Biology 10 - Class Schedule
BIOLOGY 10 - SCHEDULE
SPRING '05A. Bortz
DATE /LECTURE
Topics to be covered in this general order. Some topics may cover two lecture days / REQUIRED READINGAssigned reading is from BIOLOGY: Concepts and Applications by Starr /Fifth Edition /
LAB
-Lab Topicsare in your manual “Laboratory Investigations for Biology” or
Provided in advance as handouts
*** Lab Report due
## Turn in handouts for these labs
NOTE: For the entire Semester the Wednesday lab group will do the lab first
Wednesday,
January 19 / Introduction / Chapter 1 -
Pages 1 –11 / Lab#1 -
## Lab Topic 1: The Process of Scientific Inquiry
NOTE: Plant seed for Lab #7
Appendix A: Tools for Scientific Inquiry, Activities A, B & C.
Monday,
January 24
Wednesday,
January 26 / The Nature of Biological Inquiry
Chemical Foundations / Chapter 1 -
Pages 12 - 18
Chapter 2 -
Pages 20 –33 / Lab#1 -
## Lab Topic 1: The Process of Scientific Inquiry
NOTE: Plant seed for Lab #7
Appendix A: Tools for Scientific Inquiry, Activities A, B & C.
Lab #2 –
***Lab Topic 3
Macromolecules
For lab report format:
Use Appendix B in lab manual “Guide to Writing a Scientific Report”.
DATE /
LECTURE
/ REQUIRED READING /LAB
Monday,January 31
Wednesday,
February 2 / Macromolecules
Cells / Chapter 3 -
Pages 34 -49
Chapter 4 -
Pages 50 – 73 / Lab #2 –
***Lab Topic 3
Macromolecules
For lab report format:
Use Appendix B in lab manual “Guide to Writing a Scientific Report”.
Lab #3 -
## Lab Topic 4: Using the Microscope
Monday,
February 7
Wednesday,
February 9 / Metabolism
Photosynthesis / Chapter 5 -
Pages 74 - 91
Chapter 6 -
Pages 92 - 107 / Lab #3 -
## Lab Topic 4: Using the Microscope
Lab #4 –
***Lab Topic 7:
Photosynthesis
Monday,
February 14
Wednesday,
February 16 / Cellular Respiration
MIDTERM / Chapter 7 -
Pages 108 - 124 / Lab #4 –
***Lab Topic 7:
Photosynthesis
Lab #5 –
***Lab Topic 6:
Cellular Respiration
Monday,
February 21
Wednesday,
February 23 / Holiday
Cell Division - Mitosis / President's Day
Chapter 8 -
Pages 126 - 137 / NOTE - No lab this week
Monday,
February 28
Wednesday,
March 2 / Cell Division -
Meiosis
Genetics / Chapter 9 -
Pages 138 - 151
Chapter 10 -
Pages 152 - 169 / Lab #5 –
***Lab Topic 6:
Cellular Respiration
Lab #6 -
##Lab Topic 8:
Chromosomes & Cell Division
Note: Harvest & Plant F1 Seeds
DATE /
LECTURE
/ REQUIRED READING /LAB
Monday,March 7
Wednesday,
March 9 / Genetics
DNA / Chapter 11 -
Pages 170 - 189
Chapter 12 –
Pages 190 - 203 / Lab #6 -
##Lab Topic 8:
Chromosomes & Cell Division
Note: Harvest & Plant F1 Seeds
Lab #7 –
***Lab Topic 9
Mendel’s Principles
Monday,
March 14
Wednesday,
March 16 / Transcription & Translation
DNA Technology / Chapter 13 -
Pages 204 – 211
Chapter 15 -
Pages 222 - 236 / Lab #7 –
***Lab Topic 9
Mendel’s Principles
Lab #8 -
DNA Fingerprinting
(Handout) &
Prepare Plates for
Lab # 10
March 21 -26 /
No Classes
/ Spring BreakMonday,
March 28
Wednesday,
March 30 /
MIDTERM
Microevolution / Chapter 16 -Pages 238 – 259 / Lab #8 -
DNA Fingerprinting
(Handout) &
Prepare Plates for
Lab # 10
Lab #9 -
***Lab topic 20:
Foraging Strategy
Monday,
April 4
Wednesday,
April 6 / Speciation & Macroevolution
Microbes / Chapter 17 -
Pages 260 – 290 & 398 - 405
Chapter 20 -
Pages 310 - 331 / Lab #9 -
***Lab topic 20:
Foraging Strategy
Lab #10 -
##Lab Topic 10: Microorganisms and Disease
DATE /
LECTURE
/ REQUIRED READING /LAB
Monday,April 11
Wednesday,
April 13 / Plant Tissues &Plant Reproduction
Nervous System / Chapter 26 -
Pages 421 – 435 &
Chapter 28 -
Pages 450 - 461
Chapter 30 -
Pages 486 - 507 / Lab #10 -
##Lab Topic 10: Microorganisms and Disease
Lab #11 –
##Lab Topic 18:
Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds
Monday,
April 18
Wednesday,
April 29 /
Sensory Perception
Endocrine Control / Chapter 31 -Pages 508 - 519
Chapter 32 -
Pages 520 - 537 / Lab #11 –
##Lab Topic 18:
Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds
Lab #12 -##Lab Topic 16:
The Sensory System
Monday,
April 25
Wednesday,
April 27 / Circulation
Immunity / Chapter 34 -
Pages 554 – 575
Chapter 35 -
Pages 576 – 595 / Lab #12 -
##Lab Topic 16:
The Sensory System
Lab #13 -
***Lab Topic 15:
Circulation
Monday,
May 2
Wednesday,
May 4 / Nutrition
MIDTERM / Chapter 37 -
Pages 624 – 631 / Lab #13 -
***Lab Topic 15:
Circulation
Lab #14 -
***Elisa – Aids Test
(Handout)
Monday,
May 9
Wednesday,
May 11 / Population Ecology
Community Interactions / Chapter 40 -
Pages 684 – 701
Chapter 42 -
Pages 718 - 735 / Lab #14 -
***Elisa – Aids Test
(Handout)
Lab #15 –
***Lab Topic 14:
Digestion
Monday,
May 16
Wednesday,
May 18 /
Ecosystems
Human Impact / Chapter 43 -Pages 736 - 751
Chapter 45 -
Pages 782 - 799 / Lab #15 –
***Lab Topic 14:
Digestion
Monday,
May 23 /
FINAL EXAM
/ 7:30 - 9:20 AMRoom 1826