BIOL 112: PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II LECTURE
Spring 2010
Lecture Description and Syllabus
Updated April 27, 2010

Some parting thoughts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX-nuY9LJAs&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wJ-VPqFzy0&feature=youtube_gdata

To the lecture schedule

Dr. Stan Eisen
Office: S203B
Telephone: (901) 321-3447
e-mail: seisen@cbu.edu

Textbook:
Campbell. 2008. Biology.
Darwin, Charles. Origin of Species.

Description:

BIOL 112, Principles of Biology II, is the second half of a year-long survey course in introductory biology. In this course, we will examine the systematics and taxonomy of animals, anatomy and physiology of eukaryotic organisms, and embryology. The course includes three lectures and one discussion section each week.

Grading:

Grading for this course will be based on the following:

• 4 semester exams, each worth 1/7 of your final grade. Each exam will include short answer, multiple-choice and essay questions;
• Weekly quizzes covering the previous week's material, administered at the beginning of each discussion section. Quizzes will include short answer, multiple-choice and short essay questions. Collectively, these quizzes will be worth 1/7 of your final grade;
• An oral presentation on a selected chapter of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, which will be worth 1/7 of your final grade. The basic assumption of this presentation is that YOU will be teaching each other the points made by Charles Darwin to develop and support his theory. I have resources to help you, but it’s going to be YOUR responsibility to teach your peers. You will be expected to submit an outline of your presentation and 5 multiple-choice questions at least 2 days in advance so that I can distribute your outline to the rest of the class. (Please see the grading rubric, http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/OriginOfSpeciesPresentationRubric.htm );
• A final exam scheduled during final exam week. This final exam will include short-answer and multiple-choice questions, and will be worth 1/7 of your final grade.

Grading scale

Grading for all quizzes, reports, and exams will be based on a 4.0 grading scale, in which:

3.5 to 4.0 = A
2.75 to 3.49 = B
2.00 to 2.74 = C
1.00 to 1.99 = D
< 1.00 = F

BIOL 112 Sp2010 Lecture Schedule

Day	Date	Lecture Topic (& links)	Chapter in textbook
M	1/11	Plant histology http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/PlantHistology.htm http://www.spc.cc.tx.us/biology/rzamora/planthistologyreview_files/v3_document.htm	35
T	1/12	Darwin and the Tree of Life video, Part I http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Fossils.htm
W	1/13	Darwin and the Tree of Life video, Part II
F	1/15	Root systems http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/RootsForProjection_files/frame.htm	35
M	1/18	***Martin Luther King Day***
T	1/19	Lecture Quiz 1: Plant organs & meristematic growth A mini-lab on fossils
W	1/20	Stems and leaves http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/StemsAndLeaves.htm	35
F	1/22	Meristems, Primary growth & secondary growth http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/MeristemsPrimaryAndSecondaryGrowthForProjection.htm	36
M	1/25	Transport in Plants: water flow in xylem tissue http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/TransportInPlantsIXylemForProjection.htm	36
T	1/26	Lecture Quiz 2: Transport in Plants A mini-lab on natural selection: http://www.techapps.net/interactives/pepperMoths.swf
W	1/27	Transport in Plants: Translocation of Phloem sap http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/TransportInPlantsIIPhloemForProjection.htm http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/Phloem.html http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/courses/HORT301/MikesLectures/TranslPhloem.html	36
F	1/29	Snow day (classes were cancelled)
M	2/1	Transport in phloem – Secret Life of Plants video, part I
T	2/2	Lecture Quiz 3: Plant transport Presentation on Chapters 1 & 2: Variation Under Domestication; Variation Under Nature
W	2/3	Secret Life of Plants video, part II, Plant Nutrition http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/PlantNutrition.htm	37
F	2/5	Lecture Exam I
M	2/8	Plant Reproduction http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/AngiospermReproduction.htm	38
T	2/9	Lecture Quiz 4: Linnaean system of taxonomy Presentation on Chapter 3: Struggle for Existence
W	2/10	An introduction to animal taxonomy & phylogeny http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/AnimalDiversity.htm Porifera http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Porifera.htm Cnidaria http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Cnidaria/ Ctenophora http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Ctenophora/ Hydroskeletons http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Hydroskeletons/	32 33 33
F	2/12	Platyhelminthes, Rotifera, Lophophorates Platyhelminthes http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Platyhelminthes/	33
M	2/15	Mollusca http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Mollusca/	33
T	2/16	Lecture Quiz 5: “Lower” invertebrates Presentation on Chapter 4: Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest
W	2/17	Annelida http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Annelida/	33
F	2/19	Nematoda http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Nematoda.htm	33
M	2/22	Arthropoda http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Arthropoda.htm Barnacle Copulation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1SW-pl2gYs Little Richard, “Keep on Knocking”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZkYWdt4yqg	33
T	2/23	Lecture Quiz 6: Higher invertebrates and Chordates Presentation on Chapter 5: Laws of Variation
W	2/24	Echinodermata http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Echinodermata.htm	33
F	2/26	Chordates http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Chordates.htm http://www-biol.paisley.ac.uk/courses/Tatner/biomedia/units/chor1.htm Hagfish slime is interesting stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb2EOP3ohnE	34
M	3/1	Animal Histology & Homeostasis	40
T	3/2	Lecture Quiz 7: Chordates; Animal Histology, Digestive and Cardiovascular systems Presentations on Chapters 6 and 7: Difficulties of the Theory; Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection
W	3/3	Nutrition + Digestive system http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookDIGEST.html http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Nutrition.htm Scrubs - Everything Comes Down To Poo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsVgi8hoFFc Intestinal sounds, you say? http://www.fart-sounds.net/fart_sound_board.htm	41
F	3/5	Lecture Exam II (For lab: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL112PracticeFinalSp2008_files/frame.htm )
M-F	3/8 - 3/12	SPRING BREAK
M	3/15	Internal Transport: Cardiovascular system http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookcircSYS.html	42
T	3/16	Lecture Quiz 8: Cardiovascular system, cont’d Presentations on Chapters 8 and 9: Instinct; Hybridism
W	3/17	Lecture Exam II Specimens http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL112LcEx02SpecimensSp2009.htm Internal Transport: Blood http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookcircSYS.html	42
F	3/19	Gas Exchange http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookRESPSYS.html	42
M	3/22	Internal Defense http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookIMMUN.html http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/immun/immun.htm	43
T	3/23	Lecture Quiz 7: Gas Exchange and Immune system Presentation on Chapter 10: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record.
W	3/24	Thermal regulation	44
F	3/26	Osmoregulation	44
M	3/29	excretory systems http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookEXCRET.html What you might find in a urinalysis http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/UrinalysisComponents.htm	44
T	3/30	Passover, Day 1 – No class
W	3/31	Endocrine regulation http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookENDOCR.html	45
Th	4/1	Easter Weekend – No class
F	4/2	Easter Weekend – No class
M	4/5	Easter Weekend – No class
T	4/6	Lecture Quiz 8: Homeostasis; Endocrine and reproductive systems Presentation on Chapter 11: On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings
W	4/7	Human reproduction: Male and female reproductive anatomy and physiology http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookREPROD.html Contraception: http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/fast_track_index.html From Medscape Medical News: Men Who Have Sex With Men Have a 40-Fold Higher Risk for HIV, Syphilis. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718337?sssdmh=dm1.600765&src=nlconfnews&spon=3&uac=40240FX	46
F	4/9	Human reproduction: Male and female reproductive anatomy and physiology, continued http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookREPROD.html Contraception: http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/fast_track_index.html From Medscape Medical News: Men Who Have Sex With Men Have a 40-Fold Higher Risk for HIV, Syphilis. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718337?sssdmh=dm1.600765&src=nlconfnews&spon=3&uac=40240FX	46
M	4/12	Animal Development Early theories: http://zygote.swarthmore.edu/fert1.html Congenital defects: Kitten with 2 faces: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3777346/10360191	47
T	4/13	Lecture Quiz 9: Neural function Presentations on Chapters 12 and 13: Geographical Distribution; Geographical Distribution continued
W	4/14	Lecture Exam 3 http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL112LcEx03IdentificationPractice.htm
F	4/16	Neural control: Neurons http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html Neurobiology animations http://itc.gsw.edu/faculty/gfisk/anim/index.html Sodium-Potassium pump animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsQQ6s_nI2c&NR=1 Action Potential http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCasruJT-DU&feature=related Nerve Impulse Animation - Action Potential http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzevjSb1ERM Synaptic transmission http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vZI_XKca88&feature=related Receptors: How cells get the message http://receptome.stanford.edu/HPMR	48
M	4/19	Neural Regulation: Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html
T	4/20	Lecture quiz 10: Nervous system Presentation on Chapter 14: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology; Embryology.
W	4/21	The Brain: Evolution & Perception video
F	4/23	The Brain: Evolution & Perception video, cont’d Sensory perception http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookNERV.html	49
M	4/26	The Brain: Evolution & Perception video, cont’d	50
T	4/27	Presentation on Chapter 15: Recapitulation and Conclusion; Parts of the brain, Autonomic Nervous System
W	4/28	***Lecture Exam 4***
F	5/1	Musculoskeletal system: Morphology and physiology http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookMUSSKEL.html Tutorial on the skeletal system: http://depts.washington.edu/bonebio/ASBMRed/ASBMRed.html Muscle contraction physiology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ309LfHQ3M	50
M	5/3	An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere Community & Population ecology, ecosystems http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978207379 From the Arizona : Gulf Coast Fisheries on the spot-- http://azstarnet.com/business/local/article_b5b087d3-8918-5858-8df0-5eb996401be6.html	52 54&55
T	5/4	**STUDY DAY**
Final exam will be given during Final Exam Week