BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM HOUSTON, TEXAS COURSE TITLE BIOLOGY 1309 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II A DISTANCE EDUCATION CLASS ALL WORK IS ONLINE CREDIT 3 SEMESTER HOURS (3 Hours lecture) TEXT BOOK: Essential Biology with Physiology CAMPBELL,Simon, Reece and Dickey, 3rd edition. You may use a recent edition Benjamin Cummings Publishing, 2010. GRADING It is recommended that a minimum of 4 examinations (including the final) should be given in a semester. Lecture examinations should make up 100% of the total grade should be allocated to the final examination. In an online course it is also recommended to facilitate graded discussion on current issues related to the course topics to enhance student learning. ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS Log onto the course EVERY WEEK. Work on the assigned chapters AND DO NOT GET BEHIND. Read the chapters, work as many of the areas for each chapter. They are on the TOGGLE sites by chapters. REQUIRED Take the chapter quiz for each chapter BEFORE the test with at least 70% Special.. NOTE.If you successfully take all test before the deadline (which is the day of the 4 major tests) with a 70% grade with no extension, on time, then your lowest grade will be dropped for an 90, A on your lowest test grade. All emails to the instructor must be brief, concise and stated very respectfully. NOTE: Any email sent to the instructor that she deems disrespectful in any way, will result in that student being automatically dropped from the class immediately.
EXAMS; The 1 st Friday of every Month is exam day. All exams are given online. You must use a highly reliable computer that will not crash because absolutely NO resets or 2nd chances will be given since the situation and claim cannot be documented. If your computer crashes or ANYTHING that locks you out of the exam will cause you to get a ZERO for the test. No use to textbooks is allowed. That is cheating and academic dishonesty. Quiz 4 CH 26-29 is the Final Exam Departmental EXAM- if the discipline makes it possible, it will be worth 5% Week 1 COVERED chapters 14-29 14 How Biological Diversity Evolves 15 The Evolution of Microbial Life 16 Plants, Fungi, and the Move to Land 17 The Evolution of Animals 18 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere 19 Population Ecology 20 Communities and Ecosystems 21 Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function 22 Nutrition and Digestion 23 Circulation and Respiration 24 The Body's Defenses 25 Hormones 26 Reproduction and Development 27 Nervous Sensory and Motor Systems 28 The Life of a Flowering plant 29 The Working Plant EXAM SCHEDULE: You will have a test on EVERY 1 st OF THE MONTH Quiz 1 covers Chapter 14-17 Quiz 2 18-21 Quiz 3 22-25 Quiz 4 26-29 FRIDAY
Quiz 4 CH 26-29 is the Final Exam Depratmental EXAM- if the discipline makes it possible, it will be worth 5% Week 1 COVERED 14 How Biological Diversity Evolves 15 The Evolution of Microbial Life 16 Plants, Fungi, and the Move to Land 17 The Evolution of Animals 18 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere 19 Population Ecology 20 Communities and Ecosystems 21 Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function 22 Nutrition and Digestion 23 Circulation and Respiration 24 The Body's Defenses 25 Hormones 26 Reproduction and Development 27 Nervous Sensory and Motor Systems 28 The Life of a Flowering plant 29 The Working Plant EXAM SCHEDULE: You will have a test on EVERY 1 st FRIDAY OF THE MONTH Quiz 1 covers Chapter 14-17 Quiz 2 18-21 Quiz 3 22-25 Quiz 4 26-29 " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 22: Nutrition and Digestion REFERENCES pp. 474-493 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Discuss how the digestive systems in different organisms are adapted to the life style of each animal. " Discuss structure and function of Human Digestive System. " Discuss the different nutrients needed by an animal body. " Discuss a few nutritional disorders. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 23: Circulation and Respiration REFERENCES pp. 494-515 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Explain how the cardiovascular systems of vertebrates differ from those of invertebrates. " Discuss the major features and functions of human cardiovascular system " Discuss the structure and functions of heart, blood and blood vessels. " Discuss why exchange of gases takes place. " Compare the mechanisms used in invertebrate and vertebrate respiration. " Discuss how the human respiratory system works. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities.
RECOMMENDED Websites and DVDs 1. Instructor Resource DVD - PowerPoints, images, testbank 2. MasteringBiology: has animations, activities, videos and pre-test to set personalized study plan for students. www.masteringbiology requires access code. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapters 14: How Biological Diversity Evolves REFERENCES pp. 268-290 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Survey students to see if they are signed up for the right course. " Hand out course syllabus " Talk about course objectives, grading system, rules and regulations etc. " To discuss: What is a species? How do new species form? How is reproductive isolation between species maintained? " Understand the mode of speciation. " Describe the origin of Life on Early Earth. " Classifying the diversity of life. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapters 15: The Evolution of Microbial Life REFERENCES pp. 292-313 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Discuss the Four-Stage Hypothesis for the origin of Life. " Describe the structure and reproduction seen in prokaryotes " Discuss the two major prokaryotic groups and their impact on humans
and ecology. " Discuss the origin of eukaryotic cells. " Describe the characteristics of Kingdom Protista " Discuss the major protistan groups SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapters 16: Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land REFERENCES pp. 314-335 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Discuss the adaptations that helped plants make the move to land. " Discuss the evolutionary trends in plants " To discuss the major groups of plants. " List the characteristics of fungi, and the major fungal groups " Symbiotic relationships of fungi. " REVIEW FOR THE FIRST LECTURE EXAM SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities....first LECTURE EXAMINATION (ch 14-17) TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapters 17: The Evolution of Animals REFERENCES pp. 336-371 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " To discuss characteristics of animal. " To discuss animal classification. " To discuss Animal phyla belonging to Invertebrates " To discuss characteristics of chordates. " To discuss animal phyla belonging to chordates
" Discuss human evolution SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on Mastering Biology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in Mastering Biology, "Current Event" section " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 18: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere REFERENCES pp. 372-401 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Describe the ways in which climate affects the biomes of Earth and influences how organisms are shaped and how they behave. " Characterize each of the world's major biomes with respect to climate, plant life, and animal life. " Discuss ways in which human activities have put many ecosystems in peril. " Discuss the Green House Effect and Global Warming. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on Mastering Biology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in Mastering Biology, "Current Event" section " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 19: Population Ecology REFERENCES pp. 402-423 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Describe the factors that affect population density, distribution, and change. " Describe the meaning of logistic growth. Discuss the significance and use of life tables; interpret survivorship curves. " Discuss the factors that limit population growth. " Discuss the Applications of Population Ecology. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on Mastering Biology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in Mastering
Biology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 20: Communities and Ecosystems REFERENCES pp. 424-453 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Discuss the consequences of loss of biodiversity. " Define the following ecological terms: habitat, niche, community, symbiotic, competition, predation, parasitism, and mutualism. " Describe the various trophic levels and their interactions. " Discuss the structure of ecosystems in terms of energy flow and nutrient cycling. " Describe the movement of materials through the biogeochemical cycles. " Understand the goal of sustainable development " REVIEW FOR SECOND LECTURE EXAM SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. WEEK 3 SECOND LECTURE EXAMINATION, Chapters 18-21 JULY 20 online all day TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 21: Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function REFERENCES pp. 454-473 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Describe the structural organization of animals " Characterize the terms tissue, organ, and organ system. " Define Homeostasis. Describe the feedback control mechanisms that operate in plants and Animals. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website
TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 24: The Body's Defenses REFERENCES pp. 516-533 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Discuss the functions of the lymphatic system. " Introduce how the body defends itself against invasion. " Differentiate between the innate and adaptive defense mechanisms. " Discuss what happens when the immune system malfunctions. " REVIEW FOR THE THIRD LECTURE EXAM SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. WEEK 4 THIRD LECTURE EXAM. Chapters22-25 JULY 27th online all day TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 25: Hormones REFERENCES pp. 534-549 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Dscuss the characteristics of hormones " Discuss the major endocrine glands and their secretions. " As an example of hormonal action discuss how sugar levels are regulated in the human body by hormones. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 26: Reproduction and Development
REFERENCES pp. 550-573 in the textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " To introduce different types of reproduction: asexual vs sexual. " Describe the structure and function of the human male and female reproductive system " To understand the various stages of human development SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 27: nervous, Sensory and Motor Systems REFERENCES pp. 574-602 in the textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Describe the structure of neurons, neuroglia's and briefly discuss their role in transmission of nerve impulses. " Discuss the organization of peripheral vs central nervous system. " Discuss the structure and function of human brain. " Discuss the role of a receptor and the different types. " Discuss briefly the structure and function of the eye and ear parts. " Briefly describe the structure of bones and muscles. " Explain how biochemical events occur in muscle contractions SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " These activities help to prepare you for the tests. They are not required. Only Chapter QUIZZES ARE REQUIRED Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on Mastering Biology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in Mastering Biology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapter 28: The Life of a flowering Plant Chapter 29: The Working Plant REFERENCES pp. 604-639 in the textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Describe the generalized body plan of a flowering plant and describe the functions of major parts. " Discuss the two main types of plant growth and life cycle of a flowering plant " List the nutrients essential for plant growth. " Describe water transport in plants " List the chemical signals that control growth & development " REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMINATION SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section. " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. WEEK 5 FINAL LECTURE EXAMINATION CH 26-29
RECOMMENDED Websites and DVDs 1. Instructor Resource DVD - PowerPoints, images, testbank 2. MasteringBiology: has animations, activities, videos and pre-test to set personalized study plan for students. www.masteringbiology requires access code. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapters 14: How Biological Diversity Evolves REFERENCES pp. 268-290 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Survey students to see if they are signed up for the right course. " Hand out course syllabus " Talk about course objectives, grading system, rules and regulations etc. " To discuss: What is a species? How do new species form? How is reproductive isolation between species maintained? " Understand the mode of speciation. " Describe the origin of Life on Early Earth. " Classifying the diversity of life. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapters 15: The Evolution of Microbial Life REFERENCES pp. 292-313 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Discuss the Four-Stage Hypothesis for the origin of Life. " Describe the structure and reproduction seen in prokaryotes " Discuss the two major prokaryotic groups and their impact on humans
and ecology. " Discuss the origin of eukaryotic cells. " Describe the characteristics of Kingdom Protista " Discuss the major protistan groups SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities. TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapters 16: Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land REFERENCES pp. 314-335 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " Discuss the adaptations that helped plants make the move to land. " Discuss the evolutionary trends in plants " To discuss the major groups of plants. " List the characteristics of fungi, and the major fungal groups " Symbiotic relationships of fungi. " REVIEW FOR THE FIRST LECTURE EXAM SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES " Suggest students to review animations, activities, pre-tests and post tests on MasteringBiology website " Encourage reading of NY times articles available in MasteringBiology, "Current Event" section " Encourage participation in Process of Science activities....first LECTURE EXAMINATION (ch 14-17) TOPIC TO BE COVERED Chapters 17: The Evolution of Animals REFERENCES pp. 336-371 in textbook INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES " To discuss characteristics of animal. " To discuss animal classification. " To discuss Animal phyla belonging to Invertebrates " To discuss characteristics of chordates. " To discuss animal phyla