1. BIOL 108 course outline and grading policy- syllabus and policies
2. Textbook: Essentials of The Living World by George B. Johnson
3. Sample Problems and homework
   • Unit I - Science and Evolution
     • Chapter 1- pages 16-17 SIZE matters! See Biological levels of organization and Size comparisons
   • Chapter 14- Evolution
   • Quiz 1
   • Quiz 2-evolution, classification.
   • evolution-creationism slide show review.
   • Slide show with in depth comparison of creationism, evolution, and intelligent design
   • evolutionary ideas time-line
   • Exam I-Evolution-review
   • Extra credit-GORG
   • 2011 handouts:evolution review
   • Anatomy and Classification labs - see labs below
   • Unit II - Genetics
   • genetics quiz
   • human genetics problems ABO, hemophilia, dihybrid
   • genetics problems-sample genetics exam
   • corn genetics lab handout
   • human skin color (student powerpoint)
   • -Ecology
   • ecology outline
   • sample problems biomes and food webs
   • Field laboratories - see labs below
   • Unit III- Biological molecules and Cell-See this for Size comparisons
   • Biological levels of organization see (printable version
   • Molecules
     • important biological molecules
     • 2011-Quiz 1 -molecules
     • molecular problems
     • 2010- molecules quiz
   • Cells
   • cell problems
   • cell LabExam-a sample lab exam on microscopy and cell structure
   • cell/molecules questions -sample cell exam questions
   • Genes -DNA-protein synthesis
     • DNA quiz
     • DNA quiz 2010
     • DNA, cell formation, and karyotypes .See human karyotypes
     • DNA problems-sample exam
   • Notebook #2-summer 2011-to be completed and turned in with the molecules-cell lab exam
     • for Note book #2- "cell-molecule problems"

Project

For a sample bio/medical short story see Corvin and the Saint

Biology 108 Laboratory schedule.

• UNIT I
  • ..Introduction to classification and diversity and classification problems using an abridge bilological classification system
  • .See also bird photographs. . and bird songs mnemonics (helping word clues)
  • Human anatomical structures includingdigestion, urinary, respiratory, and circulatory system questions.
  • UNIT I EXAM on classification and anatomical pathways -Review Questions

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• UNIT II
• Genetics - corny kernal counting: corn genetics problems
• OUTDOOR ECOLOGICAL FIELD LABORATORIES Important warning about ticks and poison ivy.
  • Estimating population size
  • Bird banding (a large PowerPoint file with 30 slides) and bird hypnosis (a large PowerPoint file with hypnotized birds-Really!)
  • Campus ecological succession. Also a large PowerPoint file with 25 slides campus successional plants.
  • Reveiw ecological laboratory problems

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UNIT III

• Biolological molecules lab problems and molecular models
• Microscopy-an introduction to the microscope, cell examination, and cell sizes.See for Size comparisons
• Cell diversity-a laboratory that examines plant, human and protistan cells
• .DNA, cell formation, and karyotypes .See human karyotypes and review molecules and cells
• UNIT III EXAM - lab exam on microscopy and cells cell LabExam

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