SyllBio111/96 - Wellesley College



Organismal Biology

Bio 111, Section 2, Spring 1999

General Information

Lecturer: Marianne Moore

SC 178, x3098, email: MMoore

Office Hours: Mon 10:00-11:00 am

Tues 11:00-12:00 noon

Lectures: Wed & Fri, 9:50-11:00 a.m., Science Center, Room 277

Textbook: Purves, W.K., G.H. Orians, H.C. Heller, and D. Sadava. 1998. Life: the Science of Biology, Fifth Edition. Vols II & III. Sinauer Assoc., Inc., Sunderland, MA.

Movies: A biology movie series will be held on the Wellesley College cable channel from 7-8 PM of the week designated in the syllabus. During other weeks, these movies will be available on reserve in the Science Library. Material covered by the movies is intended to supplement lectures, and it will be included on exams.

Labs: Labs begin on 26 January. Labs for students in this lecture section are:

2LA Mon 8:30-12 noon, Rm 316, Science Center

2LB Wed 1:30-5:00 pm, Rm 316, Science Center

Please purchase a laboratory manual ($15) in Room 160, Science Center, during the times posted. Attendance of labs is mandatory.

Hourly Exams: I. Wed, Mar 3

II. Wed, Apr 7

Final Exam: Exam Week (self-scheduled)

Grading: Hourly Exam I 100 points

Hourly Exam II 100 points

Laboratory 200 points

Final 200points

TOTAL 600 points

Late Policy: Make-up exams will be given only in cases of exceptional personal or medical circumstances, and only if the instructor is contacted in person or by phone prior to the scheduled exam.

Students with disabilities who are taking this course and who need disability-related accomodations are encouraged to speak with me about their needs. Barbara Boger, Coordinator, the Learning and Teaching Center, and Koko Nishino, Coordinator, Services for Persons with Disabilities, are available in Clapp Library to assist students in arranging these accomodations.

Date Lecture Topic Reading

Wed Jan 27 Scientific ways of knowing & Chapter 1;

the diversity of life

Fri Jan 29 Evolution: history & evidence Chapters 19, 22, (23)

Wed Feb 3 Evolution of populations Chapter 20; RR #1

Fri Feb 5 Speciation Chapter 21

Wed Feb 10 Origin of life Chapters 24, (25)

Fri Feb 12 Discussion: Conservation of RR #2 & 3

biodiversity

Wed Feb 17 Origin of land plants & structure Chapter 27 & 31

Fri Feb 19 Plant transport Chapter 32

Wed Feb 24 Plant nutrition & Responses Chapter 34 & (33)

to Environmental Challenges

Fri Feb 26 Plant reproduction & control systems Chapters 36 & (35)

Wed Mar 3 EXAM I

Fri Mar 5 Origin & structure of animals Chapters 29,30

Wed Mar 10 Animal nutrition Chapter 47

Fri Mar 12 Animal circulation Chapter 46

Wed Mar 17 Gas exchange in animals Chapt 45; RR #4

Fri Mar 19 Animal homeostasis: thermoregulation p. 807-9, p. 814-829

& osmoregulation Chapt 48

Wed Mar 31 Chemical communication p. 832-836; 849-854

Fri Apr 2 Neural communication Chapter 41, p. 927-30

Wed Apr 7 Animal reproduction & development Chapter 39 & p. 883-93

Fri Apr 9 EXAM II

Wed Apr 14 Distribution of Individuals & Behavior Chapter 50

Fri Apr 16 Population growth Chapter 51

Wed Apr 21 NO CLASS: MONDAY SCHEDULE

Fri Apr 23 Communities & population Chapter 52

interactions

Wed Apr 28 Food webs, energy flow, Chapt. 53; RR #5

biomagnification

Fri Apr 30 Biochemical cycling Chapter 53

Wed May 5 Discussion: Human impacts on Chapt 55; RR #6

biological communities

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Reserve readings (RR):

1. Weiner, J. 1995. Evolution made visible. Science 267:30-32

2. Pimm, S.L., G.J. Russell, J.L. Gittleman, and T.M. Brooks. 1995. The future of biodiversity. Science 269:347-350.

3. Mann, C.C. and M.L. Plummer. 1993. The high cost of biodiversity. Science 260:1868-1871.

4. Houston, C.S. 1989. Mountain sickness. Scientific American 267: 58-66.

5. Carson, R. 1962. Silent Spring. Fawcett Publications, Greenwich. (Chapter 8 only).

6. Parikh, J.K. and J. P. Painuly. 1994. Population, consumption patterns and climate change: a socioeconomic perspective from the South. Ambio 23:434-437.

Movie Schedule

Movies will be shown on the Wellesley College cable channel from 7-8 pm of the week given below. During other weeks, these movies will be available on reserve in the Science Library. You are responsible for the content of the movies. Questions relating to them will appear on exams!

31 Jan - 4 Feb In Search of Human Origins: the Story of Lucy

7 - 11 Feb The Private Life of Plants: Putting Down Roots

21 - 25 Feb The Private Life of Plants: The Birds and the Bees

7 - 11 Mar The Little Creatures Who Run the World

14 - 18 Mar Everest: the Death Zone

11 - 15 Apr The Trials of Life: Courting

18 - 22 Apr Paul Ehrlich and the Population Bomb

2 - 6 May Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

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