Department of Biology
BCOR 012 - Exploring Biology
Semester
Spring 2012
Instructors:
|
Dr. John Mitchell, Biology |
Dr. David Barrington, Plant Biology |
Dr. Donald Stratton, Plant Biology | Dr. Alison Brody, Biology |
| Dr. Sara Helms Cahan, Biology Office: 307A Marsh Life Science Office Hours: by appointment Phone: 656-2962 Email: Sara.Cahan@uvm.edu | Dr. Becky Miller, Biology Office: 102 Marsh Life Science Office Hours: by appointment Phone: 656-0454 Email: Becky.Miller@uvm.edu |
Dr. Terry Delaney, Plant Biology | Dr. Laura Hill Bermingham, Lecturer Office: 302 Jeffords Office Hours: by appointment Phone: 656-1134 Email: Lhill@uvm.edu |
Course Description
BCOR 12 will cover topics in physiology, organismal evolution, diversity, and ecology. All readings referred to here are chapters within the assigned text which is Campbell's Biology, ed. 8. Other readings may be assigned and will be posted on the Web. We strongly recommend that you read the assigned material before coming to lecture and there will be weekly homework assignments related to the readings.
Required Texts
Campbell, N.A., and Reece, J.B. 2009. Biology, ed. 8. Benjamin Cummings, California.
Pechenik, J. A. 2007. A Short Guide to Writing About Biology, ed. 6. Addison-Wesley, New York.
Syllabus:
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
| EVOLUTION | ||
Jan 19, 21 |
Darwinian Evolution |
Ch 22 |
Jan 24, 26 |
Evolution of Populations |
Ch 23 |
Jan 28, 31 |
Origin of Species |
Ch 24 |
Feb 2 |
Phylogenetics |
Ch 26 |
| Feb 4 | Origin of Life |
Ch 25 |
| DIVERSITY | ||
| Feb 7 | Bacteria/Archea |
Ch 27 |
| Feb 9 | Protists |
Ch 28 |
| Feb 10 | EXAM (Chapters 22-28; 10 lectures) | |
| Feb 11, 14 | Seedless Plants | Ch 29 |
| Feb 16, 18 | Seed Plants | Ch 30 |
| Feb 21 | PRESIDENTS DAY | |
| Feb 23 | Intro to Animal Diversity | Ch 32 |
| Feb 25, 28 | Invertebrates | Ch 33 |
| Mar 2, 4 | Vertebrates | Ch 34 |
| Mar 7-11 | SPRING RECESS | |
| STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION: PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| Mar 14 | Plant Development and Anatomy | Ch 35 |
| Mar 16 | Plant Transport | Ch 36 |
| Mar 17 | EXAM 2 (Chapters 29-36; 11 lectures) | |
| Mar 18 | An. Int. strxr & funct./Circulation & gas exchange | Ch 40 |
| Mar 21, 23 | Circulation and Gas Exchange | Ch 42 |
| Mar 25, 28 | Immune system (Mammals) | Ch 43 |
| Mar 30 | Immunity in Plants and Bees | Ch 39 |
| Apr 1, 4 | Neurons | Ch 48 |
| Apr 6 | Nervous System/Muscles and Senses | Ch 50 |
| Apr 8 | Muscles and senses | Ch 50 |
| Apr 11 | Sens. Percp. Pls/Circ. Rhyth. Pls. & An | Ch 39 |
| Apr 13 | TBA | |
| Apr 14 | EXAM 3 (Chapters 40,42,43,48,50; 12 lectures) | |
| ECOLOGY | ||
| Apr 15 | Intro to Ecology | Ch 52 |
| Apr 18, 20 | Population Ecology | Ch 53 |
| Apr 22, 25 | Community Ecology | Ch 54 |
| Apr 27, 29 | Ecosystem Ecology | Ch 55 |
| May 2, 4 | Conservation Biology | Ch 56 |
| TBA | FINAL EXAM (Chap 52-56; 9 lectures, plus comp section |
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