| Date | Topic |
Readings |
| Part one: What is life? What
molecular components make up life? |
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| 9/5 ppt |
What is science? How is science studied? Who
are we? |
Ch1 |
| 9/10 ppt |
The smallest pieces of life Organic chemistry: the importance of carbon |
review Ch2, 4 |
| 9/12 ppt |
What is the cell made of? |
Ch5 |
| 9/17 |
EXAM |
|
| 9/19 ppt |
The cell: its components and membrane |
Ch7, 8 |
| 9/24 ppt |
The cell: its components
and membrane |
Ch7, 8 |
| Part two: What is the function
of the cell? |
||
| 9/26 ppt |
Cell membrane: How does
the cell communicate? |
Ch11 |
| 10/1 |
EXAM |
|
| 10/3 ppt |
Metabolism |
Ch6, |
| 10/8 |
Library project talk |
|
| 10/10 ppt |
Metabolism |
Ch6, 9 |
| 10/15 |
EXAM |
|
| 10/17 ppt |
Metabolism and
Photosynthesis |
Ch9, Ch10 (pp. 176-181) |
| Part
three: Inheritance and genetics |
||
| 10/24 ppt |
Growth: the cell cycle Metastasis paper discussion |
Metastasis paper Ch12 |
| 10/29 |
BIOTERRORISM REPORTS |
|
| 10/31 |
Metastasis paper discussion | Metastasis paper |
| 11/5 |
EXAM |
|
| 11/07 ppt |
Growth: the Creation of
Life Mendel: who is he? |
finish met. paper Ch13, start Ch14 |
| 11/12 ppt |
Mendel: who is he? The chromosome |
Ch 14 Ch15 |
| 11/14 ppt |
Mendel: who is he? The chromosome |
Ch14 Ch15 |
| 11/19 ppt |
Mendel: who is he? DNA: the root to genetics |
Ch15, Ch 16 |
| 11/21 |
GENOME REPORTS |
|
| 11/26 |
EXAM |
|
| 12/3 ppt |
DNA: OK, how does it work? |
Ch 16 |
| 12/5 ppt |
DNA: OK, how does it work? |
Ch17 |
| 12/10 ppt |
DNA technology: an introduction |
article |
| 12/17 |
FINAL EXAM! |
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