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BIOLOGY 150 TENTATIVE SYLLABUS
FALL 2016
DATE
TOPIC
READING ASSIGN.
Aug. 24-26
Scientific Method, Chemistry of Life, Water
Chapter 2,3,4
Aug 29-Sep 2
Large Biological Molecules
5
LAB:
Microscopy
Sep 5-9
Monday September 5: Labor Day
Prokaryotes and Archaea
27
LAB:
Osmosis and Diffusion
Sep 12-16
Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function
6
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16: HOUR EXAM I
LAB:
Chemistry of Life
Sep 19-23
Membranes, Endosymbiotic Theory
7
LAB:
Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function
Sep 26-30
Sexual Life Cycles, Tissues and Tissue Organization
13
LAB:
Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function
Oct 3-7
Virus Structure and Function, Viroids, Prions
19
Wednesday, October 5, Assessment Day – No Class
LAB:
Enzymes
Oct 10-14
Enzymes and Metabolism
8
FRIDAY OCTOBER 14: HOUR EXAM II
LAB:
Lab Midterm
Oct 17-21
Photosynthesis
10
LAB:
Photosynthesis
Oct 24- 28
Respiration
9
LAB:
Respiration
Oct 31-Nov 4 DNA, Mitosis
16,12
LAB:
Mitosis and Meiosis
Nov 7-11
Mitosis
cont’d., Meiosis
12,13
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9: HOUR EXAM III
Friday November 11: Veteran’s Day
LAB:
Inheritance and Probability
Nov 14-18
Protein Synthesis
17
LAB:
Protein Synthesis
Nov 21-25
Gene Expression and Regulation
18
Thursday & Friday November 24-25: Thanksgiving Break
LAB:
No lab this week
Nov 28-Dec 2 Inheritance
14,15
LAB:
Human Genetic Disorders