BIOL 112: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II LECTURE
Spring 2009
Lecture Description and Syllabus
Updated May 4, 2009

FINAL EXAM FOR LECTURE:

FRIDAY, MAY 8: 3:30 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M.

FORMAT: Identification, short answer, multiple-choice, matching. NO ESSAYS;

Question: How do people stand, relative to the final grade?

To the lecture schedule

Dr. Stan Eisen
Office: S203B
Telephone: (901) 321-3447
e-mail: seisen@cbu.edu

Textbook:
Campbell. 2008. Biology.
Darwin, Charles. Origin of Species.

Description:

BIOL 112, Principles of Biology II, is the second half of a year-long survey course in introductory biology. In this course, we will examine the systematics and taxonomy of animals, anatomy and physiology of eukaryotic organisms, and embryology. The course includes three lectures and one discussion section each week.

Grading:

Grading for this course will be based on the following:

• 4 semester exams, each worth 1/8 of your final grade. Each exam will include short answer, multiple-choice and essay questions;
• Weekly quizzes covering the previous week's material, administered at the beginning of each discussion section. Quizzes will include short answer, multiple-choice and short essay questions. Collectively, these quizzes will be worth 1/8 of your final grade;
• An oral presentation on a selected chapter of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, which will be worth 1/8 of your final grade. The basic assumption of this presentation is that YOU will be teaching each other the points made by Charles Darwin to develop and support his theory. I have resources to help you, but it’s going to be YOUR responsibility to teach your peers. You will be expected to submit an outline of your presentation and 5 multiple-choice questions at least 2 days in advance so that I can distribute your outline to the rest of the class. (Please see http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/TheDarwinDivas.htm , and the grading rubric, http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/OriginOfSpeciesPresentationRubric.htm );
• A written paper, 3-5 double-spaced typewritten pages long, on the Scoop on Poop exhibit, which will be shown at the Pink Palace Museum from January 24, 2009 – May 3, 2009. This paper will count 1/8 of your final grade. You can read a description of the exhibit at http://www.memphismuseums.org/exhibit-7008/ Note the slight change in the criteria for the Scoop on Poop paper: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/GuidelinesForScoopOnPoopPaperSp2009.htm

Some videos just to get us, uh, in the mood: Iowa State Fair - Cow Chip Throwing Contest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWGqhIbXh-I African Dung Beetle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1RHmSm36aE Dung Beetle dung ball battle.(!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrOFNoicijQ&feature=related New Company Plant Runs on Cow Manure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAg4a5WVTkg

• A final exam scheduled during final exam week. This final exam will include short-answer and multiple-choice questions, and will be worth 1/8 of your final grade.

Grading scale

Grading for all quizzes, reports, and exams will be based on a 4.0 grading scale, in which:

3.5 to 4.0 = A
2.75 to 3.49 = B
2.00 to 2.74 = C
1.00 to 1.99 = D
< 1.00 = F

Presentation Schedule for Darwin’s Origin of Species:
http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/PresentationScheduleForOriginOfSpecies.htm

BIOL 112 Sp2009 Lecture Schedule

Day	Date	Lecture Topic (& links)	Chapter in textbook
M	1/12	Plant histology http://www.spc.cc.tx.us/biology/rzamora/planthistologyreview_files/v3_document.htm	35
W	1/14	Root systems http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/RootsForProjection_files/frame.htm	35
Th	1/15	Lecture Quiz 1: Plant histology Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Part I
F	1/16	Stems and leaves http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/StemsAndLeaves.htm	35
M	1/19	***Martin Luther King Day***
W	1/21	Meristems, Primary growth & secondary growth http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/MeristemsPrimaryAndSecondaryGrowthForProjection.htm	36
Th	1/22	Lecture Quiz 2: Plant organs & meristematic growth Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Part 2
F	1/23	Transport in Plants: water flow in xylem tissue http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/TransportInPlantsIXylemForProjection.htm	36
M	1/26	Transport in Plants: Translocation of Phloem sap http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/TransportInPlantsIIPhloemForProjection.htm http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/Phloem.html http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/courses/HORT301/MikesLectures/TranslPhloem.html	36
W	1/28	Plant Nutrition http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/PlantNutrition.htm	37
Th	1/29	Lecture Quiz 3: Transport in Plants Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Part 3
F	1/30	Plant Reproduction http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/AngiospermReproduction.htm	38
M	2/2	An introduction to animal taxonomy & phylogeny http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/AnimalDiversity.htm	32
W	2/4	Porifera http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Porifera.htm	33
Th	2/5	Lecture Quiz 4: Plant reproduction Presentation on Chapters 1 & 2: Variation Under Domestication; Variation Under Nature
F	2/6	Lecture Exam I
M	2/9	Cnidaria http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Cnidaria/ Ctenophora http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Ctenophora/ Hydroskeletons http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Hydroskeletons/	33
W	2/11	Platyhelminthes, Rotifera, Lophophorates Platyhelminthes http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Platyhelminthes/	33
Th	2/12	Lecture Quiz 5: Linnaean system of taxonomy Presentation on Chapter 3: Struggle for Existence
F	2/13	Mollusca http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Mollusca/	33
M	2/16	Annelida http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Annelida/	33
W	2/18	Nematoda http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Nematoda.htm	33
Th	2/19	Lecture Quiz 6: “Lower” invertebrates Presentation on Chapter 4: Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest
F	2/20	Arthropoda http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Arthropoda.htm Barnacle Copulation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1SW-pl2gYs Little Richard, “Keep on Knocking”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZkYWdt4yqg	33
M	2/23	Echinodermata http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Echinodermata.htm	33
W	2/25	Chordates http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Chordates.htm http://www-biol.paisley.ac.uk/courses/Tatner/biomedia/units/chor1.htm Hagfish slime is interesting stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb2EOP3ohnE	34
Th	2/26	Lecture Quiz 7: Higher invertebrates and Chordates Presentation on Chapter 5: Laws of Variation
F	2/27	Animal Histology & Homeostasis	40
M	3/2	Nutrition + Digestive system http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookDIGEST.html http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Nutrition.htm Scrubs - Everything Comes Down To Poo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsVgi8hoFFc	41
W	3/4	Internal Transport: Cardiovascular system http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookcircSYS.html	42
Th	3/5	Lecture Quiz 8: Animal Histology, Digestive and Cardiovascular systems Presentations on Chapters 6 and 7: Difficulties of the Theory; Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection
F	3/6	Lecture Exam II (For lab: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL112PracticeFinalSp2008_files/frame.htm )
M-F	3/9 - 3/13	SPRING BREAK
M	3/16	Lecture Exam II Specimens http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL112LcEx02SpecimensSp2009.htm Internal Transport: Blood http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookcircSYS.html	42
W	3/18	Gas Exchange http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookRESPSYS.html	42
Th	3/19	Lecture Quiz 9: Cardiovascular system, cont’d Presentations on Chapters 8 and 9: Instinct; Hybridism
F	3/20	Internal Defense http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookIMMUN.html http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/immun/immun.htm	43
M	3/23	Thermal regulation	44
W	3/25	Osmoregulation	44
Th	3/26	***Tentative date for workshop on Information Literacy, led by Benjamin Head, in the Library***
F	3/27	***Tentative date for workshop on Plagiarism, led by Benjamin Head, in the Library***
M	3/30	excretory systems http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookEXCRET.html What you might find in a urinalysis http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/UrinalysisComponents.htm	44
W	4/1	Endocrine regulation http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookENDOCR.html	45
Th	4/2	Lecture Quiz 10: Endocrine and reproductive systems Presentation on Chapters 10 & 11: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record; On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings	47
F	4/3	Lecture Exam 3 http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL112LcEx03IdentificationPractice.htm
M	4/6	Human reproduction: Male and female reproductive anatomy and physiology http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookREPROD.html Contraception: http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/fast_track_index.html	46
W	4/8	***NO CLASS***
Th	4/9	***Easter Break – No class***
F	4/10	***Easter Break – No class***
M	4/13	***Easter Break – No class***
W	4/15	***Passover, Day 7 – No class***
Th	4/16	***Passover, Day 8 – No class***
F	4/17	Animal Development Early theories: http://zygote.swarthmore.edu/fert1.html Congenital defects: Kitten with 2 faces: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3777346/10360191	47
M	4/20	Neural control: Neurons http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html Neurobiology animations http://itc.gsw.edu/faculty/gfisk/anim/index.html Sodium-Potassium pump animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsQQ6s_nI2c&NR=1 Action Potential http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCasruJT-DU&feature=related Nerve Impulse Animation - Action Potential http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzevjSb1ERM Synaptic transmission http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vZI_XKca88&feature=related Receptors: How cells get the message http://receptome.stanford.edu/HPMR	48
W	4/22	Neural Regulation: Central nervous system Neural Regulation: Peripheral Nervous system http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html	48
Th	4/23	Lecture Quiz 13: Endocrine and reproductive systems Presentation on Chapters 12 and 13: Geographical Distribution; Geographical Distribution continued
F	4/24	Sensory perception http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html	49
M	4/27	Musculoskeletal system: Morphology and physiology http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookMUSSKEL.html Tutorial on the skeletal system: http://depts.washington.edu/bonebio/ASBMRed/ASBMRed.html	50
W	4/29	An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere	52
Th	4/30	Lecture Quiz 14: Musculoskeletal systems; introduction to ecology Presentations on Chapters 14 & 15: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology; Embrology; -- Recapitulation and Conclusion
F	5/1	***Lecture Exam 4***
M	5/4	Community Ecology & Ecosystems	54 & 55
T	5/5	**STUDY DAY**
Final exam will be given during Final Exam Week