Bio 100; Spring 2016
Michelle Kowalewski
mbkowalewski@pipeline.sbcc.edu
EBS 321; 805-730-4196
Office hours: TH 11:10-12:10 in EBS 210 and by appointment
Lab instructor for T 7:50 and TH 7:50 lab is Michelle Kowalewski: mbkowalewski@pipeline.sbcc.edu
This is not the full course syllabus. The full syllabus is posted at biosbcc.net/Kowalewski. You should
read the entire course syllabus to familiarize yourself with course expectations/procedures.
Lecture and Lab schedule. This schedule is subject to change by the instructor. However, every effort
will be made to adhere strictly to the exam and assignment due dates given here. Updates to this
schedule and/or reading assignments will be communicated in lecture and/or through email.
Week
1
Dates
Jan. 19 & 21
Lecture
Introduction; The Scientific
Method
Cell theory; Cells, Bacteria,
and Protists
TH: Learning Resource
Worksheet due
Cell life: Chemistry &
Molecules of Life
Energy & membranes;
Energy harvesting: Cellular
Respiration
Reading
Chap 1
2
Jan. 26 & 28
3
Feb. 2 & 4
4
Feb. 9 & 11
5
Feb. 16 & 18
Tues: Photosynthesis; Start
Cellular Reproduction (Mitosis)
Thurs: Exam 1
Chap 7, 8
Lab 14: Digestion and Nutrition
do on your own outside of class
6
Feb. 23 & 25
Cellular reproduction; Meiosis
& Heredity
Chap 8, 9,
10
Lab 5: Photosynthesis
Lab Quiz 3
7
Mar. 1 & 3
Genetics; DNA and RNA;
Viruses
Chap 10,
11, 12
Lab 6: Genetics and Heredity;
Lab Quiz 4
8
Mar. 8 & 10
Evolution & Natural Selection
Thurs: Exam 2
Chap 13
Lab 7: Biotech –Transformation
Lab Quiz 5
9
Mar. 15 & 17
Population Genetics &
Speciation
Chap 13,
14, 15
Lab 8: Biotechnology – DNA
Fingerprinting; Lab Quiz 6
10
Mar. 22 & 24
Classification and Biological
Diversity; Population Ecology
Chap 15,
17, 18, 34,
36
Lab 9: Natural Selection
Lab Quiz 7
11
Mar. 29 & 31
Apr. 5 & 7
NO CLASS; Spring Break
Ecology, cont.: Communities &
Ecosystems
Animal Behavior
12
Apr. 12 & 14
13
Apr. 19 & 21
Tues: Exam 3
Thurs: Start Anatomy and
Physiology
Physiology: Respiration,
Circulation, Nervous System
Chap 20,
22, 23, 28
Lab 12: Museum of Natural History;
No Lab Quiz
14
Apr. 26 & 28
Physiology: Reproduction
Chap 27
Lab 13: Physical Fitness
Lab Quiz 10
15
May 3 & 5
Conservation Biology
Chap 38
Lab 15: Human Nervous System; Lab
Quiz 11
Chap 4, 16
Chap 2, 3
Chap 5, 6
Chap 34,
37, 35
Lab
Lab 1: Biological Observations and
Perspectives
Lab 2: Microscopes and Cells
Lab 3: Movement of Molecules:
Diffusion & Osmosis; Lab Quiz 1
Lab 4: Cellular Respiration and
Enzymes
Lab Quiz 2
NO LAB; Spring Break
Lab 10: Plant Biology
Lab Quiz 8
Lab 11: Botanical Garden
Lab Quiz 9
Bio 100; Spring 2016
Michelle Kowalewski
mbkowalewski@pipeline.sbcc.edu
EBS 321; 805-730-4196
Office hours: TH 11:10-12:10 in EBS 210 and by appointment
Lab instructor for T 7:50 and TH 7:50 lab is Michelle Kowalewski: mbkowalewski@pipeline.sbcc.edu
Final Exam: Thu., May 12 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Grade Chart. Here’s a chart to help you keep track of your grade. To calculate your grade throughout
the semester, add up all the points you have earned and divide that by all the points that have been
offered for those assignments. For example, if I got 80 out of 100 on Exam 1, 9 out of 10 on Lecture
Quiz #1, 10 out of 10 on the Learning Resources Worksheet, and 7 out of 10 on Lab 1, I would add all my
earned points (80+9+10+7) and divide by all the points offered for those assignments (100+10+10+10).
This would give me 106 divided by 130, which equals .81. Multiply this number by 100 for your
percentage score (in this example, the score is 81%). A = 90-100%; B+ = 87-89%; B = 83-86%; B- = 8082%; C+ = 77-79%; C = 70-76%; D = 55-69%; F = 0-54%.
Lecture grades:
Points earned /
Points offered
Lab grades:
Points earned /
Points offered
Exam 1
____ / 100
Lab 1
____ / 10
Exam 2
____ / 100
Lab 2
____ / 10
Exam 3
____ / 100
Lab 3
____ / 10
Final Exam
____ / 200
Lab 4
____ / 10
Lab 5
____ / 10
Lab 6
____ / 10
Lab 7
____ / 10
Learning Resources
Worksheet
____ / 10
Lecture quiz 1
____ / 10
Lab 8
____ / 10
Lecture quiz 2
____ / 10
Lab 9
____ / 10
Lecture quiz 3
____ / 10
Lab 10
____ / 10
Lecture quiz 4
____ / 10
Lab 11
____ / 10
Lecture quiz 5
____ / 10
Lab 12
____ / 10
Lecture quiz 6
____ / 10*
Lab 13
____ / 10
Lab 14
____ / 10
Lab 15
____ / 10
Lab quiz 1
____ / 15
Lab quiz 2
____ / 15
Lab quiz 3
____ / 15
Lab quiz 4
____ / 15
Lab quiz 5
____ / 15
Lab quiz 6
____ / 15
Lab quiz 7
____ / 15
Lab quiz 8
____ / 15
Lab quiz 9
____ / 15
Lab quiz 10
____ / 15
Lab quiz 11
____/ 15*
Article Presentation
____ / 40
* When calculating your grade, don’t forget to drop your lowest lecture and lab quiz scores in the final
calculation.