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Biology 1001 CCRI- Flanagan Campus Organismal Biology Spring 2012 Multicellular Organisms: Fungi, Plants and Animals Lecture Outline Professor Luis Malaret Office: Room: 1240 Phone: (401) 333-7295 E-mail: [email protected] Course Websites: CCRI Blackboard; Teacher’s Domain (College Edition) Office Hours: Monday 2:15-4:15; Tuesday 1:00-2:00; Wednesday 10:0011:00, 2:15-3:15; Thursday 11:00-12:00 Instructor: Lecture Room: Lecture Text: Lab Manual: 2302 (First floor near faculty area; on south side of building) What is Life? A Guide to Biology (paperback), 2nd ed. by Jay Phelan McGraw Hill Customized Laboratory Manual for Organismal Biology Course Description This course provides a general introduction to biology with a focus on organisms that are multicellular, that is they are composed of many cells that have specialized functions. Biology, the scientific study of life, includes a wide range of sub-topics or fields. Each field focuses on different questions regarding living organisms including the following. Paleontology, Evolution, and Taxonomy which explore how life has changed and diversified throughout earth’s history; 1 Biology 1001 CCRI- Flanagan Campus Organismal Biology Spring 2012 Ecology, Behavior and Physiology which examine how living organisms interact with one another and the larger environment; and Genetics, Reproductive Biology and Embryo Development which study how organisms reproduce, passing on hereditary information to their offspring, and how offspring grow from a spores or fertilized eggs. 2 Biology 1001 CCRI- Flanagan Campus Organismal Biology Spring 2012 Course Learning Outcomes This semester we explore the topics listed above to give you a better understanding of the LIVING world around you. Along the way you will also improve your analytical abilities and presentation skills including your ability to demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the connections between ecology, genetics, evolution, and diversity of multi-cellular organisms. demonstrate a conceptual understanding of biological systems and processes that operate at different spatial and temporal scales. demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between structure and function in living organisms. accurately record scientific observations and data. use basic mathematics to analyze scientific data. demonstrate competency in the use of laboratory equipment, including computers. demonstrate the proper use of the scientific method through the completion of lab exercises. In addition to the specific outcomes listed above, I also hope you will gain a greater appreciation for all living organisms (including those that you find “icky”). understand how ideas in biology impact our everyday lives. improve your understanding of and be able to critically examine current issues and relevant concepts reported in the news media. learn how new scientific information is acquired and validated. Course Policies Attendance, Tardiness and Class Participation Regular lecture attendance is essential to doing well in this course. Ten percent of your lab and lecture grades are based on your attendance. If you have more than 10 unexcused lecture absences or 3 unexcused lab absences you cannot pass that part of the course. I take regular attendance in class and you sign your own name (no initials). All students are expected to be on time and to stay the entire class. 3 Biology 1001 CCRI- Flanagan Campus Organismal Biology Spring 2012 While in class do not “chatter” as you disturb other students and me. Cell phones are to be turned off and laptops are to be used only for course related material. Academic Accommodations If you have a documented disability, please come to see me at the start of the semester to arrange appropriate accommodations. Use of the Internet Everyone will use two internet sources, CCRI Blackboard and Teachers Domain. Blackboard, an internal CCRI web site, contains most of the course contents including lab exercise handouts and quizzes, and lecture handouts, PowerPoint presentations, syllabi and exam review sheets which you can download and print. You are automatically registered for Blackboard if you are a registered CCRI student. To access Blackboard, click on the blue box to the right of the "Quick Links..." icon located on the CCRI Homepage. Next click on "Blackboard". The directions for signing on to Blackboard are found on that page and are listed below. When the Blackboard login window appears: Type in your MyCCRI username as your Blackboard ID (remember to use all lowercase). Type in your Knight Account password. Click on the Log in button. If you have any problems or questions about using Blackboard, please call the Help Desk at 825-1112 or send e-mail to [email protected]. After you have signed on to Blackboard just click on the title for this course. PLEASE TAKE NOTE. All the lab and lecture quizzes as well as the midterm lab practical will be taken online on Blackboard. You will have several days to take each of the quizzes so there are NO MAKEUPS. This means that if you wait to take the quiz on the last day it is available and you can't because of technical problems you receive a zero. Teacher’s Domain is a website (http\\www.teachersdomain.org) that contains a series of video clips on science. You will complete a writing assignment based on one of these videos. In order to get access to the videos you must first register on the website. When you enter the website make sure it is the college edition. If it is not, go to the very bottom of the page, click on “change edition” and select the college edition. Next click on the “register now” button. After you have registered and signed in, click on the “My Groups” button near the top of the page. At the bottom of the “My Groups” page click on the “Join a Group” button. In the box under the phrase “Enter the group ID number:” put the number 7720 and click “join group”. You will then have access to all of the videos I have selected for use in this course. 4 Biology 1001 CCRI- Flanagan Campus Organismal Biology Spring 2012 The videos at the Teacher’s Domain web site include topics that we cover in class as well as topics we do not. Please feel free to view as many as you like. They are an excellent source of information. Lectures The lecture summarizes and clarifies but does not replace the readings, and it is an opportunity for you to ask questions and discuss the lecture topics. You will be able to download copies of my PowerPoint presentations but make no mistake you must still take notes. Note taking is a vital skill to develop. You cannot remember everything an instructor presents but more importantly taking notes helps you develop summarize and record new information. Here are some pointers on Note Taking: Write down important facts and ideas – don’t try to copy every word. If you already know it, don’t write it down. Review your notes as soon as you can, adding anything that might help you make connections. Keep your notes neat and organized so that you can find what you need to study. Remember that taking notes help you learn the material twice…first, when you write it down, and secondly, when you review it later. Each day review what you have learned – even if you don’t have a specific assignment. Lecture Grade This course is divided into a lecture section, which meets twice a week and a weekly lab section. Sixty percent of your final course grade is based on the lecture and the remaining 40 % is based on the lab. Your lecture grade is based on two in-class exams and the final exam, 4 digital lecture quizzes, one written assignment and attendance as indicated below. Lecture Exams: (15% x 3) = 45%) Online Lecture Quizzes (6% x 4) One written assignment Attendance (10 x 1%; ≥ 11 unexcused absences cannot pass lecture) (5 x 2% for night time class) TOTAL Lecture Grade = = = = 45% 24% 21% 10% 100% Lecture Exams There are 2 in-class lecture exams that consist of 40 multiple-choice questions. The week each exam is given is listed on page 7. A final semi-cumulative exam consists of 65 questions. Forty five questions are on the topics covered in the last third of the semester. The remaining 20 questions cover the material included in the first two exams. The final exam is held during Final Exam Week most likely on Tuesday, May. 8th at 8:30am. I 5 Biology 1001 CCRI- Flanagan Campus Organismal Biology Spring 2012 will confirm the specific date, time and place when the final exam schedule is released. Before each exam I will post on Blackboard a review outline of the covered topics. Makeup Exam Policy: If you miss a lecture exam you must make it up or receive a zero. If you must miss an exam be sure to inform me (via email or a friend) prior to right after the exam and see me immediately when you return to classes. Prior to each lecture exam I can hold review sessions during my office hours, which means I do not review materials during normal class periods. If you fail an exam see me right away to go over the exam and develop a strategy to improve your grade. Lecture Quizzes You will take four online lecture quizzes based on the lectures and the textbook. You have two attempts to take each quiz and the highest grade counts. Each quiz will be available from Wednesday to Sunday the week each quiz is available (See page 7). Each quiz includes 15 questions on the lecture topics covered since the previous exam and counts for 6% of your lecture grade. Lecture Written Assignment You will write a four to five (single-spaced) page review paper based on one of the video clips of your choosing from the Teacher’s Domain website. In the first two weeks of the semester you will select one of the videos and place your name next to the video’s title on a list I will carry with me. Each video can only be selected by one student in a lecture section so I recommend you make your selection quickly and even select two to three videos in case you find one of your titles already selected by another student. Once all students have selected a title I will create a list of the dates each assignment is due. LABS You will receive a laboratory syllabus and I will describe the lab portion of the course during the first lab session of the semester. Here, I only point out that a policy of the Biology Department requires that you must pass the laboratory portion of the course to pass this course. 6 Biology 1001 CCRI- Flanagan Campus Organismal Biology Spring 2012 Lecture Schedule Week of Lecture Topic 1/23 Introduction: Science, Biology and the Scientific Process, Complex Multicellular Organisms, Mitosis & Meiosis 1/30 Invertebrates 2/6 Vertebrates and Human Evolution (online Quiz I) 2/13 Plants 2/20 Fungi (Exam 1) 2/27 Origin and History of Life on Earth, 3/5 History of the Theory of Evolution and the Evidence (online Quiz II) (Midterm Grades turned in by Wednesday, March 7th) 3/12 SPRING BREAK 3/19 Evolutionary Causal Mechanisms and Speciation 3/26 Mendelian and Post-Mendelian Genetics (Exam 2) 4/2 DNA, Genes and Chromosomes 4/9 Embryology and Evolutionary Development (online Quiz III) (Monday, April 9th is the last day to withdraw and receive a “W”) 4/16 Introduction to Ecology and Populations including Humans 4/23 Communities and Species Interactions (online Quiz IV) 4/30 Ecosystems and Global change Night time Final Exam on Monday, May 7, 7:00pm) Daytime Final Exam on Tuesday, May 8, 8:30am) 7 Biology 1001 CCRI- Flanagan Campus Organismal Biology Spring 2012 Text Pages to Read for Lecture/Lecture Quizzes Week of Lecture Topic Pages 1/23 Introduction: Science, Biology and the Scientific Process, Complex Multicellular Organisms, Mitosis/Meiosis 2-35, 413-419, 221-246 1/30 Invertebrates 427-452 2/6 Vertebrates and Human Evolution 453-471 2/13 Plants 473-497 2/20 Fungi 498-509 2/27 Origin and History of Life on Earth 387-391, 411-412 3/5 History of the Theory of Evolution and the Evidence 299-308, 331-345 3/12 SPRING BREAK 3/19 Evolutionary Causal Mechanisms and Speciation 309-330, 392-400, 189-193 3/26 Mendelian and Post-Mendelian Genetics 263-298 4/2 DNA, Genes and Chromosomes 169-188 4/9 Embryology and Evolutionary Development 4/16 Introduction to Ecology and Populations including Humans 547-582 4/23 Communities and Species Interactions 602-622 4/30 Ecosystems and Global change 583-601 8