BIOS 100 Fall03
Biology of Cells and Organisms
Instructor: Steve Kelso, PhD
skelso@uic.edu
MWF 1 PM, 250 SES
996-2787
4294A SEL
Textbooks: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, by Freeman. (Prentice Hall, 2002).
BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, by Dolphin (lab manual)
Week
Date
1
Aug 25 Welcome, Intro
27 Chemistry of ancient Earth
29 Chemical elements in biology
1
2
2
2
Sep 1
3
5
3
3
Topic
Holiday
Large Biomolecules I
Large Biomolecules II
Text chapter
8
10
12
Lipids Chemistry
Membrane structure
Cell structure
4
15
17
19
Cell organelles
Respiration, glycolysis
6
EXAM 1 (Covers chapters 1-5)
5
22 Krebs cycle
24 Electron transport/Chemiosmosis
26 Control of cell respiration
6
29
Oct 1
3
4
5
6
6
6
Photosynthesis I
Photosynthesis II
Homeostasis, of glucose
7
Animal physiology
Chemical Signals
Respiration
38
44
41
40
7
6
8
10
8
13 Circulation
41
15 From Gene to protein
11
17 EXAM 2 (Covers weeks 4,5,6,7)
9
20 Synthesis of protein
22 Synthesis of protein
24 Introns and Exons
13
13
15
10
27 Gene expression
39 Gene therapy for diabetes
31 The Cell cycle
15
11
12
Nov 3 Mitosis
5 Meiosis
7 Cellular development I
8
8
9
18, 19
10 Cellular development II
20
12 Stem Cells and in vitro fertilization
14 EXAM 3
13
17 Intro to plant biology
19 Plant Biology – The Plant Body
21 Plant Biology – Plant Anatomy
14
24 Plant Diversity and Reproduction 28, 36
26 Plant Diversity and Reproduction 28, 36
28 Thanksgiving
15
Dec 1 Transport in plants
3 Review
5 EXAM 4
28
31
31
32
Dec 12 FINAL EXAM Friday 1:00- 2:00 PM
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Lab Assignments
All lab data (descriptions, drawings, etc.) are to be initialed by the lab instructor at the time of collection;
ie. prior to leaving the laboratory. The lab assignments are to be submitted to the lab instructor no later than
the seventh day after performing the lab. Graded assignments will be returned one week later.
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Topic
Chapter in Dolphin
Quantitative Techniques and Statistics
5
Techniques in Microscopy
2
Cellular Structure Reflects Function
3
Properties of Biomolecules
pp. 451
Determining the Properties of an Enzyme
6
Measuring Cellular Respiration
7
Determining How Materials Enter Cells
4
Digestion, Circulation, Respiration
27 & 28
Excretory and Reproductive Systems
29
Paternity Determination in Whooping Cranes
pp. 454
Determining Chromosome Number in Mitotic Cells
8
Angiosperm Reproduction, Germination, Development 26
Investigating Leaf Function and Photosynthesis
25
THANKSGIVING - NO LAB
Plant Tissues: Roots and Stems
23 & 24
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Grading Information:
HOUR EXAMS, 4 @ 100 pts
400
Lab assignments, 13 @ 8 pts
104
Lab/discussion attendance
26
Online Assignments
30
Total
560
Final grades according to the scale below
Point Total (% of maximum)
Grade
85 or more
A
75 - 84
B
65 - 74
C
55 - 64
D
below 55
E
Exams
Exams consist of multiple-choice questions, each exam worth 100 points. There will be four
exams during the semester plus one exam during the final-exam period. The lowest score among all five
exams will be dropped. The final exam is optional except for those students who missed Exams 1, 2, 3 or
4, in which case it is mandatory: If a student misses one of the first four exams, for a reason acceptable to a
professor, the student must take the final exam in order to replace the missing score. Makeup exams are not
given. (No way, no how)
The final exam will be given on Friday, December 12, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, as indicated in the Fall
Timetable. It will consist of a 50-question cumulative exam covering subject matter from the entire course.
Extra credit is not available.
Attendance in labs
A maximum of 26 points will be given for attending all of the 14 laboratory/discussion sessions. However,
we will drop your lowest lab score. If a student missed a discussion/laboratory session (due to a religious
holiday, illness, or other good reason), (s)he could make it up by attending another session DURING THE
SAME WEEK. In that case, the student must request the lab instructor of the makeup session to transmit
the attendance report to the regular lab instructor. If one is unable to make up the laboratory during the
same week, they must use the missed lab as their drop. If this happens more than once in a semester, they
will receive a score of zero for the additional missed labs.