Saint&Joseph's&University&Biolog y&III‐‐Org anismic&Biology&Course&Expectat i ons&Fall&2011&&Dr. Jonathan Fingerut, 221 SC, [email protected], 660-1830 Ms. Susan Jackson , 313B SC, [email protected], 660-1895 Dr. Karen Snetselaar, 229 SC, [email protected], 660-1826 Dr. Clint Springer, 224 SC, [email protected], 660-3432 Dr. Paul Tefft, 225 SC, [email protected], 660-1827 Office hours will be posted on instructors' doors. This is the third course in the Saint Joseph's Biology core sequence. Lectures and laboratory exercises will include a brief survey of organisms from all kingdoms and more detailed study of certain anatomical and physiological adaptations in plants and animals. The lecture and lab portions of this course are quite integrated--use the lab to help you understand the lecture material, and vice versa! Please see any of the instructors if you have any questions; office hours will be posted, or you can make an appointment in person, by email, or by phone. Learning Objectives: By the end of the course you will be able to: • Describe the evolutionary relationships among organisms and explain basic mechanisms of evolution • Identify the characteristics that define the major groups of prokaryotes, protists, fungi, animals, and plants, with special emphasis on animals and flowering plants • Explain structure-function relationships in cells, tissues, and organs • Describe similarities and differences in how plants and animals are adapted to environmental conditions Your progress toward meeting the learning objectives will be assessed through lecture exams, lab quizzes, and laboratory worksheets and write-ups. You are encouraged to test your own progress toward meeting the objectives through individual and group study, answering questions at the end of chapters and on the textbook website, and discussions with your instructors. Attendance and Honesty Policy Attendance at lab and lecture is required. Make-up exams will not be given except by prior arrangement and at the discretion of the instructors. At all times your work must conform to the Saint Joseph's University Honesty Policy, as described in the college catalog. Textbooks and study aids You will use Biology: The Dynamic Science 2ed. (customized for SJU) which is available from the bookstore. The required laboratory manual may be purchased from Ms. Clark in the stockroom. A turning point clicker is necessary as well. You may use yours from last year, or purchase one from Ms. Clark.Lecture notes and other study aids can be found on the Blackboard webpage maintained by your instructors for this course. You should read over assignments before coming to lecture and lab Students with disabilities For those who have or think that you may have a disability (learning, physical or psychological), are encouraged to contact Services for Students with Disabilities, Room G10, Bellarmine, 610-660-1774 or 610-660-1620 as early as possible in the semester. Accommodations can only be provided to students with current (within 3 years) documentation. Students are encouraged to discuss their instructional (“reasonable academic adjustments”) and accommodation needs with their professors. All student requests for extended time to take examinations in a distraction free environment, must be discussed with the professor a minimum of one week prior to the scheduled date of the exam; the student must complete the Extended-Time Request Form and obtain the professor’s approval; and submit the form to the office – Services for Students with Disabilities a minimum of 3 days prior to the date of the scheduled exam. Failure to follow these procedures could result in a denial of the request. Exceptions to exam schedules requires prior written approval of the professor. Grading Lecture Points: Three lecture exams (100 pts each) 300 pts Final exam (100 pts part 4, 100 pts cumulative) 200 pts Lecture quizzes (10 pts each, only best 5 scores count) 50 pts TOTAL 550 pts Laboratory Points: Three laboratory practical exams (33 pts each) 100 pts Two laboratory writeups (25 pts each) 50 pts Four Laboratory worksheets (10 pts each) 40 pts TOTAL 190 pts Letter grades will be assigned using the following percentage scale: A 93-100 A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B-80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 D+ 67-69 D 60-66 F <60Schedul e(of(topics(&Date( &Lecture(Topi c(&Re adings(&Lab(Topic( &Aug&29&(M)&&History&of&Life&on&Earth&&Ch.&24&&Aug&31&(W)&&Mec hanisms&of&Evolution&&Ch.&19‐20&Sept&2&(F)&&Evolutio n;&Specia tion&&21‐22&Evolutio n&&&Hard y‐Weinburg&&Sept(5((M)(&Labor(D ay(–(No(Class(&&Sept&7&(W)&&The&Prokaryotic&Domains:&Bacteria &and&Archaea&&Ch.&25&&Sept&9&(F)&&Prot ists;& Quiz(1(&Ch.&26&No(Labs (&Sept&12&(M)&&Prot ists&&Ch.&26&&Sept&14&(W)&&Fungi&&Ch.&28&&Sept&16&(F)&&Nonvascular&Plants;&Quiz(2(&Ch.&27&&Survey&of&Prokaryotes,&Prot ists&and&Fung i&&Sept&19&(M)&&Vascular&See dless&Pla nts&&Ch.&27&&Sept&21&(W)&&Seed&Pla nts:&Gymnosperms;&&Ch.&27&&Sept&23&(F)&&Seed&Pla nts:&Angiosperms;&Quiz(3(&Ch.&27&&Non‐Vascular&Plants&and&Vascular&Non‐flowering&Plants&&Sept&26&(M)&&Finish&Angiosperms&and&Review&&Ch.&27&&Sept&28&(W)&&Exam(I(–(His tory (of(life(thru(Angiosperms(&&Sept&30&(F)&&Plant&Cells&and&Tissues&&Ch.&31&&Practical(1(&&Vascular&Plant&Cells&and&Tissues&&Oct&3&(M)&&Roots&&Ch.&31&&Oct&5&(W)&&Stems&&Ch.&31&&Oct&7&(F)&&Leaves;&Quiz(4(&Ch.&31&&Roots,&stem,&and&leaf&anatomy;&and&Start&Plant&Nutrition&lab&&Oct&10(M)&&Transport&in& Plan ts&&Ch.&32&Oct&12&(W)&&Plant&Nutrition&&&Water&Uptake&&Ch.&33&&Oct&14&(F)&&Photosynthes is;&Quiz(5(&Ch.&9&&Plant&Nutrition;&Water&Potential&in&Plant s&&Oct(17((M)(&Fall (Bre ak(–(No(class(&&Oct&19&(W)&&Plant&Respon se&to&the&Environment&&Ch.&35&&Oct&21(F)&&Exam(II(–(Seedle ss(plants(thru(Plants/En viro nme nt(&&No(Labs ;(Maintain(plants!!!(&Oct&24(M)&&Animal&Origins&and&Body&Plans&&Ch.&29&&Oct&26&(W)&&Origins&of&Muscles&and&Ne rves: &Cnidaria&&Ch.&29&&Oct&28&(F)&&The&First&Hunters :&Pla tyhelminthes& and&Para sites;&Quiz(6(&Ch.&29&&Practical(2(&&Plant&Nutrit ion&Data&Collecti on&&Oct&31&(M)&&Molluscs&&Ch.&29&&Nov&2&(W)&&The&worms:&Anne lids&and&Nematodes&&Ch.&29&&Nov&4&(F )&&Arthropods&I;&Quiz(7(&Ch.&29&&Animal&Diver sity&I&&Nov&7&(M)&&Arthropods&II:&Invading&the&Land&&Ch.&29&&Nov&9&(W)&&Our&Closest&Invertebrate&Relatives:&Echinoderms&&Ch.&29&&Nov&11&( F)&&Us:&The&Chordates&&Ch.&30&&Animal&Diver sity&II&&Nov