DATE

TOPIC

STUDY MATERIALS

ASSIGNMENTS/EXAMS

Week 1

Introduction 8/23

Ecology 8/28

Chapter 43, pp. 842-844
and 850-856
Unit 1: Obj. 4- 8

Don't forget to answer the questions in the Study Guide!

Week 2

Ecology   8/30

Evolution 9/4

Chapters 14
and 17, pp. 314-330
Unit 1: Obj. 9-14
Web Practice Quiz 1

Study for quiz on 9/6!

Week 3

Quiz 1 -   9/6

Inorganic Chem.
9/11

Chapter 2, pp. 18-29
Unit 2: Obj. 1-11
Videos 1 and 2

Quiz 1 - Unit 1
9/6
(90 points)
Start working on Internet Project 1; it's due next week.

Week 4

Inorganic Chem. 9/13


Organic Chemistry
9/18

Chapter 2, pp. 29 - end of chapter
Unit 2: Obj. 12-18
Videos 3- 4

Internet project 1
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON 9/18
(50 points)

Week 5

Organic Chem.
9/20 and  9/25

Chapter 5, pp. 93-94
Unit 2: Obj. 19-22
Video 5
Web Practice Quiz 3

Be sure to do the practice quiz after you have studied. The quiz on Unit 2 is 9/27.

Week 6

Quiz 2 -   9/27

Cell Structure and Function
10/11

Chapter 3 and pp. 504-509 and 578-571
Unit 3: Obj. 1-8 and 16-18
Video 6

Quiz 2 - Unit 2
9/27
(90 points)

Week 7

Cell Membrane
Cell Transport
10/16 & 10/18

Chapter 4
Unit 3: Obj. 9-15
Video 7
Web Practice Quiz 4

Fall break is 10/8 and 10/9.

Week 8

Quiz 3 - 10/23

Bioenergetics
10/25

Chapter 5
Unit 4: Obj. 1-9
Video 8

Quiz 3 - Unit 3 10/16
(90 points)

Week 9

Cellular Respiration 10/30

Photosynthesis 11/1
Take-home Quiz
(90 points)

Chapter 7
Unit 4: Obj. 10-15
Video 9

Chapter 6
Unit 4: Obj. 18-23
Video 10
Web Practice Quiz 5

Take-home Quiz
Unit 4
due 11/6
(90 points)
(Last day to withdraw without grade penalty -10/29)

Week 10
Week 11

Mitosis and Meiosis
11/6
Mendelian Genetics
11/8

Chapters 8 and 9
Unit 5: Obj. 1-3 and 6-10
Video 11
Chapter 10
Chapter 11, pp. 200-205
Unit 5: Obj. 11-15

Don't forget to work the genetics problems.

Week 12

Mendelian Genetics Continued
11/13 and 11/15

Chapter 11, pp.205-211
Unit 5: Obj. 16 and 18-23
Web Practice Quiz 6
Video 12

Work the problems!

Week 13

Quiz 5 - 11/20

DNA Structure
DNA Replication
11/27

Chapter 12
Unit 6: Obj. 1-3 and 10

Unit 5 Quiz
11/20
(90 points)
Work on Internet Project 2; it is due 11/29

Week 14

Gene Function
11/29 & 12/4

Chapter 13
Unit 6: Obj. 4-8,10,11,14 & 15
Web Practice Quiz 7

Internet Project 2 
DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS ON 11/29
(50 points)

Week 15

Quiz 6 - 12/6

Population Genetics
12/11

Chapter 15
Unit 7: Obj. 7-24
Video 14

Unit 6 Quiz
12/6
(90 points)

Week 16

Study for the Final Exam
Final Exam
12/13

Final Exam
(150 points))