Principles of Biology II                                                                                                                     Spring 2011

Dr. Shonah A. Hunter

Lecture Schedule

Text: Mader, Biology, 10th. Edition and supplemental readings which will be announced and for which you are responsible.

 

Meeting Times

Date

Topic

Chapter

1

       W  19

Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance.

Ch 11

2

        M  24

Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance (cont.)

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3

        W  26

Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance (cont.)

MLK celebration – compressed schedule.

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4

        M  31

(Quiz 1)  Molecular Biology of the Gene

Ch 12

5

Feb  W   2

            "                            "

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6

       M    7

            "                            "

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7

        W  9

            "                            "

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8

        M   14

(Quiz 2)    Regulation of Gene Activity               

Ch 13

9

        W  16

            "                            "

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10

       M  21

            "                            "    (Optional Bonus article due by 5:00pm)

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11

      W 23

Exam 1 (Ch 11, 12, 13) (50 questions)

 

12

       M  31 

Biotechnology and Genomics

Ch 14

13

 Mar  W 3

(Quiz 3)            "                            "

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        M   7

SPRING BREAK (NO CLASSES)

 

 

        W  9

SPRING BREAK (NO CLASSES)

 

14

        M 14

Darwin and Evolution

Ch 15

15

        W 16

                      

    

16

        M 21

(Quiz 4)       "              "

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17

        W 23

How Populations Evolve

Ch 16

18

       M 28

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19

       W  30

Speciation and Macroevolution (selections from chapter)

(Optional Bonus article due by 5:00pm)

Ch 17

20

Apr  M  4

Exam II (Ch 14, 15, 16, 17) (50 questions)

 

21

 Apr W   6

Behavioral Ecology (selections from chapter)

Ch 43

22

        M 11

Ecology

Selections of Ch 44, 45,

23

        W  13

(Quiz 5)

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24

        M 18

     

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        W 20

 LHU Day of Celebration of Scholarship - follows Friday schedule until 5:00pm

Lectures 1 and 2 will not meet – Lecture 3 (6:30 – 7:20) will meet – Ecology (cont.)

 

25

        F 22

Follows Wednesday schedule until 5:00pm

Lectures 1 and 2 will meet – Ecology (cont.)

     

26

        M 25

(Quiz 6) Conservation of Biodiversity

Ch 47

27

        M 27

 Conservation of Biodiversity (cont.)

                                              (Optional Bonus article due by 5:00pm)

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Meeting time: 28  FINAL:  TBA: Will be scheduled as a night exam.

The final will include Exam III (Ch 45, selection from 46-48 according to that covered in lecture) (50 questions) 

and the Comprehensive Final for semester (35 questions, 140 points).

ALL MATERIAL MUST BE READ PRIOR TO THE LECTURE.  Additional readings on select topics may be assigned. 

Note: This schedule is subject to modification Lab schedule is on the reverse side.