BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.Gerson

BIOL1050-001GENERALBIOLOGYI-Fall2018

Instructor:Dr.MarinaM.GersonOffice:N-272 OfficeHours:Tues.&Wed.10-11:30andbyappointmentContactInformation:myoffice(best)ormgerson@csustan.edu(good)or(209)664-6547(worst)AboutDr.Gerson:IgrewupinSouthernCalifornia,andIhavehadapassionforlearningaboutlittlecritterssinceIwas

little,myself.IwasreallyluckytobeabletoattendUCSantaCruzforadegreeinEnvironmentalStudiesandBiology.Ifyouhavenevervisitedthatbeautifulcampus,Irecommendthetriptowalkamongsttheredwoods.Aftercollege,becauseofmyvolunteerworkduringthepreviousschoolyear,IhadapaidsummerinternshipinS.F.Zoo’sInsectZoo.Then,afterastintdoingofficetempwork(myhighschooljobexperiencepaidoffhere),IworkedasatechnicianinacardiovasculardevelopmentlabatUCSanFrancisco;thelabusedzebrafishasamodelorganism.Twoyearslater,ImovedontoUniversityofTexasatArlingtontoearnaPh.D.inQuantitativeBiology.Myresearchcentersonthebehaviorandecologyoflizards,withafocusondesertlizardsoftheAmericanwest.IlovetravelingandworkinginCentralandSouthAmerica,birdwatching,SCUBAdiving,snorkeling,hiking,andreading.

Texts&Materials:Allrequiredandrecommendedmaterialsareavailableinthecampusbookstore.Youmaybeabletofindthesamebooksforbetterpricesbyshoppingonlinesellers.

1.Loose-leafCampbellBiologyinFocus,2ndeditionbyUrrayetal.,ISBN9780134203140

- Studentswhobringthebooktoclassfollowalongbetter.Pleasepurchasealoose-leafcopyofthistext.- Iselectedthistextastheprimarybookforthiscoursebecauseitiscomprehensivewithoutexcessivedetail,

relativelyeasytoread,hasexcellentfigures,isastandardinthefield,andhasgoodonlineresources.- YouwillusethisbookinGeneralBiology2,aswell,soyouwillgetagoodreturnonyourinvestment.

2.Thei>Clickerisrequiredforthiscourse.Anyversionofi>clickerwillwork,exceptforthesmartapp.

- Usingclickersinclasshelpstomakelecturemoreinteractive.Itkeepsyouawake,allowsyoutoearnparticipationpoints,andithelpsmetogaugehowwellfolksintheclassunderstandtheconcepts.

- YoucanpurchaseausediClickerandre-registeritunderyourownname.- Pleasedonotpayextratoregisterausedclicker.Wecandothisforfreeinclass.

3.YouwillneedtousetheBlackboardcoursesiteforthisclass.

- Gotohttp://my.csustan.eduandclickonthe“Blackboard”linkatthebottomofthepage.- LoginandentertheBiology1050-001coursesitetofindcoursecontent.Notethatyouhaveaseparatecourse

pageforyourlabclass(yourlabinstructormayormaynotusethispage).- Therearemanystudentcomputerlabsavailableoncampus;youdonotneedtoownacomputer.

4.Biology1050LabManualavailableonlyinthecampusbookstore(ISBN9781269663267)

BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.Gerson

COURSEDESCRIPTIONANDOBJECTIVES

CourseRequirementsPrerequisite:GradeofAorBinhighschoolbiology,orBIOL1010.Co-requisite:Youmustbeenrolledinanassociatedlabsection(T9-noon,W2-5,orTh9-noon).PurposeofCourseThepurposeoftheintroductoryseriesistwofold:(1)tointroducestudentstothebreadthofthebiologicalsciencesand(2)tohelpbeginningbiologymajorsmasterthefundamentalfactsandtheoriesneededforsuccessinsubsequentcourses.

Thiscourseisthefirstinthetwo-courseseriesandwillfocusoncellularandmolecularbiology,genetics,andmicroevolution.ThelearningobjectiveswillbemetthroughacombinationofLecture(LE)&Lab(LA)experiences.AgradeofC-orbetterisrequiredtomoveforwardintoGeneralBiology2(BIOL1150).

CourseObjectivesStudentswillbeintroducedtofoundationalprinciplesinbiology:1. Alllivingthingscomefromacommonancestor.2. Biologicalstructuresexistatalllevelsoforganization,frommoleculestoecosystems.3. Astructure'sphysicalandchemicalcharacteristicsinfluenceitsinteractionswithotherstructures,and

thereforeitsfunction.4. Biologicalmolecules,genes,cells,tissues,organs,individuals,andecosystemsinteracttoformcomplex

systems.5. Cells/organs/organismshavemultiplemechanismstoperceiveandrespondtochangingenvironmentalconditions.6. Energyandmatterflowbetweenorganismsandtheabioticenvironment.7. Organismshavecomplexsystemsthatintegrateinternalandexternalinformation,incorporatefeedbackcontrol,andallow

themtorespondtochangesintheenvironment.8. Organismsinheritgeneticandepigeneticinformationthatresultsintheirphysicalandbehavioralcharacteristics.9. Speciesevolveovertime,andnewspeciescanarise,whenallelefrequencieschangeduetomutation,naturalselection,gene

flow,andgeneticdrift.

StudentLearningOutcomes:Successfulstudentswillbeableto:¨ Describethepropertiesthatunitethethreedomainsoflivingthings.(LE)¨ Identifyrelationshipsbetweenstructureandfunctionatalllevelsofbiologicalstudy.(LE,LA)¨ Describethemajorgroupsofbiologicalmacromoleculesandexplaintheirimportanceofeachtocellularstructuresand

functions.(LE)¨ Identifystructuresofprokaryoticandeukaryoticcellsandexplainthefunctionstheyperform.(LE,LA)¨ Describehowthecellintegratesintothehierarchicalorganizationoflivingsystems.(LE)¨ Explainhowandwhycellscommunicatetocoordinatetheiractivities.(LE)¨ Explainhowenergyandmaterialsflowwithinandbetweencells,andbetweencellsandtheenvironment.(LE,LA)¨ Identifytheprocessesbywhichthecellobtainsandproducesneededresources.(LE,LA)¨ Explainthestagesinthecell’slifecycleinsinglecelledandmulticellularorganisms,includinggrowth,cellreproduction,and

apoptosis.(LE,LA)¨ Describetheprocessbywhichcellspassongeneticinformationtotheiroffspringandexplainhowsexualreproduction

resultsingeneticdiversity.(LE,LA)¨ Describehowgenesencodeinformationandexplainhowthisresultsinthestructureandfunctionoforganisms.(LE)¨ Identifytheprocessesthatresultinchangesingenomes,resultinginuniqueindividuals,populationsandspecies.(LE,LA)¨ Explainthescientificmethodanddescribespecifictechniquesusedtoscientificallystudylivingthings.(LE,LA)Studentswillalso:¨ Practiceself-assessmentandreflectionwhiledevelopingthenecessarystudyskillsforsuccessinsciencecoursework.(LE,LA)¨ Practiceusingtheprocessofscientificinquiryasameansofunderstandingthenaturalworld.(LE,LA)¨ Makeconnectionsbetweenthefactualinformationprovidedbyscienceandtherelevanceofbiology

tobroadersocietalissues.(LE,LA)¨ Demonstrateaprofessionalandrespectfulmannerwhencommunicatingandworkingwithpeers,

instructors,andstaff,aspracticeforsuccessintheworkplaceandcommunity.(LE,LA)

BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.Gerson

AssessmentMethods,Grades,andGradingThemostpracticalassessmentmeasureforcontent-heavycoursesistheobjectiveexam.Mostofyourgradeforthelectureportionofthecoursewillbebasedonlectureexams.Participationpointswillbeavailabledailyinlecture,throughparticipationwithyouriClicker.Questionswillincludepre-testquizquestions,comprehensionquestions,andsummary/reviewquestions.Thus,youhavetheopportunitytoearnparticipationpointsthroughtheentireclassperiod.Theremaybeopportunitiestogainafewpointsofextracreditinlectureandlab.Labpointsareaddedtolecturepointstocalculateyourtotalgradeinthecourse.Idonotuseacurve.Thiscourseisgradedplus/minus,andthereisaCR/NC(Credit/NoCredit)option.

Anyhomeworkorextracreditassignmentmustbeturnedinonthedayandtimeitisdue.Undernormalcircumstancesnoextracreditwillbeacceptedaftertheduedate.Therearetypicallynomake-upassignmentsinthiscourse.

ThelastdaytodropaclassisSeptember19.ThelastdaytoapplyfortheCR/NCgradingoptionisTues.,Nov21,beforeThanksgiving.Tochangeyourgradingoption,youwillneedmysignatureonaRegistrationOptionsForm(availableonlinefromtheEnrollmentServiceswebsite).

CourseComponent PossiblePoints %ofGradeSyllabusexercise 5 0.5%Exam1 100 10%Exam2 100 10%Exam3 100 10%FinalExam 150 15%GroupPresentation 75 7.5%Preview/ReviewQuestions 130 13%ClassParticipation 90 9%Lab 250 25%TOTALPOINTSPOSSIBLE 1000 100%

ExpectationsofStudents• Berespectfulofothersbyarrivingontime,givingyourattentiontowhoeverispresenting,listeningtotheideasofyour

classmates,turningoffcellphones,andgenerallybeingpolite.Thisalsomeansnotext-messaging(yes,thepersonatthefrontoftheroomcantellwhatyouaredoing)andnointernetsurfing(it’sdistractingtothosesittingaroundyou).

• Engagethecoursematerialthroughparticipationinclass,readingthetext,andthinkingaboutbiologyoutsideofclass.• Studentsareexpectedtotakeexamsduringthescheduleddatesandtimes.Ifyouhavealegitimateexcusetomissalecture

exam,Ineedtoknowthereason,inwriting,atleastaweekbeforetheexamdate.Arrangementsfortakingtheexamatanothertimemustbemadeatthetimeofthewrittenrequest.Ifyouhaveanemergencylessthanaweekbeforeanexam,youmustletmeknowoftheemergencypriortotheexamtimeifpossible.Youmustprovideavalid,writtenexcuseonorbeforethenextclassperiodaftertheexamdate,inordertobeabletotaketheexamatanalternatetime.Iftheemergencylastsbeyondthenextclassperiodaftertheexam,youmustatleastletmeknowaboutthesituation,andyoumustbringavalid,writtenexcuseassoonasyoureturntoschool.Iwilldeterminetheappropriatenessoftakingthemissedexaminthiscase.

• Maintainyouracademicintegrity.Yourintegrityisyourmostvaluableassetasastudentandinyourfuturecareerasaneducatedperson.Inlinewiththis,itisthepolicyoftheDepartmentofBiologicalSciencesthatanyonecaughtcheatingorplagiarizingwillreceiveagradeofFforthecourse.Ireservetherighttorequestanystudentsuspectedofcheatingtotakeasecond,differentexamonthematerial.Pleaseprotectyourselfbymakingyourintegrityobvious.

ExpectationsoftheInstructor• Sameasthoseforstudents,intermsofrespectforparticipantsandengagementinthecourse.Protectingyourprivacyand

maintaininganenvironmentinwhichyoucanlearnaremytoppriorities.• Beopentofeedbackonthecourseandbeflexibleinordertomakeappropriatechangestomeetstudentneeds.• Befairandconsistentinassessmentofstudentlearningandprovideappropriatefeedbacktofacilitateimprovement.• Beavailabletostudentsoutsideofclasstimetoanswerquestionsanddiscussclassmaterial.

Specialcircumstances:Iunderstandthatunusualcircumstancescantemporarilyalteryouravailabilityforourclass.Ifyouknowaheadoftimethatyouwillhaveaconflictonanimportantday,pleasegetintouchwithmeassoonaspossible.Ifanunforeseenincidentcausesyoutomissanexamoryourpresentation,getintouchwithmeassoonasyourcircumstancesallow.Ifyoumissaregularclassday,pleasegetthenotesfromafriend,reviewthepostedlecturenotes,andcometomyofficehourswithanyquestionsyoumayhave.

Learningstylesandneeds:Asaninstructor,Ibelievethatpartofmyjobistointentionallyfacilitatethesuccessofstudentswithdifferentlearningstylesandneeds,andIdomybesttoincorporatemultiplewaysoflearningintomycoursesandassignments.Pleasemeetwithmeprivatelyassoonaspossibleifthereareparticularaccommodationsthatwillfosteryourindividualsuccessinthiscourse.

PointRange GradeEarned930-1000 A900-929 A-875-899 B+830-874 B800-829 B-775-799 C+730-774 C700-729 C-675-699 D+630-674 D600-629 D-<600 F

BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.GersonTentativeCourseOutline

Dates Topics ReadingsAug22Aug24

Syllabus&CourseIntroductionChemistryoflife

12

Aug27,29,31 Chemistryoflifecont.Carbonandorganicmaterial

23

Sep3Sep5*,7

LaborDayHoliday–NOCLASSESCarbonandorganicmaterial

--3

Sep10,12,14 Carbonandorganicmaterialcont.MembraneStructureandFunction

35

Sep17Sep19**Sep21

MembraneStructureandFunctionEXAMONECellCommunication

51-3&5

5

Sep24***Sep26,28

AGroupPresentations:TouroftheCellMetabolism

46

Oct1,3,5 CellularRespiration 7

Oct8Oct10Oct12**

CellularRespirationNoClassesalldayEXAMTWO

7--4-7

Oct15,17,19 Photosynthesis 8

Oct22***Oct24,26

BGroupPresentations:CellCycleMeiosis&SexualLifeCycles

910

Oct29,31,Nov2

MendelianGeneticsChromosomalInheritance

1112

Nov5,7,9 MolecularBasisofInheritance(DNA-->DNA) 13Nov12Nov14**Nov16

Veteran’sDayHoliday–NoclassesEXAMTHREEGeneExpression(DNA-->RNA-->Polypeptide)

--8-1314

Nov19***Nov21G

CGroupPresentations:VirusesGeneExpressioncont.

1714

Nov22,23 ThanksgivingHoliday–NoClasses

Nov26,29,30 GenomeEvolutionPopulationGenetics

1821

Dec3,5,7 DescentwithModificationSpeciation&Evolution

1922

Dec10§ CatchUpandReview 1-14,17-19,21-22

Friday,Dec.14 MandatoryCOMPREHENSIVEFINALEXAM8:30-10:30am AllChapters(1-14,17-19,21-22)

*Click-daysbegin**Dropdeadline***GroupPresentationDates

GLastdatetochangegradingoption(mustturninformonthisdate)§FinalPreview/ReviewHomeworkdue.

BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.GersonHowyouEarnyourGradeinLecture

AsIcompletegradingforeachassignmentorexam,youwillbeabletocheckyourscoreonBlackboard.Youhaveoneweekfollowingreturnofanyexamorassignmenttomeetwithmetoworkoutanyreasonablechangesingrading.

ParticipationYouwilluseyourclickertorespondtoin-classquestions.Thishelpsmegaugeyourlevelofcomprehensionandwillhelpmewiththepacingofthematerial.Italsoallowsmetorewardyouforbeingdedicatedinyourlectureattendance.Youearnyourhighestgradebychoosingthecorrectanswers.Iknowthingscomeup,andyoumightmissadayortwoofclass;don’tworry,itwillbesafetomisstwodayswithoutpenalty.Additionally,youcanearnbonusparticipationpointsforattendanceongrouppresentationdays.Hint:putthreesparebatteriesinyourbackpackincaseyouri>Clickerfails.

AskinganotherstudenttoclickforyouORclickingforsomeoneelseischeating.AnyoneusingmorethanoneclickerwillreceiveanFforthecourse.

Preview/ReviewQuestionsHomeworkThePreview/Reviewquestionsforeachchapterhelpyoutoprepareforeachday’slectureandlatertotestyourknowledgeofterms,understandingofconcepts,andmasteryofthematerial.Pleaseusethesequestionstohelpyourselftobereadyforlectureeachday,andafterwecompleteeachchapter,usethequestionstotestyourknowledge.

ThePreview/Reviewquestionswillalsobeyourhomeworkforthecourse.Therewillbefourduedatesintotal.Asetofquestionswillbedueat8:50amonthemorningofeachmidterm;thefinalsetofquestionswillbedueonthelastdayofclassbeforefinals.YouwillsubmittypedanswerstothequestionsthroughaGoogleform.ThelinkwillbeavailableinBlackboard.Irecommendtypinganswertothequestionsaswecompleteeachchapter.Youcancheckyourworkandsubmitpriortoeachduedate.

Together,thehomeworkswillbeworthatotalof130pointsoverthecourseofthesemester.MyhopeisthatworkingyourwaythroughthePreview/Reviewquestionswillallowyoutoearnpointswhileinteractingwiththematerialtoreallymasterthetopicswewillcoverthissemester.

ExamsTherewillbethreemidtermsandarequiredcomprehensivefinal.Midtermswillconsistof50questionstobeansweredonaScantron(bringyourScantronandpencil).Therewillalsobeonepage(frontandback)ofshortanswer/identifyapicturefromthetext/label-a-processquestions.Questionswillcovermaterialthatisassociatedwithlecture.Iencourageyoutostudythematerialmoredeeplythatwecoverinclass,inordertoperformwellatthelevelofthetest.Scantronquestionswillbevaluedat80pointsoneachexamandshortanswerat20points.

Therequiredcomprehensivefinalwillconsistof100multiplechoicequestionsandonepage(backandfront)offreeresponsequestions.Somequestionsmaybethesameasthoseusedonthemidterms,butotherswillbedifferent.

TipsforlearningthematerialInmyexperience,manybrightstudentsaresimplynotchallengedduringhighschool.Asaresult,smartandcapablepeoplehaven’thadtheopportunitytodevelopthestudyskillsneededforsuccessintheuniversity.Don’tletmyfirstexamcatchyoubysurprise!Thiscourseiscontent-heavy,andyouwillnotbeabletocramwithmuchsuccessformyexams.Makeyourstudytimeadailyhabit.

• Skimthewholechapterbeforeyoucometoclass.Carefullyreadandinterpretthefiguresandtablesandcarefullyreadeachvocabularyterm.

• Beearlytoclassforspecialstudytips,sneakpreviewsforlab,andtoengagewithyourInstructor.• Takenotesinclassbasedonwhatyouhear.Donotspendtheclassperiodcopyingeverywordoffmyslides.Thesesame

wordscanbefoundinyourtextandinthepostedlectureslides.• Afterclassreviewyournotes.Gobackandreadthetextbooktofillingapsinyourunderstanding.Somestudentshave

beenverysuccessfulbycopyingouttheirnotesontoflashcardsforstudy.• Afterclass,write7-10examquestionsforthematerial.Thiswillgiveyouastudysheetforbeforetheexam.• ThePreview-ReviewQuestionsassociatedwitheachlecturechapterareyourStudyGuide.Besureyoucanthoroughly

answereachonewithoutreferringtothetextbookornotes.• Whenyoustudy,don’tfoolyourself!Whenyoupagethroughthetextbook,everythingwilllookfamiliar.Thisdoesn’tmean

thatyoupersonallyowntheknowledgeyourself.Makeityours!Aftereachclassday,withoutlookingatyournotesorthebook,writedownalistofthetopicsandsubtopicscovered.Writedownkeywordsandtheirdefinitions.Makeyourbestsketchofthefigures/illustrationspresented.Afterthis,openyourtextandseehowwellyoudid.Thepartsyoumissedentirelyarethepartsyouneedmosttostudy,thepartsyoupartiallyrememberedalsoneedsomeattention.Thepartsyouknowperfectlyarepartofyourownknowledgeset.

• Youneedtostudythematerialmoredeeplyinthetextthaniscoveredinlecture,inordertobeabletoreadilyanswerquestionsontheexams.

• Everylabpointcancountinyourfavor,ornot.Makesureperformingwellinlabispartofyourplanforsuccess.

BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.GersonGroupPresentation–CheckonBlackboardfortheGradingRubricsforthisproject.Tofosteryourconfidenceinexploring,discussingandsharingscientificinformation,youwillworkinagrouptoprepareoneshort,ten-minutepresentation.Yourmainobjectiveistoprovideamemorablelessonthatwillhelpyourclassmatestomasterthematerial.Youwillneedtomeetoutsideofclasstimestoprepareyourpresentation.GroupStructure:Groupswillconsistofstudentsfromthesamelabsection.Dr.Gersonwillfacilitategroupformation.PresentationDatesandTopics:Fourgroupswillpresentondifferentsubtopicsofthemainthemeoneachpresentationday.Yourindividualevaluationofyourgroupisdueoneclassdayafteryourpresentation.

Date Theme Group Subtopic

Sep24 ATouroftheCellSection005(Wed2-5)

A1A2A3A4

ProkaryoticCells(IncludeoutsideresourcestoanswerPre/ReQs)ATouroftheEukaryoticCell1–>ATouroftheEukaryoticCell2–>ATouroftheEukaryoticCell3–>

Oct22 TheLifeandTimesofaNormalCellSection003(Th9-12)

B1B2B3B4

Function/use/purposeofmitosisImportanceofCheckpointsinG1andG2ofInterphaseMitosis:Prophase,Metaphase,AnaphaseMitosis:Telophase&Cytokinesis&compareinanimals&plants

Nov19 LivingorNot:VirusesSection002(Tue9-12)

C1C2C3C4

DiversityofViruses:OverviewofStructures;&Arevirusesalive?TheBacteriophageLysogenicCycle&LyticCyclesIntroductiontoRetroviruses(example:HIV)Vaccines&ImmuneResponse(hint:seepp.745-746onvaccines)

PresentationGuidelines:• Yourgoalistoprovideyourclassmatesavaluablelearningopportunity.• Thepresentationcanbenomorethantenminutes!Youwilllosepointsifyougoovertime.• Sticktoyourassignedsubtopicandbeawareoftheothersubtopicsinyoursession(soyoudon’twasteyourtimeonsomeone

else’sproject).• Yourgroupwillneedtodecideonrolesforeachmemberandeachmembermusttakepartinthepreparationand/or

presentationofyourproject.Somesuggestedrolesare:groupchairperson,secretary,textbookresearch,internetresearch,illustrations/graphics,presenter,videographer,audio-visualtechnician.Yourassignedrolesareduetomeoneweekbeforeyourpresentation.

• Yourpresentationcanbecreative!Youarewelcometomakeuseofanyresourceswehaveavailable,includinglaptop,internet,documentcamera(overheadprojector),andanymaterialsyouwishtobringwithyou.Youcanprovideastraightforwardpresentationoftheinformation,oryoucanperformaskit,song,orpuppetshow,youcanshowavideooranimationproducedbyyourgroup,oryourcanuseanyothercreativemeansyoucanthinkoftoshareinformation.

• Yourclassmateswillgradeyouaccordingtothevaluetheyreceivefromyourwork,sorememberthatcontentdeliveryiskey.• Besuretopractice!Ifyoucannotcompleteyourlessonintenminutes,yourscorewillsuffer!

Whenyourgroupisnotpresenting:• Beattentiveandpoliteinsupportofyourpeers!Thisisabigclass,anditcanbeintimidatingtopresenttoalargegroup.• Youearnonebonusparticipationpointforattendingclassongrouppresentationdays.• Youareresponsibleforjudgingtheworkofyourpeers.Yourmaincriterionis:“Howwelldidthepresentationhelpmetolearn

thematerial?”

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See BlackBoard for your group’s assigned organelles!