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Lecture Syllabus
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: 0-321-54325-4

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Day/date

Lecturer

Topic

Chapter/pages

Topic 1: Fundamentals of body design and function in higher plants and animals

W 1/17

C & T
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Introduction - Plant structure and function

35

W 1/19

T

Plant structure and function

35

F 1/21

T

Plant growth

35

 

M 1/24

C

Animal structure and function

40

W 1/26

C

Animal structure and function

40
Topic 2: Movement

F 1/28

C

Animal locomotion

50 (1105-1119)

M 1/31

C

Animal locomotion

50 (1105-1119)
Topic 3: Internal transport and gas exchange

W 2/2

T

Water, gas exchange, and transport in plants

36

F 2/4

T

Water, gas exchange, and transport in plants

36


M 2/7

T

Water, gas exchange, and transport in plants

36

W 2/9

Tallman - EXAM 1

F 2/11

C

Circulation and gas exchange in animals

42 (898-911;923-29)


M 2/14

C

Circulation and gas exchange in animals

42 (898-911;923-29)

W 2/16

C

Circulation and gas exchange in animals

42 (898-911;923-29)
Topic 4: Energy transduction

F 2/18

T

Photosynthesis - light reactions

10


M 2/21

T

Photosynthesis - dark reactions

10

W 2/23

T

Cellular respiration and its relationship to photosynthesis

9
Topic 5: Nutrition and food processing

F 2/25

T

Nutrients and plant-soil interactions

37


M 2/28

T

Nutrients and plant-soil interactions

37

W 3/2

T
Tallman - EXAM 2

F 3/4

C

Ingestion and elimination in animals (lecture 1)

41


M 3/7

C

Ingestion and elimination in animals (lecture 2)

41

W 3/9

C

Ingestion and elimination in animals (lecture 3)

41
Topic 6: Integration and control of function required by multicellularity - communication among cells through chemical and electrical signaling

F 3/11

T

Membrane architecture

7


M 3/14

T

Cell-to-cell communication

11

W 3/16

T

Basics of signal transduction

11

F 3/18

T

Basics of signal transduction

11

 

M 3/21-25

SPRING VACATION


M 3/28

T

Basics of signal transduction

11

W 3/30

C

Neuronal signaling-part 1

48

F 4/1

C

Neuronal signaling-part 2

48


M 4/4

C

Neuronal signaling-part 3

48

W 4/6

C

Neuronal signaling

48

F 4/8

T

Signaling in guard cells

36 (777-79)

 

M 4/11

Tallman - EXAM 3

W 4/13

T

Signaling in guard cells

36 (777-79)

F 4/15

C

Hormonal signaling in animals

45

 

M 4/18

C

Hormonal signaling in animals

45

W 4/20

Student Scholarship
Recognition Day

F 4/22

C

Stress signaling in animals

45

 

M 4/25

T

Hormonal signaling in plants

39

W 4/27

T

Hormonal signaling in plants

39

F 4/29

T

Hormonal signaling in plants

39


M 5/2

C & T

Hormonal signaling in plants -wrap up

39

 

W 5/11

C & T
FINAL EXAM - 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Collins 201