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Lecture
Date
Week
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Introduction to the course
Chapter 26
Sunday
Hormones and the Endocrine
22/10/1430 System
11/10/2009 26.1 Chemical signals
coordinate body functions
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26.2 Hormones affect target
cells by two main signaling
mechanisms
Tuesday
24/10/1430 26.3 Overview: The
13/10/2009 vertebrate endocrine system
consists of more than a
dozen major glands
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26.4 The hypothalamus,
which is closely tied to the
Sunday
29/10/1430 pituitary, connects the
18/10/2009 nervous and endocrine
systems
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26.5 The thyroid regulates
development and metabolism
26.6 Hormones from the
thyroid and parathyroids
maintain calcium
Tuesday
1/11/1430 homeostasis
20/10/2009 26.7 Pancreatic hormones
regulate blood glucose levels
26.10 The gonads secrete sex
hormones
Chapter quiz
5
Chapter 33
PLANT HORMONES
33.1 Experiments on how
plants turn toward light led
Sunday
to the discovery of a plant
6/10/1430
hormone
25/10/2009
33.2 Five major types of
hormones regulate plant
growth and development
33.3 Auxin stimulates the
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Chapter 26
part 26.1
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Chapter 33
3.1,3.2,3.3
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elongation of cells in young
shoots
33.4 Cytokinins stimulate
cell division
33.5 Gibberellins affect stem
elongation and have
numerous other effects
33.6 Abscisic acid inhibits
many plant processes
33.7 Ethylene triggers fruit
ripening and other aging
processes
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33.9 Tropisms orient plant
growth toward or away from
environmental stimuli
33.10 Plants have internal
clocks
Tuesday
33.11 Plants mark the
8/11/1430 seasons by measuring
27/10/2009 photoperiod
33.12 Phytochrome is a light
detector that may help set the
biological clock
Chapter Quiz
Chapter 33
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Chapter 28
Nervous Systems
28.1 Nervous systems
receive sensory input,
interpret it, and send out
appropriate commands
28.2 Neurons are the
functional units of nervous
Sunday
systems
13/11/1430 28.3 A neuron maintains a
Chapter 28
1/11/2009 membrane potential across
its membrane
28.4 A nerve signal begins as
a change in the membrane
potential
28.5 The action potential
propagates itself along the
neuron
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Tuesday
28.6 Neurons communicate
15/11/1430 at synapses
3/11/2009 28.7 Chemical synapses
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make complex information
processing possible
28.8 A variety of small
molecules function as
neurotransmitters
28.10 EVOLUTION
CONNECTION: The evolution
of animal nervous systems
reflects changes in body
symmetry
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Saturday
19/11/1430 First Exam
8/11/2009
28.11 Vertebrate nervous
systems are highly
centralized and cephalized
28.12 Peripheral nervous
Sunday
system (PNS)
20/11/1430 28.13 Opposing actions of
9/11/2009 sympathetic and
parasympathetic neurons
regulate the internal
environment
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28.14 The vertebrate brain
develops from three anterior
bulges of the neural tube
28.15 The structure of a
Tuesday
living supercomputer: The
22/11/1430 human brain
11/11/2009 28.16 The cerebral cortex is
a mosaic of specialized,
interactive regions
Chapter Quiz
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Chapter 29
SENSORY RECEPTION
29.1 Sensory inputs become
sensations and perceptions in
Sunday
the brain
27/11/1430 29.2 Sensory receptors
16/11/2009 convert stimulus energy to
action potentials
29.3 Specialized sensory
receptors detect five
categories of stimuli
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Chapter 28
Chapter 29
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HEARING AND
BALANCE
29.4 The ear converts air
pressure waves to action
potentials that are perceived
as sound
29.5 The inner ear houses
our organs of balance
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VISION
29.7 EVOLUTION
CONNECTION: Several
types of eyes have evolved
among animals
29.8 Humans have singlelens eyes that focus by
changing position or shape
29.9 CONNECTION:
Artificial lenses or surgery
Tuesday
can correct focusing
29/11/1430
problems
18/11/2009
29.10 The human retina
contains two types of
photoreceptors: rods and
cones
TASTE AND SMELL
29.11 Taste and odor
receptors detect chemicals
present in solution or air
Chapter Quiz
Chapter 29
Chapter 23
Circulation
23.1 Circulatory systems
Sunday
facilitate exchange with all
19/12/1430 body tissues
23/11/2009 23.2 EVOLUTION
CONNECTION: Vertebrate
Cardiovascular systems
reflect evolution
Chapter 23
23.3 The human
cardiovascular system
Tuesday
illustrates the double
21/12/1430
circulation of mammals
25/11/2009
23.4 The heart contracts and
relaxes rhythmically
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23.5 The pacemaker sets the
tempo of the heartbeat
23.6 CONNECTION: What
is a heart attack?
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23.7 The structure of blood
vessels fits their functions
23.8 Blood pressure and
velocity reflect the structure
Sunday
and arrangement of blood
26/12/1430
vessels
30/11/2009
23.9 CONNECTION:
Measuring blood pressure
can reveal cardiovascular
problems
23.12 Blood consists of red
and white blood cells
suspended in plasma
23.13 CONNECTION: Too
few or too many red blood
cells can be unhealthy
Tuesday
28/12/1430 23.14 Blood clots plug leaks
2/12/2009 when blood vessels are
injured
23.15 CONNECTION: Stem
cells offer a potential cure
for blood cell diseases
Chapter Quiz
Chapter 24
The Immune System
INNATE DEFENSES
AGAINST INFECTION
24.1 Both invertebrates and
vertebrates have innate
Sunday
defenses against infection
3/1/1431
24.2 The inflammatory
26/12/2009
response mobilizes innate
defenses
24.3 The lymphatic system
becomes a crucial
battleground during infection
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
Tuesday
24.4 The acquired immune
5/1/1431
response counters specific
28/12/2009
invaders
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Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 24
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24.5 Lymphocytes mount a
dual defense
24.6 Antigens have specific
regions where antibodies
bind to them
24.7 Clonal selection musters
defensive forces against
specific antigens
24.8 Antibodies are the
weapons of the humoral
immune response
24.9 Antibodies mark
antigens for elimination
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10/1/1431
2/1/2010
Mid-Term Exam
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12/1/1431
4/1/2010
24.11 Helper T cells
stimulate the humoral and
cell-mediated immune
responses
24.12 Cytotoxic T cells
destroy infected body cells
24.13 CONNECTION: HIV
Chapter 24
destroys helper T cells,
compromising the body’s
defenses
24.17 CONNECTION:
Allergies are overreactions to
certain environmental
antigens
Chapter Quiz
Sunday
17/1/1431
9/1/2010
Chapter 35
THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY
OF BEHAVIOR
35.1 Behavioral ecologists
ask both proximate and
ultimate questions
35.2 Fixed action patterns
are innate behaviors
35.3 Behavior is the result of
both genetic and
environmental factors
LEARNING
35.4 Learning establishes
specific links between
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experience and behavior
35.5 Imprinting requires both
innate behavior and
experience
35.7 Animal movement may
be a simple response to
stimuli or require spatial
learning
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35.8 Movements of animals
may depend on internal maps
35.9 Animals may learn to
associate a stimulus or
behavior with a response
35.10 Social learning
employs observation and
imitation of others
Chapter 35
35.11 Problem-solving
behavior relies on cognition
35.13 Communication is an
essential element of
interactions between animals
35.18 Territorial behavior
parcels space and resources
Chapter Quiz
Sunday
24/1/1431
16/1/2010
Chapter 37
Communities and
Ecosystems
COMMUNITY
STRUCTURE
AND DYNAMICS
37.1 A community includes
all the organisms inhabiting a
Chapter 37
particular area
37.2 Interspecific
interactions are fundamental
to community structure
37.3 Competition may occur
when a shared resource is
limited
37.4 Mutualism benefits both
partners
Tuesday
26/1/1431
18/1/2010
37.5 EVOLUTION
CONNECTION: Predation
leads to diverse adaptations
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in prey
37.7 Parasites and pathogens
can affect community
composition
37.8 Trophic structure is a
key factor in community
dynamics
37.9 Food chains
interconnect, forming food
webs
37.19 The carbon cycle
depends on photosynthesis
and respiration
37.20 The phosphorus cycle
depends on the weathering of
rock
37.21 The nitrogen cycle
depends on bacteria
Chapter Quiz
Final exam
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