BIOLOGY102COURSESYLLABUSFORSPRING2016
CourseDescription
ThiscourseisacontinuationofBIO101.Topicsincludeevolution,biologicaldiversity,plantstructureandfunction,animal
systems,anddevelopmentandreproduction,andintroductoryconceptsofecology.Thelaboratoryreinforcesconcepts
discussedinlectureemphasizingevolution,plantandanimaldiversity,andanatomyandphysiologyofselectedplantsand
animals.Therearethreehoursoflectureandtwohoursoflaboratoryperweek.
StudentsreceivingcreditforBIO101and/orBIO102cannotreceivecreditforBIO100.
CreditHours:4;ContactHours:5
Instructor
Dr.MichaelGregory
Office:219T,Phone:562-4336
OfficeHours:M,W12:00-01:15,TH10:00-12:00,F9:30-10:00
E-mail:Michael.Gregory@clinton.edu
CourseRequirements
Textbook–BiologybyOpenStaxCollege.Thisisafree,onlinetextbook.Thetextbookcanbedownloadedorviewedonline
usingthefollowingURL:https://www.openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/biology/get
Safetyglasses
Quad-ruledcompositionnotebook
AccesstotheInternet.
TheBiologyWeb(http://faculty.clinton.edu/faculty/Michael.Gregory/Default.htm)
containsthelabmanual,lecturenotes,andotherresourcesneededforthecourse.Alinkto
facultywebsitescanbefoundonthecollegehomepage(http://www.clinton.edu/).
StudentsarerequiredtochecktheirClintonCommunityCollegee-mailregularly
throughoutthesemester.ImportantcourseannouncementswillbemadeviaCCCstudent
e-mailaccounts.
Prerequisite:BIO101orequivalent
Corequisite:ENG101orequivalent
TheBiologyWeb
TopicsandReadingAssignments
Eachreadingassignmentsinthetablebelowshouldbecompletedwhenthetopicisdiscussedinclass.
BiologyWebChapter
EvolutionandPopulationGenetics
Speciation
HistoryofLife
Phylogeny
Prokaryotes:BacteriaandArcheae
Protists
SeedlessPlants
SeedPlants
Fungi
IntroductiontoAnimals
Sponges,Cnidarians
Flatworms,Mollusks,Annelids,Roundworms,Arthropods,Echinoderms
Chordates
AnimalTissues
NervousSystem:Neurons
NervousSystems
SensorySystems
MotorSystems
CirculatorySystem
RespiratorySystem
ImmuneSystem
EndocrineSystem
DigestiveSystemandNutrition
ExcretorySystem
ReproductiveSystem
AnimalDevelopment
TextbookChapter
Exams
19
18
Exam1
20.1,20.2
22
11.2,23
25
26
24
Exam2
27
28.1,28.2
28.3,28.4,28.5
29
Exam3
33
35.1,35.2
35.3,35.4
36
38
40
39
42
Part1ofFinalExam
37
34
41
43.1through43.5
43.6,43.7
LaboratoryTopics
Date
1/28
2/4
2/11
2/18
2/25
3/4
Topic
EvolutionandPopulationGenetics
HistoryofLife–Videoandexercise
Phylogenetics
Prokaryotes
Protists
Plants1:SeedlessPlants
ChemotaxisinSlimeMolds(Protists)
3/11
Plants2:SeedPlants
3/25
Fungi
4/1
Animals1:Sponges,Cnidarians,Flatworms
4/8
Animals2:Mollusks,Annelids,Roundworms
4/15
Animals3:Arthropods,Echinoderms
4/22
Animals4:Chordates,Videoexercise
4/29
AnimalTissues,videoexercise
5/6
RespiratorySystem
FinalsWeek MammalDissection
Sheeporgans(Dissection)
Submission
Nextweek,online
Labnotebook
LabnotebookandFormallabreport
Labnotebook
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Grading
GradingScale
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
90-100%
87-89%
84-86%
80-83%
77-79%
74-76%
C
C-
D+
D
F
70-73%
67-69%
64-66%
60-63%
<60%
FinalGrade
Item
LectureExams(3)
FinalExam(Halfofthisexamiscumulative.)
ClassAssignments(Portfolio)
LaboratoryQuizzesandLabReports(approximately14quizzes)
FormalLabReport
LabNotebook
%ofFinalGrade
42(14%each)
28
5
15
5
5
ExamandQuizSchedule
LectureExamDates
Exam
Date
Exam1*
2/17
Exam2*
3/11
Exam3*
4/13
FinalExam Finalsweek
*Datesforthefirstthreeexamsmaychange.Allchangeswillbeannouncedinclass.
FinalsWeek
Classesdonotmeetattheirnormallyscheduledtimesduringfinalsweek.BIO101willmeettwotimesfor2.5hourseach
time.Thedatesandtimesfortheseclasseswillbeannouncedinclassandpostedonthecollegewebsite.
LaboratoryQuizzes
Therewillbeapproximately14laboratoryquizzes.Laboratoryquizzeswillbetakenatthestartofeachnewlaboratory
topic.Thequizwillcovermaterialfromthepreviouslabtopic.
Make-upExams
Ifanexamcannotbetakenduringtheregularlyscheduledtime,amake-upexamcanbetakenlater.Make-upexamsmay
containmostlyessayandshort-answerquestions.
Laboratoryquizzescannotbemadeup.Studentsthatmissalaboratoryshouldstudythemissedmaterialandbeprepared
forthenextquiz.
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Assignments
Duedatesforthereadingassignmentswillnotbeannouncedduringclasstime.Eachreadingassignmentsshouldbe
completedwhenthetopiciscoveredinclass.
Studentsshouldkeepbackupcopiesofallsubmittedassignmentsuntiltheendofthesemester.Cellphonecamerasare
convenientforphotographinghandwrittenmaterialsforbeforesubmittinginclass.Photographs,photocopies,orcomputer
filesareallgoodmethodsforkeepingbackupcopies.
Allwrittenassignmentsshouldbecompletedusingwholesentences.Abbreviatedwordsshouldnotbeused.
Allsubmittedworkmustbeinyourownwords.Ifyouworkwithapartneronanassignmentthatrequiresindividual
submission,youmustsubmityourowndocumentusingyourownwords.Youmayobtainordiscussanswerstothe
exercisesfromanysourcethatisapplicable,butyoumustuseyourownwordstoanswerthequestionsorwritethe
reports.Documentsthatappeartohavebeencopiedfromotherswillnotreceiveagrade(grade=0).
Ifyouuseinformationfromanothersourceinanassignment,itmustbestatedinyourownwords.Whileitislegaltocopy
word-for-wordifitisproperlycited,thisisusuallypoorwritingstyleanditisnotallowedinthiscourse.Inadditionto
rewording,youmustalsostatewheretheinformationcamefrom.Forpurposesofthiscourse,itisnotnecessarytostate
thesourceofinformationobtainedfromthecoursetextbookorTheBiologyWeb.Allothersourcesofinformationshould
beidentified.
Assignmentssubmittedinclassaredueatthebeginningofclassontheduedate.Assignmentsthatareturnedinafterclass
hasstartedontheduedatewillbeconsidered1daylate.Assignmentssubmittedonlinemustbesubmittedbefore
midnightontheduedate.
Scoresonallassignmentsexcepttheformallabreportwillbereducedby10%oftheirtotalpossiblepointvalueiftheyare
onedaylateand20%iftheyaretwodayslate.Theywillnotbeacceptedaftertwodays.Scoresontheformallabreport
willbereduced1%foreachdaylate.Allassignmentsandmake-upexamsmustbecompletedbeforefinalsweekbegins.
Attendance
Theinstructorreservestherighttowithdrawstudentsthatmissmorethan8classes(includinglabs)ormorethan2labs.
Thelaboratoryclassisdesignedtoprovidehands-onlearningexperiences.Studentswilllearnbasiclaboratoryskillswhile
reinforcingconceptslearnedinlecture.Toalargeextent,gradesinthelaboratorywillreflectparticipationandlaboratory
skillsacquired,soitisimportantthatstudentsdonotmisslaboratoryexercises.
Absencescannotbemadeup.Thisincludesabsencesfromthelaboratoryorfromlectureclasses.
Studentsarerequiredtoattendlectureandlaboratoryclassesfortheentireperiod.Studentsthatarrivelateorleaveearly
willbemarkedasabsent.Similarly,studentsthatsleepduringclassordonotparticipateinclassactivitieswillbemarkedas
absent.
ExtraCredit
Extracreditisnotavailableinthiscourse.Thetopicsandassignmentslistedinthesyllabushavebeenselectedasthebest
waytomeetthecourseobjectives.
E-mailCommunication
Studentsareencouragedtomaintainfrequentcommunicationwiththeirinstructor.E-mailisaconvenientwaytoask
questionsaboutanyofthematerialcoveredinthecourse.Pleaseaskquestionsonanymaterialthatisnotclearly
understood.
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E-mailfromstudentsshouldcontainaminimumlevelofprofessionalcourtesy.Forexample,itshouldnotcontain
abbreviationssuchas"u"insteadof"you"anditshouldnotcontainincorrectcapitalizationsuchas"i"insteadof"I."
Sentencesshouldbeginwithacapitalletterandendwithaperiod.Theinstructorwillnotreadorreplytoe-mailmessages
thatcontainthesegrammaticalerrors.
AcademicIntegrity
AcademichonestyisexpectedofallClintonCommunityCollegestudents.Itisdishonesttomisrepresentanotherperson’s
workasone’sown,totakecreditforsomeoneelse’sworkorideas,toaccepthelponatest,toobtainadvanced
informationonconfidentialtestmaterials,ortointentionallyharmanotherstudent’schancesforacademicsuccess.
StudentswithDisabilities
Ifyouhave,orsuspectthatyoumayhaveanytypeofdisabilityorlearningproblemthatmayrequireextraassistanceor
specialaccommodations,pleasespeakwithmeprivatelyafterclassorduringmyofficehoursassoonaspossiblesothatI
canhelpyouobtainanyassistanceyoumayneedtosuccessfullycompletethiscourse.YoushouldalsocontactLaurie
Bethka,EXT252(room420M)forfurtherassistance.
TutoringCenter
TheTutoringCenterprovidestutoringservicesforallstudentsenrolledatClintonCommunityCollege.TheTutoringCenter
staffworkswithstudentstodevelopstudyskillsandstrategiesforacademicsuccess.Tutorsareavailabletoassiststudents
inmath,science,writing,reading,computersandsomespecializedtechnologycourses.TheCenter,locatedonthe4thfloor
ofthemainbuildingroom412M,offersindividualandsmallgrouptutoringservices.Onlinetutoringisalsoavailable.For
moreinformationaboutthetutoringschedulegotohttp://www.clinton.edu/tutoringcenter/tutorschedule.cxml.
CourseContinuityPlan
Inthecasethatthecollegeofficiallyclosesbecauseofanemergencythatcausesashort-termdisruptionofthiscourse,we
willusee-mailtocontinuethiscourseintheshortterm(1-3weeks).Allstudentsmustusetheircampuse-mailtoreceive
courserelatedinformation.
Changes
Thedetailsofthissyllabus,includingtopicscovered,calendar,grading,gradingscale,andattendancepolicyaresubjectto
change.Changesinthegradingscalewillbelimitedtothosethatresultinimproved(curved)grades.Youwillbeinformed
inclassofanychanges.AllchangestothesyllabuswillalsobepostedontheInternetinTheBiologyWeb.
TechnologyStatement
ACCCstudentshouldexpectthatanyclassmayrequiresomecourseactivitythatusesacomputerandthe
internet.Activitiescouldincludebutarenotlimitedtoaccessingthecoursesyllabus,schedule,orotherhandoutsona
website,completinghomeworkonline,takingquizzesorsubmittingwrittenwork,participatinginadiscussionor
sending/receivingemail.
CourseObjectives
Astheresultofinstructionalactivities,studentswillbeableto:
Evolution
• Explaintheevidencethatsupportsthetheoryofevolutionincludingthefossilrecord,biogeographic,biochemical,
morphological,andmolecularphylogenicevidence.
• Describethemajorevolutionaryeventsinthehistoryoflife.
• Evaluatemodelsabouttheoriginoflifeonearth.
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Explainhoworganismsarecategorizedbasedonevolutionarychanges.
Usephylogenictreesand/orcladogramstoinferhypothesesabouttheevolutionaryrelationshipsbetweenorganismsto
showthatorganismsarelinkedbylinesofdescentfromcommonancestry.
UsetheHardy-WeinbergLawtoevaluatepopulationgeneticsdata.
Evaluateevidencetoinvestigatetheroleofnaturalselectioninevolution.
Explaintheroleofmutation,geneticvariation,andsexualreproductioninevolutionarychange.
Identifyfactorsthataffectspeciationincludingallopatric,geographical,andreproductiveisolatingmechanisms.
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Viruses
• Describethestructureofavirus.
• Describereproductioninbacteriophages,animalvirusescontainingDNA,andretroviruses.
Bacteria
• Describehowrepresentativeprokaryoticorganismsobtaintheirenergyandnutrients,wheretheyfoundinthe
environment,theirimportantrelationshipswithotherorganisms,andimportantadaptations.
• Describethemechanismsofgeneticvariationinbacteriaincludingconjugation,transformation,transduction,transposition,
andmutation.
• Comparereproductioninprokaryoticorganismstothatofrepresentativeeukaryoticorganisms.
EukaryoticDiversity
• Comparethelifecyclesandreproductivestructuresofmajorrepresentativephyla.
• Describehowrepresentativeeukaryoticgeneraobtaintheirenergyandnutrients,whereeachrepresentativeorganismcan
befoundintheenvironment,theirimportantrelationshipswithotherorganisms,reproductionandimportantadaptations.
• Describethecharacteristicsthatdefinephylumchordataandclassmammalia.
• Identifythreeembryonictissuesanddescribethetissuesthattheygiverisetoinanimals.
• Describethedevelopmentofembryonicgermlayers,symmetry,bodycavity,andgutinthemajorphylaofanimals.
• Explainthedifferencebetweenopenandclosedcirculatorysystemsandgiveexamplesofanimalswitheachtype.
• Compareandcontrastthestructureandfunctionofcirculatory,digestive,excretory,respiratory,andreproductivesystems
inrepresentativesofthemajorphylaofanimals.
• Describethedifferencesbetweencell-mediatedandhumoralimmuneresponses.
• Describethestructureandfunctionofskeletal,smooth,andcardiacmuscle.
• Explainhowactionpotentialsarepropagatedalonganeuron.
• Describephysiologicalmechanismsthatleadtothereleaseofneurotransmitterandexplainhowneurotransmitteris
removedfromthesynapticcleft.
• Statetherelationshipbetweenthehypothalamusandtheposteriorandanteriorpituitarysecretions.
• Describehownegativefeedbacklimitsthesecretionofhormonesbythepituitaryandotherendocrineglands.
Ecology
• Describethemajorfactorsthataffectthedistributionofspeciesinterrestrialandaquaticenvironmentsandexplainhow
eachfactoraffectstheorganismsineachofthemajorbiomes.
• Distinguishbetweenexponentialgrowthandlogisticgrowth.
• Distinguishbetweendensity-dependentanddensity-independentpopulationgrowth.
• Describetheagestructureofstable,declining,andincreasingpopulations.
• Defineecologicalniche.
• Explainthecompetitiveexclusionprinciple.
• Explaincharacterdisplacement.
• Giveanexampleofakeystonespeciesandexplainhowitaffectscommunitystructure.
• Explainhowdisturbanceaffectscommunitystructure.
• Describehowprimaryandsecondaryecologicalsuccessionoccurandgiveanexampleofeach.
• Explainhowgeographicfactorsaffectbiodiversity.
• Explainwhyhighertrophiclevelshavelessbiomass.
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Giveanexampleofanutrientcycleanddescribethenutrientasitisstoredorpassedbetweenmajorcomponentsofthe
cycle.
LaboratoryObjectives
Laboratoryexerciseswillengagestudentsinactivitiesthatreinforcelectureconcepts.Studentswill:
• Analyzedatafromfossil,anatomical,andgeneticevidencetosupportconverginglinesofevidenceforthetheoryof
evolution.
• Exploretheconceptofvariationtoreinforcenaturalselectionoperatesonpopulationsthathavevariablecharacteristics.
• Investigatepopulationgeneticstoexplaintheeffectofnaturalselectiononpopulations.
• Prepareagramstainofgrampositiveandgramnegativeorganismsandcomparetheseslideswithpreservedspecimens.
• Useaseptictechniquetoinoculateagarplates,slants,broths,ordeeptubeswithbacteria.
• Observepreservedorlivespecimensofrepresentativesofeachofthemajorphylaofprotists,fungi,plants,andanimals.
Foreachrepresentativespecies,studentswillidentifyimportantstructuresthatarecharacteristicofthattaxonomicgroup
andstatethefunctionofthestructureorhowitcontributestosurvival.Theseincludedetailsregardingadaptations,
reproduction,ecologicalsignificanceofthegroup,oranyothersignificantinformation.
• Investigateplantmorphology,physiology,andlifecyclesofseedlessandseedplants.
• Performdissectionsonandidentifymajorstructuresofrepresentativeorganismsfromthemajorphylasuchas:
Aflower
Roundworm
Earthworm
Clam
Crayfish
Seastar
• Observepreparedmicroscopeslidesoftissueandidentifythecharacteristicsthatdistinguisheachtissuedescribedbelow:
o Epithelialtissue:cuboidal,columnar,pseudostratified,andsimpleandstratifiedsquamoustissue
o Connectivetissue:Adipose,loose(areolar),dense,cartilage,bone,andblood
o Muscletissue:skeletal,cardiac,andsmooth
o Nervous:atypicalmotorneuron
• Dissectadoubly-injectedmammalsuchasafetalpigandidentifymajorstructuresandtheirfunctionofthefollowing
systems:
o Circulatory-Identifystructuresoftheheartandthemajorbloodvessels.
o Digestive
o Endocrine
o Excretory
o Reproductive-Identifytheanatomyofbothmaleandfemalespecimens.
o Respiratory
• Investigateoneoftheecologyconceptslearnedinlectureusingeitheraninquirybasedlaboratoryexerciseinvolving
measurementoracomputersimulation.
• Usingscientificmethodology,developanexperimenttoinvestigateatestablequestionintheformofahypothesisabouta
speciesofbacteria,protist,fungi,plantoranimal.
• Communicatefindingsfromlabobjective#12(orotherinquirybasedlabinvestigation)inwrittenformattoincludea
hypothesis,astatisticaltestofthehypothesis,aconclusionbasedonthestatisticaltest,agraph,atable,andliterature
cited.
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