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Tentative Lecture Schedule BCOR 012 Sections B&D Spring 2010 |
| DATE | TOPIC | READING |
| GENETICS and EVOLUTION |
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| 20, 22, and 25 Jan. | Genetics: Mendel and The Gene Idea | Chapter 14 |
| 27 and 29 January | The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance | Chapter 15 |
| 01 February |
Descent with Modification | Chapter 22 |
| 03 and 05 February | The Evolution of Populations | Chapter 23 |
| 08 and 10 February | The Origin of Species | Chapter 24 |
| 12 February |
Phylogeny
and
the
Tree
of
Life |
Chapter 26 |
| DIVERSITY |
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| 15 February | Presidents' Day |
no class |
| 17 and 19 February | Seedless
Plants movie: fern reproduction |
Chapter 29 |
| 18 February |
Exam 1 |
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| 22 and 24 February | Seed
Plants movie: flowering plant reproduction |
Chapter 30 |
| 26 February and 01 March |
Vertebrates |
Chapter 34 |
| ECOLOGY |
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| 03 and 05 March |
Population Ecology | Chapter 53 |
| 08 - 12 March |
Spring Break |
no class |
| 15 and 17 March | Community Ecology | Chapter 54 |
| 18 March |
Exam 2 |
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ORIGINS OF
LIFE, MULTICELLULARITY, and DEVELOPMENT |
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| 19 March |
Origin of Life | Chapter 25 |
| 22 March |
Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea |
Chapter 27 |
| 24 March |
Protists |
Chapter 28 |
| 26 March |
Fungi | Chapter 31 |
| 29 and 31 March |
Animal Development |
Chapter 32/47 |
| 02 April |
Plant Development and Anatomy | Chapter 35 |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL
MECHANISMS |
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| 05 April |
Transport systems in plants | Chapter 36 |
| 07 April |
Animals: Intro. to structure and function, circulation and gas exchange |
Chapter 40 |
| 09 and 12 April |
Circulation and gas exchange | Chapter 42 |
| 14 April |
Mammalian Immune System |
Chapter 43 |
| 15 April |
Exam 3 |
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| 16 April |
Mammalian Immune System |
Chapter 43 |
| 19 April |
Immunity in Plants and Bees |
Chapter 39-end, supplemental |
| 21 and 23 April |
Mammalian Nervous System |
Chapters 48 & 49 |
| 26, 28, and 30 April |
Nervous System; Muscles and Senses |
Chapter 50 |
| 03 May |
Sensory
Perception
in
Plants;
Circadian
Rhythms in Plants and Animals |
Chapter 39 |
| 11 May |
Final Exam, 8:00am -11:00am |