Biology V03:
Introduction to Organismal &
Environmental Biology
Dr. Marta D. de Jesus
(Ph.D. Biology, UCLA)
Introduction: Should I take this class?
What is your goal?
BA/BS (4-5 yrs) eg: biological technician, tech sales, K-12 teacher, public
outreach, BSN, etc.
MA/MS (~2yr beyond BA/BS) eg: tech specialist, lab manager, CC
instructor, public outreach, MBA, Nurse Practitioner (MSN), Occupational Therapy,
Physician Assistant, etc.
PhD (~6+ yr; MA/MS not required) eg: 4-yr college/univ. professor,
industrial research scientist, governmental advisor, etc.
Professional Doctoral degrees (no research required to
finish; 3-4 yr at least but more if specializing) eg: MD (medical
doctor), DO(steopath), PharmD, OD (optometry), DDS (dentist), DPM (podiatry),
DVM (veterinary), DPT (physical therapist), DNP (nurse practitioner), AuD
(audiologist), DEnv, JD (law), etc.
Introduction
What is this class?
Nuts & bolts
Roll
Syllabus
Comments
Helps & Hints
Ventura College websites:
http://www.venturacollege.edu
MyVCCCD.edu (with WebStar)
My website for classes:
http://www.dewhozitz.net/
Prereqs:
Intermed Algebra
1 yr HS Bio or Bio 1
1 yr HS Chem or Chem 20 & 20L
Recommended:
Chem 1A & 1AL, 1B & 1BL
Chem 12A & 12AL, 12B & 12BL
Calculus
Statistics
Physics
Other classes of interest to Biology majors this semester:
BIOL/BIOT V18 Human Genetics
{does NOT replace the (usually upper-division) Genetics requirement for the
Biology/Biochemistry majors}
BIOL/BIOT V30 Intro to Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
(with BIOL V03 & V04 this will take care of UCLA’s LS1, 2 & 3)
BIOL/BIOT V42 Contemporary Issues in Cell Biology
For some Pre-Health students (not MD or OD usually)
ANAT V01 Human Anatomy
PHSO V01 Human Physiology
MICR V01 General Microbiology
Textbook: Biology, 9th ed.
by Solomon, Berg and Martin
Lab Manual
Optional: Study Guide
Grading
Guaranteed Grades:
A = 90-100% B = 80-89%
F = below 55%
Exams
Laboratory points
Practicum/Practical Exams
Individual Report
Final Exam
Attendance
C = 65-79%
D = 55-64%
(36% of the grade)
(12% of the grade)
(20% of the grade)
(10% of the grade)
(20% of the grade)
(2% of your grade)
100% of the grade
Lab Quizzes
PreMed/PreDent/etc. required classes:
1 yr College Biology (BIOL V03, V04)
1 yr Gen. Chemistry (CHEM V01A/V01AL, V01B/V01BL)
1 yr Organic Chemistry (CHEM V12A/V12AL, V12B/V12BL)
1 yr College Physics (which one?)
1 yr College English
1 semester - 1 yr Calculus (which one?)
Others possible: Statistics, Biochemistry, Psychology
Note: do NOT have to major in Biology or even Science, but do have to have these classes.
Do I need all of these for transfer? Usually not, but....
Articulation for California state universities & colleges:
http://www.assist.org
Make sure you also look at university websites & catalog
information
Time tested: SQ3RP Method
of Studying
Survey
Question
Read
Recite
Review
Practice
Remember “Carnegie Units”
What is Science?
[French, from Latin scientia, from sciens, -entis, p. pr.
of scire = to know]
What is Science?
1. process/method
What is Science?
1. process/method
2. information
What is not Science?
Examples:
Art
Literature
Philosophy
Theology/Religion
(and some subjects are in between…)
Experimental design
bias,
sampling
errors,
repeatability,
ethics
Biology - What is life?
1. ordered structures
cells
What is life?
1. ordered structures
cells
reductionism
emergent properties
systems biology
Map of protein interactions
of a yeast cell
What is life?
1. ordered structures
2. Standard biochemistry
DNA -> RNA -> protein
What is life?
1. ordered structures
2. Standard biochemistry
DNA -> RNA -> protein
metabolism
What is life?
1. ordered structures
2. Standard biochemistry
3. maintain homeostasis
39-5
What is life?
1. ordered structures
2. Standard biochemistry
3. maintain homeostasis
4. demonstrate irritability
What is life?
1. ordered structures
2. Standard biochemistry
3. maintain homeostasis
4. demonstrate irritability
5. reproduction & growth/development
What is life?
1. ordered structures
2. Standard biochemistry
3. maintain homeostasis
4. demonstrate irritability
5. reproduction & growth/development
6. products of evolution
Charles Darwin
honeycreepers
What is life?
1. ordered structures
2. Standard biochemistry
3. maintain homeostasis
4. demonstrate irritability
5. reproduction & growth/development
6. products of evolution
3 themes of Biology:
Evolution
Information transfer
Energy transfer
Size
Hierarchy
Ecological
hierarchy
Bigger
Domain
Smaller
Carl Woese
Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) at Univ. of Arizona
http://www.tolweb.org/tree/
From Science 6/03
http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/tol/
From Tellapallet
http://www.tellapallet.com/tree_of_life.htm
Domain: Eukarya