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BIO 101 Fundamentals of Biology

M. Stephen Ailstock     smailstock@aacc.edu       
410/647/3823 Home                    410/777/2230 Office                    410/777/4012 FAX

4 credit hours – Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly; one semester.

A study of the basic biological principles common to living organisms and insights into scientific methods used to determine those principles. Topics include biological molecules, cell structure and metabolism, biological organization, homeostasis, reproduction and development, and heredity and evolution. Lab fee $30.

Note: Credit is not given for both BIO 101 and Bio 231.

 Office Hours
By appointment
Sample syllabus

Date Lecture Topic Chapter Pages
Week 1 Atoms, Molecules, and Life 1 23-40
Week 2 Biochemistry 2,3 40-84
Water
Week 3 Cells 4,5 84-127
Week 4 Energy Flow 6,8 127-144
Transport in Cells 4 161-186
Week 5 Finish Transport 1-6, 8
Review
Exam I
Week 6 Photosynthesis 10 206-233
Week 7 Respiration 9 186-206
Week 8 Cell Cycles and 7 144-159
Week 9 Finish 7, 9, 10
Review
Exam II
Week 10 Medelian Genetics 11 235-249
Week 11 DNA 12-15 249-319
How Genes Work
Week 12 Human Genetic 16-19 319-405
Review
Exam III
Week 13 Evolution 46-51 959-1085
Week 14 Ecology 52 1087-1106
Week 15 Populations, Communities 53-55 1106-1184
Ecosystems
Week 16 Biomes

Final Exam See schedule

 

Grades: Three hour exam 300 points

Five 25 point quizzes 100 points (lowest dropped)

Final Examination 100 points (comprehensive)

Laboratories are essential for this course. YOU MUST PASS THE LABORATORY TO PASS THE COURSE.

No make-up exams will be given. Final Exam score will be doubled.

The official school policy on academic honesty will be adhered to strictly.


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