| Lecturer | Lecture Number |
Date | * Lecture Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dole | 1 | Jan 21 | **Course Introduction and Introduction to Biology |
| Dole | 2 | Jan 23 | Ecosystems: Energy & Matter |
| Dole | 3 | Jan 28 | Populations in the Ecosystem |
| Cheeseman | 4 | Jan 30 | Ecosystems in Space |
| Cheeseman | 5 | Feb 4 | Ecosystems in Time |
| Dole | 6 | Feb 6 | Cellular Basis of Life |
| Cheeseman | 7 | Feb 11 | Photosynthesis |
| Dole | 8 | Feb 13 | Respiration |
| Dole | 9 | Feb 18 | Cell Reproduction |
| Cheeseman | 10 | Feb 20 | Organism Reproduction: Meiosis & Fertilization |
| Exam I Lectures 1-9
11 AM, Tuesday, Feb 25 |
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| Cheeseman | 11 | Feb 27 | Heredity and Meiosis |
| Cheeseman | 12 | Mar. 4 | Chromosomes and Traits |
| Dole | 13 | Mar. 6 | Genes, Traits, and Proteins |
| Dole | 14 | Mar. 11 | DNA to RNA to Protein |
| Cheeseman | 15 | Mar. 13 | Mutations |
| Cheeseman | 16 | Mar. 18 | Control of Gene Expression |
| Dole | 17 | Mar. 20 | Intro to Biotechnology: DNA |
SPRING BREAK 22-30 March | |||
| Dole | 18 | Apr. 1 | Biotechnology Techniques |
| Dole | 19 | Apr. 3 | Biotechnology Applications |
| Cheeseman | 20 | Apr. 8 | Biodiversity |
| Cheeseman | 21 | Apr. 10 | Biodiversity |
| Exam II Lectures 10-19 11 AM, Tuesday, Apr. 15 | |||
| Dole | 22 | Apr. 17 | Microevolution: Allele Frequencies |
| Dole | 23 | Apr. 22 | Microevolution: Allele Frequencies |
| Cheeseman | 24 | Apr. 24 | Macroevolution: Background & Speciation |
| Cheeseman | 25 | Apr. 29 | Macroevolution: Speciation |
| Cheeseman | 26 | May. 1 | Evidence of Macroevolution |
| Dole and/or Cheeseman |
27 | May. 6 | The Nature of Science |
| Wednesday, May 7 Last Day Of Classes | |||
| Thursday May 8 Reading Day | Saturday, May 10 Final Exam 1:30 - 4:30 PM | ||
** Environmental Concerns Assignment: