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Text:
Biology (5th Edition) by Campbell, Reece, and Mitchell, Benjamin
Cummings, New York.
Lab Manual:
Biology 106: Principles of Biology II Lab Manual by B.W. Kent
and J.S. Jensen (eds.) May be purchased from the University Book Center
in the lower level of the Stamp Student Union.
Lecture Schedule
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Date
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Topic |
Reading |
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Lab
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1
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M
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1/31
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Course
Introduction; Killer Bees as an Overview Example of Concepts in Evolution,
Ecology, and Behavior |
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Orientation/
Evolution
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2
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W
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2/ 2 |
Adaptations:
What Do Behaviors, Colors, and Hemoglobin's Grip on O2 Have in Common? |
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3
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F
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2/4 |
Overview
On the Origin of Species |
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4
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M
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2/7 |
Patterns
of Inheritance: Meiosis, Mitosis, Mendel |
209-16;
226-35;
239-65;
269-73
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Meiosis
and Mendel
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5
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W
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2/9 |
Patterns
of Inheritance: Meiosis, Mitosis, Mendel (Part 2) |
"
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6
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F
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2/11 |
Sources
of Genetic Variation: We're All a Bunch of Mutants! |
235-7;
435-40
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7
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M
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2/14 |
The
Process of Evolution: Darwin, Wallace, and How Adaptations Arise |
414-22
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Population
Genetics
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8
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W
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2/16 |
Genes
in Populations: Hardy-Weinberg (No Evolution) & Genetic Drift (Evolution
Without Natural Selection) |
428-38
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9
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F
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2/18 |
Natural
Selection on the Phenotype |
440-2
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10
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M
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2/21 |
Evidence
for Evolution: Form and Function; The Fossil Record |
423-4;
460-2;
467-73
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Natural
Selection
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11
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W
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2/23 |
Human
Genetics: An Astounding Frontier for Science and Ethics in the 21st Century |
228-9;
256-8;
376-82
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F
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2/25 |
Exam 1 - Lectures
1-10 |
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13
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M
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2/28 |
Speciation:
How Do New Species Arise? |
445-63
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Phylogeny
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14
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W
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3/1 |
Phylogeny
and Systematics: Understanding the Tree of Life |
464-87;
498-500
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15
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F
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3/3 |
Origins
and the Early History of Life: How, When, Where, and What? |
23-4;
492-8
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16
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M
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3/6 |
Viruses
and Bacteria: Diversity in Very Small but Powerful Packages |
105-11;
319-41;
502-13;
859-61
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Plant
Diversity
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17
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W
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3/8 |
Origin
and Characteristics of Eukaryotes and the Evolution of Multicellularity |
520-5
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"
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18
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F
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3/10 |
The
Amazing Fungus Among Us |
230;
574-88
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19
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M
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3/13 |
Evolutionary
Trends in Plants |
574-587
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Animal
Diversity
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20
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W
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3/15 |
Evolutionary
trends in animals: Invertebrates |
589-97;
599-629
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21
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F
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3/17 |
Tropical
Rain Forests |
Figs.
50.15;
50.16a;
54.3
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Spring Break |
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22
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M
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3/27 |
Evolutionary
Trends in Animals: Vertebrates |
630-658
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Homo
sapiens
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23
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W
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3/29 |
Evolution
of Hominids: Homo sapiens' Closest Relatives |
658-65
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24
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F
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3/31 |
EXAM 2 - Lectures 13-22 |
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25
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M
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4/3 |
Population
Growth |
1092-1101
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Plant
Competition
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26
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W
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4/5 |
Population
Growth (con't); Demography |
1084-92
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27
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F
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4/7 |
Human
Population Growth and Consequences: 6 Billion and Counting ... |
1101-4
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28
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M
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4/10 |
Species
Interactions as Population Regulators (Competition) |
1114-7
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Scientific
Analysis
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29
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W
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4/12 |
Species
Interactions: Predators & Prey, Plant & Herbivores |
726; 771-2; 1111-3; 1119
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30
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F
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4/14 |
Ecology
and Evolution of Parasites: Tapeworms and Other Grossly Elegant Creatures |
528; 605-7;
1113-4; 1119-20
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31
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M
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4/17 |
Energy and Nutrient
Cycles; Food Webs |
1131-43 |
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Scientific
Presentation
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32
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W
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4/19 |
Biological
Pest Control: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend |
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33
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F
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4/21 |
Genetic
Engineering: Medical Miracles? Frankenfoods? |
364-75 |
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34
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M
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4/24 |
Species
Interactions: Mimicry and Symbiosis |
516; 1112-3; 1117-8
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Social
Behavor
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35
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W
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4/26 |
Exam III - Lectures
24-32 |
516;
1112-3;
1117-8
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36
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F
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4/28 |
Behavioral
Ecology: Communication - Sending, Receiving, and Interpreting Truth and
Deceit |
1072-6
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37
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M
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5/1 |
Behavioral
Ecology: Migration, Homing, and Navigation |
1061; 1065-6
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Lotic
Ecology
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38
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W
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5/3 |
Neuropharmacology
and the Effects of Drugs on Human Behavior |
Fig. 2.17
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39
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F
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5/5 |
Darwinian
Medicine: An Evolutionary Perspective on Diseases and Epidemiology |
326-8;
859-61
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40
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M
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5/8 |
From
Populations to Communities: Community Ecology & Succession |
1107-30
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Final
Meeting
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41
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W
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5/10 |
Human
Impacts: Acid Rain and Eutrophication |
45-6;
1036-8
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42
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F
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5/12 |
Biodiversity
and the Scientific Basis for Conservation |
1150-1;
1154-74
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43
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5/15 |
REVIEW SESSION |
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5/23 |
FINAL EXAM
8-10 am |
HJP 0226
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