STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ANNOUNCED CHANGES IN THIS SYLLABUS!!!

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1 GENERAL BIOLOGY II BIOLOGY 3B SYLLABUS FOR SPRING 2010 Ticket # or AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION Instructor: Steve Teh Office: SM 254 Phone: (949) Office Hrs: MW 11:30 noon, 1:30 2:00 PM steh@saddleback.edu TTh: 9:30 10:30 AM & 12:00 12:30 PM Web site address: Click on the Bio 3B link OBJECTIVE: Biology 3B builds upon Biology 3A and introduces the students to the origins of life, the basic structures and functions of plants and animals including concepts in systematics, evolutionary relationships, physiology, ecology, and biotic relationships. IMPORTANT DATES OTHER DATES: January 22 Last Day to drop and apply for a refund Initial proposal due February 14 Last Day to withdraw without a W Final proposal due March Spring Recess Peer reviews due April 5 Last day to withdraw with a W Peer reviewed papers return Final Research Paper due Field Trips San Clemente Reclamation District: Tidepools (Dana Pt or CDM): Donna O Neill Land Conservancy: Joshua Tree National Park TBD TBA (March) TBA (May) Test Dates (Subject to change) Exam 1 January 30 Practical 1 February 13 Practical 3 April 11 Exam 2 February 27 Practical 2 March 21 Practical 4 May 2 Exam 3 April 4 Exam 4 May 9 Final Exam (MCAT Bio Portion): May 14 th (12:45 2:45 PM) Required Textbook: Biology - Ninth Edition Authors: Campbell and Reece Required Lab Manual: Download & READ before lab from: Required Supplies: 5 Scan Forms 882 Lab Supplies: Latex gloves for dissections * Marks days with dissections STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ANNOUNCED CHANGES IN THIS SYLLABUS!!! Spring 2012 Biology 3B Syllabus Page 1 of 5

2 BIOLOGY 3B LECTURE SCHEDULE Spring 2012 Week Date Lecture Subject Reading (Campbell) 1 JAN 9 Introduction & Early Earth and the Origin of Life Ch Viruses & Prokaryotes Ch Holiday MLK Day 18 Prokaryotes & Eukaryote Diversity Ch The Fungi 25 Animal Evolution & The Invertebrates Ch. 32 & **LECTURE EXAM I** FEB 1 Animal Evolution & The Invertebrates Ch. 32 & The Invertebrates Ch The Vertebrates (Fish Amphibians) Ch Holiday President s Day 15 The Vertebrates (Repitles and Birds)/homeostasis Ch. 34/ The Vertebrates (Mammals)/homeostasis Ch. 34/44 22 Animal Form and Function Ch **LECTURE EXAM II** 29 Animal Nutrition Ch MAR 5 Cell Communication Ch Nervous System Ch Spring Recess Sensory and Motor Mechanisms Ch Circulation Ch Circulation Ch Gas Exchange Ch APR 2 Gas Exchange Ch Field trip - Tidepools 13 9 **LECTURE EXAM III** Ch Body Defenses,Homeostasis Ch Animal Reproduction Ch Animal Development Ch Plant Structure and Growth Ch Transport in Plants Ch Plant Nutrition Ch. 37 MAY 2 Plant Reproduction & Internal and External Signals Ch. 38 & **Lecture Exam IV** 9 10 Final Presentation Preparation Presentation Final Exam MCAT (Bio portion) Spring 2012 Biology 3B Syllabus Page 2 of 5

3 BIOLOGY 3B LABORATORY SCHEDULE Spring 2012 Date Laboratory Notes 1 JAN 9 Introduction to Lab & Project Planning 11 Statistics Tune-up Sterilized sample bottle out 2 16 Holiday - MLK 18 Prokaryotes and begin Water Quality Testing Bring in water samples 3 23 Water Quality and Begin Fungi Initial project proposals due 25 Water Quality and Finish Fungi 4 30 Protists (live protists cultures) FEB 1 Invertebrate Diversity Survey I Final project proposals due 5 6 Invertebrate Diversity Survey II 8 Review for Lab Practical 6 13 LAB PRACTICAL I 15 Vertebrate Diversity 7 20 Holiday President s Day 22 Histology 8 27 *Comparative Anatomy I: Skeletal System 29 *Comparative Anatomy I: Skeletal System 9 MAR 5 *Comparative Anatomy II: Muscles 7 *Comparative Anatomy II: Muscles Review Comp. Anat. I & II Spring Recess Do Something Biological Histology, Comp Anat I, II 21 LAB PRACTICAL II *Comparative Anatomy III Circulatory & respiratory 28 *Comparative Anatomy III Circulatory & respiratory 12 APR 2 * Comparative Anatomy IV: Urinary & Reproductive Review Comp. Anat. III 4 Field Trip Tidepools (low 12:39 pm)* 13 9 * Comparative Anatomy V: Brain & eye Submit research paper for review 11 Diving Physiology Lab EKG s (Dress appropriately) LAB PRACTICAL III Return Peer Reviewed papers 18 Plant Survey I Nonvascular & seedless vascular plants Plant Survey II Vascular plants Final Research papers due 25 Plant Structure I & II Plant Reproduction Bring assigned Fruits MAY 2 LAB PRACTICAL IV 17 7 Research Presentations Preparation 9 10 Final prep for presentations Research Presentations Begins at 9:00 AM (potluck) Administrators will be invited Finals week No laboratory Meetings FIELD TRIPS: There will be several field trips included in this course. They will be required, except the one to the Mojave Desert (optional) which will be a weekend trip in April. Most of the field trips will be during class time; however, some of these trips may cause you to miss one or more of your other classes. It will be your responsibility to make-up any missed work in your other class(es). Missed field trips require a special written makeup report. See me for details before the trip so arrangements can be made. Failure to go on the fieldtrip or complete the report will result in the lowering of your grade by one full grade. Spring 2012 Biology 3B Syllabus Page 3 of 5

4 Water Treatment Plant (San Clemente): After completion of the water quality testing laboratories, we will take a trip to the water reclamation treatment plant in San Clemente to see first hand how our waste water is handled before it is allowed back into the environment. Local Plant Field Trip: We take a trip to one of the local areas to examine native, naturalized and introduced plants in one of several southern California areas. You may have the opportunity to collect, identify and press these plants. We will also examine some geology, natural history and the ecology of these areas. Tide Pools (depends on low tide) This trip will be to the rocky coastline tidepools during a low-low tide. We will observe tidepool animals and plants, and conditions under which they must live. Ladera Ranch Marsh: This trip will be to the marsh area near the Ladera Ranch housing development to study the behavioral ecology of nesting redwing blackbirds. Palms to Pines Field Trip: There may be a Palms to Pines trip scheduled for April to study the plant diversity from the desert floor to the montane forests. We will examine the gradational changes and factors that effect plant distribution. This would be an all day trip with several stops and short hikes. Mojave Desert or Death Valley One of the trips will be to the desert where students will be able to learn various sampling techniques, natural history and the physiological adaptations plant and animal species have made to this harsh environment. This will be a long weekend trip and will incur additional fees for lodging and meals. We will stay at the Desert Research Center and travel to various locations to examine the flora and fauna. ATTENDANCE: Since many of the questions on the tests will come from the lecture material, it is critical that students attend all class meetings. If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to get the notes from a fellow student. If your number of absences exceeds the number of hours the class meets in two weeks, you may be dropped from the course (no exceptions). After 5 April 2012, you cannot officially be dropped from the course. This is the last day you can receive a "W" (Withdrawal). After this date you must be given a grade in the course. If you are late to class, it is your responsibility to report it to the instructor at the end of class. If you do not, it will be counted as an absence. Three times late to class counts as one absence. Excessive absences and tardiness will result in the lowering of your grade. It is ultimately the student s responsibility to drop themselves from the course if they decide not to attend the class. Poor attendance after the drop date will result in the loss of one grade level (i.e. a student will fall from an A to a B ) in the final analysis of your grade. POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Cheating and Plagiarism are violations of the college's policy and are considered serious offenses. The Department of Biological Sciences takes all incidences of academic dishonesty seriously and acts accordingly. I reserve the right to give an "F" for the assignment, test and/or class and the matter will be brought up to the Vice President of Student Services as stated in the school's current Student Handbook (p ).. In other words, "DON'T CHEAT OR PLAGIARIZE"! Please download, read and sign the MSE Division Academic Integrity policy and turn it in (see webpage). Spring 2012 Biology 3B Syllabus Page 4 of 5

5 GRADING: The semester grade will be determined by several factors: Midterm exams, lab practicals, class quizzes, written abstracts, herbarium collection, written papers and a comprehensive final exam. There will be one grade for both lecture and laboratory. If there is a problem with the exam or quiz dates, see me well in advance so other arrangements can be made. Exams and quizzes will be given at the beginning of class. Assignments are due at the beginning of the scheduled lab. If you show up late, you will not be allowed to take the exam/quiz or submit an assignment and it will be recorded as a zero. Students who fail to take two exams should consider dropping from the course. The final must be taken. 4 Midterm Exams (100 pts each) pts 1 Final Exam pts (The final exam must be taken!!) Misc assignments (Academic Integrity, etc.)???? pts Quizzes (10 pts each).???? pts Tidepool Quiz 30 pts Vertebrate Lab Quiz.. 25 pts Timed Laboratory Practicals (100 pts each) pts Plant Collection Project 50 pts Research Project Proposals 40 pts Paper pts Presentation.. 50 pts Peer Review paper pts Critique pts Laboratory Abstracts (25 pts each) pts Approximate Total Possible Points 1330 pts Points and assignments are subject to change at the instructor s discretion to facilitate a more productive learning environment. THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS! Students who miss an exam or practicum may consider dropping the course. Students who fail to take two exams may be dropped from the course. Final Grades: A = (90-100%) B = (80-89%) C = (70-79%) D = (60-69%) F = (0-59% LABORATORY CLEAN-UP: It is your responsibility to clean up after yourselves in lab! It does not matter who makes the mess, please clean it up. For every minute that I spend clean up after you guys, I will deduct 10 points from EVERYONE for each of those precious minutes (I clean very slowly)! I am not your mother! ACCOMMODATION: All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate students with disabilities. It is your responsibility to provide documentation of your disability and resolve the appropriate accommodation(s) at the very beginning of the semester. NO students may use dictionaries or electronic translation devices during lecture exams or quizzes, including international students. Beepers, Pagers or Cellular Phones must be set on vibrate or another silent alert mode during class. Students that disrupt the class with these auditory devices will be removed from the class for that day and lose 10 points for each offense. You will also be required to dance to your ringtone as well. Late Student Penalties: Morning Lab donuts for all students Lecture lunch for all students Afternoon Lab Pizza for all students Spring 2012 Biology 3B Syllabus Page 5 of 5