Principles of Biology I – Bio 101 Fall 2011

Dr. Brad Wetherbee

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Date	Day	Lecture Topic	Freeman Reading	Laboratory
Sep 7	W	Introduction	1	NO LABS
Sep 9	F	Biological chemistry - water	2
Sep 12	M	Biological chemistry - macromolecules	3-6	Lab 1- Microscopy
Sep 14	W	Cells – introduction	7
Sep 16	F	Cells – organization	7
Sep 19	M	Cells – membranes	6	Lab 2 - Calorimetry
Sep 21	W	Energetics & enzymes	3.5
Sep 23	F	Exam I (chapters 1-7)		answers
Sep 26	M	Cellular respiration – glycolysis	9	Lab 3 - Respiration
Sep 28	W	Cellular respiration – Krebs cycle	9
Sep 30	F	Cellular respiration – electron transport	9
Oct 3	M	Photosynthesis	10	Lab 4 - Cell Division
Oct 5	W	Cell division - mitosis	11
Oct 7	F	Cell division – gametes and meiosis	12
Oct 10	M	No Class – Columbus Day		No labs all week
Oct 12	W	Genetics – Mendel & inheritance	13
Oct 14	F	Exam II (chapters 9-12)		answers
Oct 17	M	Heredity	13	Lab 5 - Genetics
Oct 19	W	DNA – structure & replication	4.2,14
Oct 21	F	RNA – structure & protein synthesis	4.3,15
Oct 24	M	Protein synthesis	16	Lab 6 - DNA
Oct 26	W	Mutations & genetic disorders	11.4, 15
Oct 28	F	Genetic engineering	19	Class Meets Chafee 271
Oct 31	M	Classification of living things	pp. 5-8	Lab 7 – DNA II
Nov 2	W	Exam III (chapters 4, 11, 13-16, 19)		answers
Nov 4	F	Bacteria	28
Nov 7	M	Protista	29	Lab 8 – Field Sampling
Nov 9	W	Animals – characteristics & body plans	32
Nov 11	F	No Class – Veteran’s Day		No Fri Labs— see TA
Nov 14	M	Animals – protostomes	33	Lab 9 - Classification
Nov 16	W	Animals – protostomes	33
Nov 18	F	Animals – molting animals	33
Nov 21	M	Animals - deuterostomes	34	No labs all week
Nov 23	W	Chordates	34
Nov 25	F	No Class - Thanksgiving
Nov 28	M	Vertebrates	34	Lab 10 – Physiology I
Nov 30	W	Exam IV (chapters 28, 29, 32-34)
Dec 2	F	Animals – organization & structure	41	answers
Dec 5	M	Excretory systems	42	Lab 11 – Physiology II
Dec 7	W	Circulatory systems	44
Dec 9	F	Respiratory systems	44
Dec 12	M	Reproductive systems	48	Fri Lab 8 makeup
Dec 14	W	Final Exam           8:00-11:00am		Kirk Auditorium