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Lecture
Syllabus
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Textbook:
Campbell, N.A., J.B. Reece, L.A. Urry, M.L. Cain,
S.A. Wasserman, P.V. Minorsky, R.B. Jackson 2008.
Biology,
8th ed., Benjamin/Cummings, Menlo
Park.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-6844-4
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Day/date
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Lecturer
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Topic
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Chapter/pages
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Topic 1:
Fundamentals of body design and function in higher
plants and animals
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W 9/2
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C & T
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to see us)
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Introduction
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Plant structure and function
- lectures 1&2
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35
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F 9/4
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T
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Plant structure and
function
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35
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M 9/7
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LABOR DAY
HOLIDAY
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W 9/9
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C
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Animal
structure and function
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40
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F 9/11
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C
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Animal structure and
function
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40
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Topic 2:
Internal transport and gas exchange
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M 9/14
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T
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Water,
gas exchange, and solute flux in plants
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36
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W 9/16
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T
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Water, gas exchange, and
solute flux in plants
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36
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F 9/18
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T
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Water, gas exchange, and
solute flux in plants
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36
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M 9/21
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C
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Circulation
and gas exchange in animals
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42
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W 9/23
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C
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Circulation and gas
exchange in animals
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42
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F 9/25
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C
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Circulation and gas
exchange in animals
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42
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M 9/28
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EXAM
1
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W 9/30
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C
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Circulation and gas
exchange in animals
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42
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Topic 3:
Energy transduction
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F 10/2
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T
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Photosynthesis
- light reactions
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10
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M 10/5
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T
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Photosynthesis
- dark reactions
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10
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W 10/7
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T
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Cellular
respiration and its relationship to
photosynthesis
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9
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Topic 4:
Nutrition and food processing
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F 10/9
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T
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Nutrients
and plant-soil interactions
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37
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M 10/12
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C
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Ingestion
and elimination in animals
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41
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W 10/14
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C
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Ingestion and elimination
in animals
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41
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F 10/16
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C
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Ingestion and elimination
in animals
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41
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Topic 5:
Integration and control of function required by
multicellularity - communication among cells
through chemical and electrical signaling
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M 10/19
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T
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Membrane
architecture
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7
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W 10/21
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T
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Cell-to-cell
communication
(lecture 8)
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11
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F 10/23
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MID-SEMESTER
DAY
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M 10/26
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T
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Basics
of signal transduction
(lecture 9)
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11
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W 10/28
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C
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Neuronal
signaling
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48
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F 10/30
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C
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Neuronal signaling
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48
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M 11/2
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EXAM
2
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W 11/4
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C
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Neuronal signaling
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48
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F 11/6
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C
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Neuronal signaling
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48
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M 11/9
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T
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Signaling
in guard cells
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36
(777-79)
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W 11/11
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T
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Signaling in guard
cells
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36
(777-79)
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F 11/13
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C
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Hormonal
signaling in animals
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45
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M 11/16
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C
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Hormonal signaling in
animals
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45
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W 11/18
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C
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Hormonal signaling in
animals
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45
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F 11/20
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C
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Hormonal signaling in
animals
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45
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M 11/23
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T
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Hormonal
signaling in plants
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39
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W 11/25
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T
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Hormonal signaling in
plants
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39
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F 11/27
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THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY
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Topic 6:
Movement
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M 11/30
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C
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Animal
locomotion
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52
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W 12/2
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EXAM 3
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F 12/4
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C
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Animal
locomotion
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50
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Topic 7:
Water and electrolyte balance in
animals
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M 12/7
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C
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Kidney function
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44
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W 12/9
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C
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Kidney function
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44
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F 12/11
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C &
T
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Finish kidney
function
Wrap up!
Course evaluations
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44
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Saturday
12/19
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FINAL
EXAMINATION
8 to 11 a.m. - CLN 201
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