General Biology: Plant And Animal Systems, BI 103

General Biology: Plant and Animal Systems, BI 103 LBCC, Fall 2005

CRN: 21875 Section: 01 Credits: 4 credits

Instructor: Diana Wheat Office: ST 218 Phone: (541) 917-4772 Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: TBA in class: You may also contact me via email to make a special appointment outside of these office hours.

Introduction: General Biology 103 is a course designed to help the learner discover the workings of the plant and animal systems involving their structures and their functions. This course is designed for students at Linn-Benton Community College who are non-science majors. Students typically have little to no science background, yet are enrolled in this course to fulfill requirements needed for a degree and who desire to expand their knowledge and appreciation of the biological sciences.

Schedule: Lab in ST 202 M 1:00 – 2:50 pm

Lecture in ST 202 W 1:00 – 1:50 pm Lecture in IA-201B F 1:00 – 2:50 pm

Prerequisite: MTH 060 This course is taught as a discrete and separate course in biology. It is not necessary to have any other biology courses before taking this course for non-majors.

Texts:  Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life 10th ed. by Cecie Starr & Ralph Taggart. publisher – Thompson, Brooks/Cole (includes CD ROM) – Required  Lab Book BI 103 General Biology Laboratory Handouts 2005 edition

Grading: Final grades for the course will be determined by each student’s cumulative point total by the end of the term. This is an approximation of points for each category, and it is subject to changed, as deemed appropriate by the instructor. Assessments: 3 exams @ 50 points each = 150 points Lab Activities @ 5-10 pts each = 90-100 points Poster Projects 2@ 25 points each = 50 points Final Comprehensive exam = 75 points Weekly Reading Quizzes 5pts each = 20 -25 points (1 dropped) Total = 385-400 points (Approximation)

Grading Scheme: 90 - 100% A 80 – 89% B 70 – 79% C 60 – 69% D 59.4 % and below F

Policies Attendance: You are required and expected to attend all lectures. No grade will be assigned for attendance but to do well in this course it is expected that you will attend ALL lectures and labs. Periodically, I will send around a sign-up roster to monitor participation. If a situation arises that makes it necessary to miss class it is the student’s responsibility to obtain notes from a peer. Please read the attendance policy in the college catalog for details. No quizzes or lab work will be accepted if you were not in attendance for the class when the work was performed.

Late Adds: No student will be added to the course after the first week of classes. All material covered the first week, including labs, is subject to being on the unit quizzes and exams. Missing more than one week is very detrimental to a student’s grade. If a person adds by the last day of the first week, that student must make an appointment with the instructor to get caught up with the lectures and lab and only then will the instructor sign the add form.

Quizzes: As noted on the syllabus there will be 5 quizzes over reading material. It should be presumed unless your instructor tells you otherwise that the quiz will be over the reading material covered in the prior class (i.e. the lecture day before the quiz). Note the “Q” on the syllabus indicates a quiz day. Your four best quizzes will be used to assess your final score. The lowest of five quizzes will be dropped. The quizzes will be closed book and closed note. You will be given 10 minutes at the end of the lecture day for taking the quiz. Please prepare by thoroughly reading the associated material – I strongly encourage outlining the section(s) that will be on the quiz to perform well on these quizzes. We will address this skill the first week of class.

Exams: Objective tests consisting of multiple choice, matching, short answer and binary decision, labeling, graphing. Make up exams: There will be NO make-up exams unless I am informed, in writing, PRIOR to the exam that you will need to miss it for a “documentable” reason. You need to talk with me directly for approval to make up an exam, exceptions are rare, but I do understand complications that can make it impossible to meet an exam date. Exams may NOT be taken early. Approved late takes must be made up before the next class session following an exam. I do not drop any exam grades. If you miss an exam, the grade is a zero. On the exam day if you have a life situation come up you must call me and leave a message on my voice mail or send me an immediate email, and only then with your instructor’s approval will you be eligible to take an exam. You will then need to come into the next scheduled office hour period to take that exam. Early exams will not be allowed for any reason (including the booking of airline or event tickets) – so please plan accordingly.

Incomplete Policy: An incomplete (IN) will only be issued when a student is unable to complete the last exam by the end of the term, and each incomplete grade will be accompanied by a signed contract specifying the conditions necessary to complete the course. This contract will be signed by the student and the instructor and placed on file in the Division office. The Y grade can only be issued if the student has attended no more than 25% of class time and less than 25% of the course work was submitted. The deadline to drop the course is the end of the 7th week.

Special Accommodations: As required by federal and state laws, I will be happy to make accommodations for students with disabilities or those with special needs. It is the student’s responsibility to make any needs known to me within the first week of the semester, in writing, so that I can give appropriate accommodation. This includes but is not limited to disabilities of visual, hearing, learning, dates needed for religious holidays, court dates etc.

Withdrawing from Classes (Dropping a Class After the Refund Deadline) To drop a class or withdraw from school, you may turn in a Schedule Change form at the Registration Counter or at an community center or use the SIS system. (For classes that meet four to seven weeks, you must process the withdrawal by 5 p.m. on the Friday before the last week of the class. For example, if the class is scheduled to meet four weeks, the deadline to withdraw is 5 p.m. on the Friday of the third week of the class.) If you withdraw from a course after the refund deadline, you will receive a "W" grade in the class, you will forfeit all claims to refunds, and you will be financially responsible for any tuition and fees. Failure to drop a class may impact your grade point average and financial aid eligibility. Note: For classes meeting eight or more weeks, the deadline to withdraw from the class is 5 p.m. on Friday of the seventh week of the term (sixth week of the term for Summer Term.)

Academic Misconduct: This will not be tolerated and includes any form of cheating. The student is encouraged to read the student handbook or college catalog for further details. If a student is found to have cheated on an exam, after due process the resulting grade may be a zero on the given exam or quiz. All group work should still be written in the students own handwriting and language. You must turn in your own interpretation and work even if doing team work projects. Extra Credit: On a few occasions on the exams there may be extra credit, which will be high-challenge questions that can aid your score. Even if you do not know the answer you are encouraged to try. This credit will generally not influence a grade more than 2- 4% for the overall grade, but it could make a big difference in borderline grade situations. Extra Credit will NOT be issued or allowed for missed work – there are no exceptions to this rule. My general policy for all students is that “I cannot do for one student what I cannot do for all.” Please do not ask for exceptions due to poor performance, no extra credit work will be granted.

Outcomes:  The student will understand the relationship between structure and function of organisms at various levels of the hierarchy of organization, and will be able to explain this relationship in terms of adaptation to the environment.  The student will be able to relate the major systems that make up the body of an animal and/or plant, describing the major parts that make up each system and how each of those systems works to carry out the life functions of the organism.  The student will be able to extract, interpret, critically evaluate and apply biological information from various media, such as books, articles, lectures and the Internet.  The student will be able to safely and skillfully use basic biological equipment and techniques to collect and evaluate data. This includes but is not limited to microscopes, ph meters, pipettes, computer spreadsheets and models.  The student will be able to organize data into tables and graphs, to extract information and find patterns to draw sound conclusions.  The learner will discover and appreciate the unity, diversity, complexity and interdependence of life. Schedule General Biology 103 Fall Schedule -Tentative

Week Chapter Dates Reading Monday Lab Wednesday Friday 1 29 Intro to course Intro to Plant Tissues Plant Structures 9/26 29.1 – 29.2 29.3, 29.4,* 29.5* 2 29 & 31 Plant Wood & Bark Plant 10/3 Morphology -2 29.6-29.7 Reproduction Quiz (29.7) 31.1* – 31.4, Poster assignment - I 32.1* 3 31 Plant Repro – 1A Fruit & Seeds Exam #1 10/10 Germination – 1B 31.5 – 31.7 Over Ch 29 & 31 >Bring Fruits & Nuts 4 32.2 Plant Hormones 3A Plant Hormones Plant Cycles 10/17 Plant Tropisms 3B & Tropisms 32.4-32.5 32.2* - 32.3* 32.2 – 32.3, 28.4 Plant Nutrients Quiz (32.3) 30.1 Lab 4A 5 30 & 33 Water Movement Poster Session Exam #2 10/24 4B Useful Plants Over Ch 32 & 30 30.2*, 30.3*, 30.4* Intro to Animal Tissues 33.1-33.5* 6 33, 28, 34 Animal Tissues – Homeostasis Nervous System 10/31 (portions) Lab 5A 28.3, 42.7 34.5, 34.6, 34.9, Tissue Buffering 5B Quiz (42.7) 34.11 33.1*-33.5* Poster assignment- II 7 40 Nervous System – Circulatory & No Class 11/7 Lab 8 Respiratory System Veteran’s Day Chapter 40 (entire) Quiz (40.3) 8 39 Respiratory System Immune System Exam #3 11/14 Fish Respiration 39.1, 39.3, 39.4 Over 33, 28, 34, Choice of 6A or 6B 40 9 39, 37 Immune System - 7 Skeletal Systems No Class 11/21 39.6, 39.7, 39.8 37.3, 37.4, 37.5 Holiday Quiz (37.3 -37.4) 10 36 Bone Lab – 9 Hormones Repro Lab - 10 11/28 37.5* 36.1, 36.8, Poster Session Tables 36.2 & 36.3 * These sections directly relate to the lab for the week and should be read BEFORE coming into the lab session.

Final Exam Date: 12/5/05 (Monday) Time: 1:00 – 2:50 pm - Tentative