St. Olaf College Cellular Biology and Genetics Interim 2003
Biology 125
Instructor: Jason Hill
Office hours: M - Th, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Room 226) and by appointment
TAs: Kayla Crank, Leah Gross, Victoria Patrek, James Philson, and Alison Smith
Stockroom Supervisor: Dave Burton
Schedule: Lab: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Workshop: 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Lecture: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Extra help: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Attendance: Students are expected to be present at and on time to all labs, workshops, and lectures. Arrangements for excused absences must be made well in advance. Please contact the instructor, either directly or through the Dean of Students Office, as soon as possible in cases of illness or other unexpected circumstances.
Materials: The textbook for this class is: Campbell, N. A. and J. B. Reece. 2002. Biology. Sixth Edition. Benjamin Cummings.
The Chemistry of Life by R. M. Thornton is a collection of computer exercises that nicely complements the text.
Labs and handouts will be distributed individually. Please purchase a three-ring binder in which to put them. Labs and handouts will also be available at the class webpage: http://www.stolaf.edu/courses/current/Biology/125/
Goals: We will be investigating the organization and complexity of life from the atomic level to the cellular level. In doing so, we will not only be introduced to well-accepted biological principles and concepts, but we will also be devoting considerable time to practicing the same approaches and techniques biologists use as they strive to better understand the living world.
Honor: St. Olaf’s Honor System is a code of conduct which recognizes the responsibility of students to exercise honesty and independence while taking examinations, and this trust is an extension of the spirit of integrity which students, faculty, and staff strive to incorporate into their lives each day.
Exam I 10%
Exam II 10%
Exam III 10%
Final Exam: 20%
Reports 15%
Project: Minimal Genome 15%
Issues in Biology 5%
Total 20%
All work is expected to be handed in on time. Unexcused late work will incur a penalty of 10% a day. The Review and Preview exercises (eighteen in all) will be collected and graded twice. Reading the material before it is presented in lectured is strongly encouraged.
Date |
Topics and Assignments
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1 / 6 - Monday |
Lab: Introduction / Introduction
to the Microscope Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Writing I Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Introduction / Chemistry of Life Lecture Assignments: Read Chapters 1
& 2 |
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1 / 7 - Tuesday |
Lab: Stomata I Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Stomata
II Formulate Hypotheses Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Water / Carbon Lecture Assignments: Read Chapters 3
& 4, Review and Preview I Due |
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1 / 8 - Wednesday |
Lab: Stomata
II Procedure Lab Assignments: Stomata II Hypotheses Due Workshop: Stomata
II Report Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Macromolecules Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 5,
Review and Preview II Due |
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1 / 9 - Thursday |
Lab: Cell Diversity Lab Assignments: Stomata II Report
Due Workshop: Report
on Favorite Cell Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Cells Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 7,
Review and Preview III Due |
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1 / 10 - Friday |
Lab: Vacuoles Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Vacuoles
Presentations Workshop Assignments: Report on Favorite Cell Due Lecture: Membranes Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 8,
Review and Preview IV Due |
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1 / 13 - Monday |
Lab: Proteins I Standards Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Proteins I Graphs Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Review for Exam
I Lecture Assignments: Questions for Exam
I, Review and Preview V Due |
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1 / 14 - Tuesday |
Lab: Exam I (Chapters
1 - 8 (not 6)) Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Figures, Graphs,
and Tables & Proteins II Introduction Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Metabolism Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 6,
Review and Preview VI Due |
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1 / 15 - Wednesday |
Lab: Proteins II Procedure Lab Assignments: Proteins II Proposals
Due Workshop: Proteins II Continued Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Respiration Lecture Assignments: Read Chapters 9,
Review and Preview VII Due |
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1 / 16 - Thursday |
Lab: Photosynthesis Lab Assignments: Read Chapter 10,
Review and Preview VIII Due Workshop: EndNote Presentation Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Cell Cycle Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 12 |
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1 / 17 - Friday |
Lab: Proteins II Review
Process Lab Assignments: Proteins II Report
Due Workshop: Minimal Genome Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Meiosis / Life Cycles Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 13,
Review and Preview IX Due |
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1 / 20 - Monday |
Lab: Enzymes I Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Enzymes I Continued Workshop Assignments: Minimal Genome Report
I Due Lecture: Genes Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 14,
Review and Preview X Due |
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1 / 21 - Tuesday |
Lab: Enzymes II Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Enzymes II Continued Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Chromosomes Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 15,
Review and Preview XI Due |
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1 / 22 - Wednesday |
Lab: Exam II (Chapters
6, 9 - 13) Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Enzymes II Presentations Workshop Assignments: Enzymes II Presentations
Due Lecture: DNA Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 16,
Review and Preview XII Due |
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1 / 23 - Thursday |
Lab: Enzymes II Presentations
Continued Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Minimal Genome Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Transcription /
Translation Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 17,
Review and Preview XIII Due |
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1 / 24 - Friday |
Lab: Genetics I Lab Assignments: Enzymes II Reports Due Workshop: Minimal Genome Workshop Assignments: None Lecture: Viral and Bacterial
Genetics Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 18,
Review and Preview XIV Due |
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1 / 27 - Monday |
Lab: Genetics II Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Genetics II Continued Workshop Assignments: Minimal Genome Report
II Due Lecture: Eukaryotic Genomes Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 19,
Review and Preview XV Due |
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1 / 28 - Tuesday |
Lab: Issues in Biology Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Issues in Biology Workshop Assignments: Genetics II Report
Due, Issues in Biology Report Due Lecture: DNA Technology Lecture Assignments:
Read
Chapter 20, Review and Preview XVI Due |
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1 / 29 - Wednesday |
Lab: Exam III (Chapters
14 - 19) Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Minimal Genome Extra
Help Workshop Assignments: Genetics III Report
Due Lecture: Development Lecture Assignments: Read Chapter 21, Review and Preview XVII Due |
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1 / 30 - Thursday |
Lab: None Lab Assignments: None Workshop: Collect Questions for Review Session Workshop Assignments: Minimal Genome Report III Due Lecture: Review session Lecture Assignments: Review and Preview
XVIII Due |
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1 / 31 - Friday |
Final Exam (Chapters
1 - 21) |