Community College of Philadelphia
Department of Biology
Biology 107: General Biology II
Course Syllabus
Main Campus: Department of Biology Office
Room W2-7C
Department Head: Dr. Linda Powell
Fall / Spring Semester Office Hours:
9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Monday - Friday
Summer A / N Semester Office Hours:
9:00 AM-5:00 PM Monday - Thursday
Fax: (215) 751-8937
E-mail: lpowell@ccp.edu
Department Web Site: http://faculty.ccp.edu/dept/biol/
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FALL 2015
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BIOL107: General Biology II
Course Description
Biology 107 (3-2-4)
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the diversity of plant and
animal life, and animal behavior. This is the second of two courses in the General Biology series.
These courses are designed for the non-biology major. Satisfactory completion of Biology 106
is a prerequisite to Biology 107.
Resources and Materials
Textbook: Hoefnagels, M. Biology: Concepts and Investigations, 3rd edition, 2013. McGrawHill Publishing. A copy of the textbook is on reserve in the West Learning Lab – W3-26 and the
CCP Library
Laboratory Manual: Community College of Philadelphia Biology 107 Lab Manual, Fall 2015
ed. J. Braxton & D. Janich. Morton Publishing.
Main Campus Library: First floor Mint building by 17th Street Entrance
Fall and Spring Semesters: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM Monday through Friday
closed Saturday - Sunday
Summer A and N Semesters: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM Monday through Thursday
closed Friday - Sunday
Main Campus West Learning Lab (W3-26): tutoring (for appointments call 215-751-8482)
Main Campus Open Lab, W3-45: Microscope, model, and dissected specimen self-study
Schedules posted inside and outside each lab or contact
your instructor.
Goggles and gloves - must be worn during specified laboratory activities
College Attendance Policy
Students are expected to fulfill their academic obligation by attending all class and laboratory
sessions, unless prevented from doing so by illness or other emergency. If a student misses the
equivalent of 2 weeks work without an acceptable excuse, the teacher may file an administrative
withdraw to remove the student from the class. Individual faculty members have the right to
establish attendance regulations, which may include reduced grades for students who miss class
and/or laboratory.
College Withdraw Policy
A student may withdraw from class without academic penalty up to the eleventh week of the
semester. Failure to attend class does not constitute a withdrawal and will result in the
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assignment of a failing grade. Students who withdraw due to illness or some other emergency
should petition the Vice President of Student Affairs for an Excused Withdrawal.
Weather Emergency Numbers
In the case of inclement weather, tune to KYW 1060 AM or check www.KYW1060.com for
CCP's closing numbers: 238 for day and 2238 for evening and weekend classes.
BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT POLICY ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Cheating/Plagiarism - All students are expected to understand what constitutes cheating and
plagiarism. The College’s Cheating and Plagiarism Resolution is contained in the Student
Handbook, which is available through the Student Life Center located in Room S1-19.
Academic Dishonesty
A. Cheating behaviors include, but are not limited to:
1. examining or copying another student's answers during a test, exam, or practical
2. examining or copying another student's paper or lab report
3. bringing notes, etc. to class and/or lab during testing (on a scrap of paper, cuffs, etc.)
4. using a dictionary or other source during testing
5. asking someone for the answers to test questions
6. having another person take the test for you
7. stealing or having in your possession without permission, any materials, belonging to
or generating from faculty, staff or students
B. Aiding another in committing an act of academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:
1. willfully offering answers or information related to tests and examinations
2. doing another student's assignment (in or outside of the classroom and/or laboratory)
3. taking a test for another student
4. failing to report knowledge of another student cheating
C. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:
1. copying from any source without quotation marks and appropriate documentation
2. rewording an idea from a source but omitting documentation
3. having another write for you or copying another student's work
4. having another correct mistakes on your paper (suggested revisions are acceptable)
Faculty Rights: Sanctions available to faculty include, but are not limited to:
1. Requiring the student retake test or rewrite report
2. Drop the item in the calculation of the final grade or provide a substitute item in grading
3. Give the student a zero on the item
4. Drop the student's final grade by one letter
5. Administratively withdraw the student from the course (if before the eleventh week)
6. Give the student a failing grade in the course
Student's rights: Student may appeal decisions regarding final grades as per College policy. A
copy of student's rights and obligations are available in the Student Handbook.
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STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
Every student is expected to be fully acquainted with and comply with all policies, rules, and
regulations outlined in the Student Code of Conduct. The Student Code of Conduct is contained
in the Student Handbook, which is published and updated each year. Copies of the Student
Handbook are available through the Student Life Center located in Room S1-19.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Describe the characteristics of viruses.
2. Describe the characteristics of prokaryotes.
3. Describe the characteristics of protists.
4. Describe the characteristics of fungi.
5. Describe the characteristics of plants.
6. Describe plant form and function.
7. Describe plant nutrition and transport.
8. Describe plant reproduction and development.
9. Describe the characteristics of animals.
10. Describe the characteristics of primates.
11. Explain animal development.
12. Describe the evolution of the major organ systems.
13. Classify organisms based on shared characteristics and evolution.
14. Describe animal behavior.
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Course Outline:
The following course outline is only a guide to enable students to master the subject matter.
Individual instructors determine what specifics are covered. Instructors also determine grading
and evaluation methods. Your instructor is required to provide a written copy of all of
her/his policies.
Unit I. Evolution of Life (Chapters 12, 13, 14 and 15)
A. Evidence Before Darwin
B. Darwin’s Evidence
1. Fossil evidence
2. Finches and tortoises on Galapagos Islands
3. Artificial selection in domesticated plants and animals
4. Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection
a. Organisms of the same species are not identical, and some of the variations are
inherited
b. More individuals are produced than survive to produce another generation
c. There is competition for limited resources
d. Some inherited characteristics all some individuals to survive and reproduce in
greater numbers because they “fit” with the environment (survival of the fittest)
e. Thus nature selects some traits for survival but not others, so the species changes
(evolves) over time (evolution through natural selection)
C. Additional evidence for evolution by natural selection
1. Determining the age of fossils shows gradual changes of organisms over time
2. Plate tectonics (continental drift) and the distribution of species reveal evolution
3. Homologous structures show shared evolutionary origin
4. Vestigial structures are organs that lost their function that ancestors once had
5. Patterns in the development of embryos show evolutionary history
6. Comparing DNA and protein sequences reveals evolutionary relationships
7. Species are observed evolving today: peppered moth; bacteria evolve resistance to
antibiotics
D. Species are groups of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
E. Extinction rates have varied, with five periods of mass extinction, often caused by
continental drift and the impact of meteorites or comets
1. Human activities (habitat loss, pollution, global warming, etc.) have increased
extinction rates from the background of 1 extinction per million species to between
20 and 200 per million species, vastly reducing biodiversity
2. Human survival depends on biodiversity (p. 804)
F. Taxonomy organizes species into a hierarchy of groups: domains, kingdoms, phyla
(singular is a phylum), classes, orders, families, genera (singular is a genus), species
1. The modern taxonomic system establishes these taxonomic groups according to their
evolutionary relationships
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2. The modern system has three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
3. The evolutionary history of the earth can be summarized as follows:
a. 4.6 billion (4,600,000,000) years ago—earth is formed
b. 3.8 billion years ago—first prokaryotic cells
c. 2 billion years ago—O2 gas accumulates due to photosynthesis, and eukaryotes
appear
d. 1.5 billion years ago—animals diverge from their fungal ancestors
e. 1 billion years ago—plants diverge from their protistan ancestors
f. 500 million (500,000,000) years ago—first vertebrates—jawless fish
g. 150 million -65 million years ago—mammals appear and diversify
h. 2.5 million years ago—the genus Homo evolves from chimp-like ancestor
i. 0.2 million (200,000) years ago Homo sapiens diverges, a separate species
Unit II. Diversity of Life
A. Viruses, Viroids and Prions (Chapter 16)
1. Viral Characteristics
2. Viral Diversity
3. Viral Infection and Replication
4. Viroids and Prions
5. Impact on Flora and Fauna of Earth
B. Prokaryotes (Chapter 17)
1. Characteristics of Prokaryotes
2. Gene transfer in Prokaryotes
3. Prokaryotic Classification
a. Bacteria
b. Archaea
4. Impact on Flora and Fauna of Earth
C. Protists (Chapter 18)
1. Characteristics of Eukaryotes and Protists
2. Protist Classification
a. Algae
b. Molds
c. Protozoa
3. Impact on Flora and Fauna of Earth
D. Fungi (Chapter 20)
1. Characteristics of Fungi
2. Fungal Classification
a. Chytridiomycetes
b. Zyomycetes
c. Ascomycetes
d. Basidiomycetes
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3. Fungal Symbionts
4. Impact on Flora and Fauna of Earth
Unit III. Plant Life (Chapter 19)
A. Plant Overview
1. Characteristics of Plants
2. Plant Classification
a. Bryophytes
b. Seedless Vascular Plants
c. Gymnosperms
d. Angiosperms
3. Impact on Flora and Fauna of Earth
B. Plant Form and Function (Chapter 22)
1. Tissues
2. Organs
a. Roots
b. Leaves
c. Stems
i. Vascular Cambium
ii. Cork Cambium
C. Plant Nutrition and Transport (Chapter 23)
1. Nutrients
2. Root Absorption
3. Water Movement through Plants
4. Conservation of Water
5. Organic Molecule Transport
D. Plant Reproduction and Development (Chapter 24)
1. Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
2. Reproductive Structures
3. Pollination and Fertilization
4. Seed Formation
5. Fruits
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6. Germination
7. Growth and Development
a. Roles of Hormones
b. Influence of Light
8. Responses to Gravity and Touch
9. Senescence and Dormancy
Unit IV. Animal Life (Chapter 21)
A. Animal Overview
1. Characteristics of Animals
2. Animal Classification: Phyla
a. Sponges
b. Cnidarians
c. Flatworms
d. Roundworms
e. Annelids (Segmented Worms)
f. Mollusks
g. Arthropods
i. Subphylum Chelicerates include the class arachnids (spiders, ticks, and mites)
ii. Crustaceans (Class)
iii. Myriapods (Class)
iv. Insects (Class)
h. Echinoderms
i. Chordates: Classes
i. Tunicates and Lancelets lack heads
ii. Hagfish lack vertebrae and jaws
iii. Lampreys lack jaws
iv. Sharks and Rays have skeleton of cartilage
v. Bony Fishes are the most common fish today
vi. Amphibians
vii. Amniotes
Reptiles: include non-avian reptiles (lizards, crocodiles, snakes) and birds
viii. Mammals
(a) Monotremes (egg-laying mammals) and Marsupials (pouched mammals)
(b) Placental Mammals (pouched mammals)
(1) Orders of placental mammals include bats, rodents, carnivores, hoofed
mammals, whales and dolphins, elephants, and primates
(2) Primates: Lemurs; New World Monkeys; Old World Monkeys;
Gorillas and Chimpanzees; Humans
B. Animal Structure and Function
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1. Animal Tissues, Organ Systems, Homeostasis, and the Integumentary System
(Chapter 25)
2. Nervous System (Chapter 26)
3. The Senses (Chapter 27)
4. Hormones and The Endocrine System (Chapter 28)
5. Skeletal and Muscular Systems (Chapter 29)
6. The Circulatory System (Chapter 30)
7. The Respiratory System (Chapter 31)
8. Digestion and Nutrition (Chapter 32)
9. Regulation of Body Fluids and the Urinary System (Chapter 33)
10. The Immune System (Chapter 34)
11. The Reproductive System (Chapter 35)
C. Animal Development (Chapter 35)
1. Evolution of Development
2. Fertilization and Early Development
3. Pregnancy
a. Embryonic Stage
b. Fetal Stage
c. Birth
D. Animal Behavior (Chapter 36)
1. Innate behaviors
2. Learning
3. Adaptive Behaviors
4. Reproductive Behaviors
a. Evolution of Mating Systems and Parental Care
5. Social Behaviors
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BIOLOGY 107 LABORATORY SCHEDULE
LAB
TOPICS
1
Evidence For Evolution
2
Introduction To Taxonomy
3
Prokaryotes
SAFETY EYEWEAR AND GLOVES REQUIRED
4
The Protists
5
Bryophytes And Pterophyta
6
Fungi
7
Optional Midterm Lab Exam By Instructor’s Discretion &/0r
Gymnosperms, Angiosperms Monocots and Eudicots – I
8
Gymnosperms, Angiosperms Monocots and Eudicots – I & II
9
Invertebrates I
10
Invertebrates I & II
11
Chordates
12
The Circulatory, Nervous and Respiratory Systems
SAFETY EYEWEAR AND GLOVES REQUIRED
Final Lab Exam By Instructor’s Discretion &/Or
13
Frog Dissection
SAFETY EYEWEAR AND GLOVES REQUIRED
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