Date

 Topic (subject to change!)

Jan. 12

Course Introduction; Characteristics of life, The scientific process, Optional Warm Up

 14

Overview: The three domains of life. Pre-class Survey (5 points),

19

No Classes - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

21

Cells and Organelles, Warm Up 1 due and responses

26

Weird Life: Viruses and viral disease, Prions and "Mad Cow" disease

28

Molecules of life - Carbohydrates and lipids, Warm Up 2 due and responses; CL3

Feb. 2

Molecules of life - Carbohydrates and lipids; Molecules of metabolism - Proteins and enzymes.

4

Molecules of metabolism - Proteins and enzymes. Warm Up 3 due; and responses Exam Review, Study Guide for Exam 1, Exam 1 Practice Test with answers

9

Exam 1

11

Human Nutrition 2004: Food pyramids, carbs and calories!;
Warm Up 4 due

16

Photosynthesis - Making Sugar from Sunlight,
Cellular Respiration - Making Energy from Sugar

 18

Finish Cellular Respiration; If time, Endosymbiotic theory; Warm Up 5 due

23

Start Molecules of heredity - What is DNA and what does it do?

25

Mitosis, DNA Replication, Cell Cycle, Cancer, Warm Up 6 due

Mar. 1

Meiosis, Crossing Over

3

Development of the Vertebrate Body Plan Warm Up 7 due and responses

8

Development of the Vertebrate Body Plan Exam Review and Objectives

10

Exam 2 Warm Up 8 due

15

Spring Break - no classes.

17

Spring Break - no classes.

22

Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Cloning Animals (and Humans?)

24

Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Cloning Animals (and Humans?),
Human Chromosomal Disorders Warm Up 9 due and responses

29

Human Chromosomal Disorders

31

Genetics, Probability, and Chance, Warm Up 10 due and responses

Apr. 5

Finish Genetics, Probability, and Chance, Start Human Genetic disorders

7

Human Genetic disorders, Exceptions to Mendel's Laws, Warm Up 11 due and Responses

12

Exam 3 Special "Good For" Genetics Problems - worth 6 points - due Monday April 12 Study Guide for Exam 3; Answer key for "Good For" problems

14

Evolutionary Theory and Warm Up 12 due

19

Finish Evolutionary Theory , start Speciation and Mass Extinction,

 21

Finish Speciation and Mass Extinction, start Human Population Growth, Warm Up 13 due

26

Finish Human Population Growth; Human Impact on the Biosphere (Note: will be handed out in class as a powerpoint presentation!; Course Evaluations

28

Plant Biotechnology, Feeding 6.3 Billion Humans Warm Up 14 due: The LAST Warm Up!

May 3

Finish plant biotechnology, Post-class Survey (5 points), Final Exam Review and Exam 4 objectives

May 7
[Friday]