Perspectives in Biology is a lower division course which focuses on fundamental concepts in biology.

The major course goal is to provide you with the base knowledge necessary to understand those issues

that may become important to you later in life. In order to do this we will cover a broad range of topics,

but also show how these topics are connected to each other. Completion of Biology 100 fulfills the Area B of the CSUB General Education requirements.

Instructors: (Office Hours will be posted on the course homepage)

Dr. D. Dodenhoff Dr. G. Hurlburt

Office: Science I, Room 316 Office: Science I, Room 213

Phone: 664-2225 Phone: 664-3341

Email: ddodenhoff@csub.edu Email: ghurlburt@csub.edu

Bio 100 Lecture Homepage:

http://www.csub.edu/~ddodenhoff/Bio100.html

Dr. K. Kolb Mr. S. Miller

Office: Science I, room 226 Office: Science I, room 313A

Phone: 664-2033 Phone: 665 -3352

Email: kkolb@csub.edu Email: smiller3@runner.csub.edu

Required Texts:

The Living World, 3^rd edition (2003), by Dr. George Johnson;

Laboratory Guide to perspectives in Biology by Dr. Ted Weinheimer

Evaluation of Student performance and general information:

General Class rules:

Make-up Examinations will not be given unless arrangements have been made prior to the exam –

It is the student's responsibility to ensure that arrangements are made before the deadline.

NO Extra Credit will be offered in this course.

Rights and responsibilities of Students. Please read the section on rights and responsibilities beginning on

p 59 of the current catalog. See me immediately if you have any questions.

Late assignments are unacceptable without compelling reasons.

If you are having difficulty meeting any of the requirements for the course approach me or your lab instructor

BEFORE any deadlines, missed labs etc.

Please turn off cell phones, pagers, etc. while you are in class.

Do not have conversations during lecture – others around you may actually be trying to listen.

In general, treat your fellow students and instructors politely and with respect.

Examinations are closed book (you are allowed one 4 inch X 6 inch note card as an information aid during the exam).

Exam sample questions will be available on the web homepage one week prior to each exam.

Course Objectives: detailed objectives for each lecture topic are available

on the course homepage.

After completing this course, students are expected to be able to:

Use the scientific method to answer appropriate questions and recognize when the scientific method is, and is not, appropriate.

Describe the nature of living systems from cells to organisms and populations.

Describe how traits are transmitted via genetic information from one generation to the next, and the importance of cell-level processes

to important aspects of living organisms such as feeding, locomotion and reproduction.

Describe how natural selection shapes which traits are passed from one generation to the next, and how this causes

the traits of populations to change over time. Identify the three main criteria for natural selection to occur.

Analyze the traits of an organism to determine how the traits they possess help them to survive and reproduce in different environments.

Identify basic similarities and differences between plants and animals in the structures of their cells, tissues and energetic processes.

Analyze interactions between organisms and their environment, identify the important things organisms must

obtain from their environment, and explain how they do so.

Advice to students to succeed in Biology 100.

Be on time and prepared for class and lab.

There are lecture outlines and objectives available on the course homepage for the

lecture: http://www.csub.edu/~ddodenhoff/lecture.html). The information on the course homepage

can be properly viewed using Internet Explorer (rather than Netscape…it is not general AOL compatible).

There are computers in room 313 (building Science I) that can access the course homepage. If you have trouble accessing the

homepage using these computers please ask for me for assistance. However, I cannot solve problems with personal home

computers or other campus computers accessing the course homepage.

Read the assigned readings before lecture. Use the lecture objectives and outlines to identify the sections of the

chapter each lecture will cover. Reviewing the material before lecture will help you to understand the material in

the lecture, instead of madly scribbling down notes that you do not understand.

Review notes from the previous class before lecture. Most of the concepts we will be discussing build upon each other.

If you compartmentalize each lecture, you will miss the connections between them that will enhance your understanding

of the material. Ask questions – In lab, lecture, or during office hours. Before handing in an assignment please

proofread for mistakes (this applies to all assignments; including preliminary lab report sections).

	Lecture Schedule*
Date	Lecture topic	Reading in Text
Apr 2	Introduction to Science	Ch. 1
Apr 7	Characteristics of Life	Ch. 3 & 4
Apr 9	Biological Diversity	Ch. 12
Apr 14	Ecosystems : Energy of Life	Ch. 5
Apr 16	Ecosystems: ecology	Ch. 29
Apr 21	Ecosystems: Conservation
Apr 23	Exam I (through Ecosystems:ecology; Bring ID)
Apr 28	Plant Reproduction and development	Ch. 17
Apr 30	Animal Reproduction and Development	Ch. 6 & Ch. 28
May 5	Mendelian genetics	Ch. 7
May 7	Gene Expression (protein synthesis)	Ch. 8
May 12	Gene Technology
May 14	Animal organization and evolution	Ch 19
May 19	Exam II (through Gene Expression; Bring ID)
May 21	Plant organization and evolution	Ch. 16
May 26	Holiday – No lecture
May 28	Evolution and the mechanism of natural selection	Ch.2 (to p31), Ch. 11
Jun 2	Interactions between organisms : Population dynamics	Ch. 2 (p32-38), Ch. 30
Jun 4	Animal systems: The animal body and how defends itself	Ch. 25
Jun 9	Animal systems: Nervous System and Special Senses	Ch. 26
Jun 11	Final Exam (cumulative; Bring ID)

	Laboratory Schedule*
Date	Lab Topic	Lab Manual reading-	Assignment Due
Apr 1	The microscope, cells	Lab handout	Turn in lab handout questions at the end of lab
Apr 3	An introduction to science	Inv. 1 & Formulating a testable hypothesis worksheet
Apr 8	Isopod ecology	Lab handout	Handout formulating a testable hypothesis due
Apr 10	Classifying Diversity	Inv. 7 and lab handout	Experiment Proposal Due
Apr 15	Begin Student Designed Experiments/ How to Write Methods	Lab Report handout
Apr 17	Scientific measurements	Inv. 15 & Lab handout
Apr 22	Inter-relationship of photosynthesis and cellular respiration	Inv. 14 D,E & F	Experiment Methods Section Due
Apr 24	Variation and data treatment / Graphs and Graphing; How to Write Results	Lab handout	Variation and Data treatment handout Due
Apr 29	How to Write an Introduction, Discussion and literature cited	Lab Report handout
May 1	Oral Presentation of Student Experiment Results		Experiment Results Section Due
May 6	Genetics problems	Inv. 11
May 8	Introduction to enzymes	Inv. 9 –	Experiment Introduction Section Due
May 13	Diffusion	Inv. 8
May 15	Diffusion con’t		Experiment Discussion, Conclusion and Literature Cited Sections Due
May 20	Evolution/ Set up Predatory-Prey experiments	Film: Triumph of life, / Lab handout
May 22	Predator-prey add hydra/ Human diet and nutrition assignment	Lab handout
May 27	Plant evolution	Lab handout
May 29	Animal evolution	Lab Handout	REVISED LAB REPORTS DUE
Jun 3	Population Dynamics	Lab Handout
Jun 5	The circulatory system	Inv. 10	Human diet and nutrition assignment due/ Lab Note books Due

* These schedules are tentative and subject to change.