to(study(biological(processes.(
*Explain(the(role(of(an(element’s(electrons(in(determining(its(chemical(reactivity.(
*Compare(and(contrast(ionic(bonds(and(covalent(bonds.(
*Describe(various(ways(to(represent(molecules.(
*Summarize(what(happens(in(a(chemical(reaction.(
*Describe(the(structure(of(a(water(molecule.(
*List(and(describe(water’s(unique(properties.(
*Distinguish(between(an(acid(and(base.(
*Explain(how(Earth’s(conditions(are(fit(for(life.(
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Atomic(Diagrams(Laboratory(
15(pts.((
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October(25(
Properties(of(Water(Laboratory( 45(pts.((
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October(28I30(
Serial(Dilutions(Laboratory( (
10(pts.((
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November(4(
Acid/Base((pH)(Laboratory( (
10(pts.((
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November(6I7(
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Chapter(4(Online(Activity(( 30(pts.(
Chapter(4(Concept(Check(( 20(pts.(
Chapter(4(Vocabulary(Quiz(( 10(pts.((
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October(31(
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Chapter(4(Test(100(pts.(
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January(17(
March(28(
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June(6(