|
week- date/day
|
LECTURE TOPICS &
ACTIVITIES
|
Read Chap. |
LAB TOPICS
For Wednesday Lab
|
QUIZZES/TESTS
Points Possible |
|
wk.1
8-29
Monday |
Evidence of Evolution
|
21 |
|
|
|
wk.1
8-31
Wed. |
Natural Selection
Changes in genes, Agents
of change, Forms of Selection |
22 |
Evidence of Evolution
Lab (E215)
|
Evidence Lab Quiz
9-7 (At the end of lab)
20 pt. |
|
wk.2
9-5 Monday |
Labor Day – no classes |
21 & 22 |
Email instructor in
Webct
Post short “bio” to
discussion board |
|
|
wk.2
9-7
Wed. |
Speciation
(Species, Isolating
mechanisms, Speciation) |
23 |
Taxonomy Lab |
Taxonomy Lab Answers
Due 9-13
20 pt. |
|
wk.3
9-12
Monday |
Origins of Life
|
4 |
|
|
|
wk.3
9-13
Wed. |
Classification
(Taxonomic
Hierarchy and Cladistics) |
25 |
Ex.22 Monera Lab
(Do Ex. A and E, read B,
C, D)
|
Ex 22 Monera & Protista
Lab Practical @ 20 pt.
9-28 Wednesday |
|
wk.4
9-19
Monday |
Classification
(mono, para, &
polyphyletic taxons) |
26 |
|
|
|
wk.4
9-21
Wed. |
Viruses
(characteristics, life
cycles, diseases, importance) |
27 |
Ex.22 Protista Lab
(Do Ex. F, J, K, read G,
H, I) TEST 1 @100 pt. today |
Ex 22 Monera & Protista
Lab Practical @ 20 pt.
9-28 Wednesday
|
|
wk.5
9-26
Monday |
Bacteria
(characteristics,
classification criteria) |
27 |
|
|
|
wk.5
9-28
Wed. |
Bacteria
(life
cycles, adaptations, importance) |
28 |
Ex 231 Fungi
Lab
(Ex. A, B, C, D, E, F,
G) |
Ex 231 Fungi
Lab Quiz
@ 20 pt.
10-5 Wednesday |
|
wk.6
10-3
Monday |
Protista
(characteristics,
classification criteria) |
28 |
|
|
|
wk.6
10-5
Wed. |
Protista
(food-getting, life
cycles, adaptations, importance) |
36 |
Ex 232 & 241
(A, B-1 only) Bryophytes & Ferns Lab
|
Ex 232 & 241
Bryophytes/ Ferns Quiz @ 20 pt.
10-12 Wednesday |
|
wk.7
10-10
Monday |
Fungi
(characteristics,
classification criteria, food-getting) |
36 |
TEST 2 @100 pt. today |
|
|
wk.7
10-12
Wed. |
Fungi
(life
cycles, adaptations, importance)
|
37 |
Ex 242 (B,
C)
Gymno/Angio/ Fruits
|
Ex 242 /
1 slide Power Point
Pres.
@ 20 pt.
10-19 Wednesday |
|
wk.8
10-17
Monday |
Intro to Plants
(Introduction,
Evolutionary trends) |
29 |
|
|
|
wk.8
10-19
Wed. |
Mosses, Liverworts,
Hornworts
|
29 |
Ex 25 (A, B, C)
Porifera, Cnidaria, & Round Worms Lab |
Ex 25 Porifera, Cnidaria
& Round Worms Quiz
@ 20 pt.
10-26 Wednesday |
|
wk.9
10-24
Monday |
Ferns
and Allies (characteristics, classification criteria, life cycles,
importance) |
29 |
|
|
|
wk.9
10-26
Wed. |
Gymnosperms
& Angiosperm (characteristics, classification criteria, life cycles,
importance) |
29 |
Ex 26 (A, B, D) Annelids
and Mollusks
|
Ex 26 Annelids and
Mollusks Quiz @20 pt.
11-2 Wednesday |
|
wk.10
10-31
Monday |
Seeds, Fruit types and
Seed dispersal Adaptations to life on land
|
Read
840-
849 |
|
|
|
wk.10
11-2
Wed. |
Animal Introduction |
31 |
Ex.26 Arthropods |
Arthropod Lab Quiz @20
pt.
11-9 Wednesday |
|
wk.11
11-7
Monday |
Porifera and Cnidaria |
32 |
|
|
|
wk.11
11-9
Wed. |
Platyhelminthes and
Nematoda
|
32 |
Ex 27, (A, B, C, D, E,
F)
Echinoderms & Chordates
TEST 3 @100 pt. today |
Ex 27 Echinoderms and
Chordates Quiz
@ 20 pt. 11-16 Wed. |
|
wk.12
11-14
Monday |
Mollusks and Annelids
|
33 |
|
|
|
wk.12
11-16
Wed. |
Arthropods |
33 |
Begin Fetal Pig
Dissection
|
Pig Dissection
Presentation
12-2 @ 40 pt. |
|
wk.13
11-21
Monday |
Echinoderms
|
33 |
|
|
|
wk.13
11-23
Wed. |
Jawless
, Cartilaginous, & Boney fishes
|
34 |
Fetal Pig dissections
completed, meet with groups and plan presentations |
Pig Dissection
Quiz
@ 60 pt.
Mon. or Wed. Exam wk. |
|
wk.14
11-28
Monday |
Amphibians
and Reptiles
|
34 |
|
|
|
wk.14
11-30
Wed. |
Birds and Mammals
|
34 |
Prepare, practice,
and polish presentations.
|
Pig Dissection
Presentation & Quiz
@ 40 pt. + 60 pt. |
|
wk.15
12-5
Monday |
Evolutionary
Trends of Vertebrates,
Comparison of systems
of Animals
|
31 |
|
|
|
wk.15
12-7
Wed. |
Pig Presentations today
During class and lab |
|
Pig Presentations today
During class and lab |
|
|
wk.16
12-12
Monday |
Quiz on pig
dissection
@ 60 pt.
Test IV @ 100 pt. |
|
Quiz on pig
dissection
@ 60 pt.
Test IV @ 100 pt. |
|
|
wk.16
12-14
Wed. |
Quiz on pig
dissection
@ 60 pt.
Test IV @ 100 pt. |
|
|
|