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BIO 101 SCHEDULE

WEEK

TOPIC

TEXT CHAPTER

STUDY GUIDE OBJECTIVES

LAB

VIDEO

OTHER

EXAM

SUBMIT

Week 1

Intro
Ecology

Chpt. 1
Chpt.34 to 34.6
36.8 to 36.16

Unit 1.1-1.8

Begin Labs 1 & 2

None

None

None

Intro Letter
(20 pts)

Week 2

Evolution

Chpt. 13 down to 13.6

Unit 1.9-1.14

Complete Labs 1 & 2

None

Practice Quiz 1

None

Labs 1 & 2
(50 pts)

Week 3

Inorganic Chemistry

Chpt. 2

Unit 2.1-2.11

None

1 & 2

Internet Project I

None

 

Internet Project I
(25 pts)

Week 4

Biochemistry

Chpt. 3

Unit 2.12-2.18

Complete Lab 11

3 & 4

Practice Quiz 2

None

Lab 11
(25 pts)

Week 5

Enzymes

5.5 to 5.8

Unit 2.19-2.22

Complete Lab 3

5

Practice Quiz 3

LRC
Exam 1
(90 pts)

Lab 3
(25 pts)

Week 6

Cells

Chpt. 4
pgs. 182-183
20.3 to 20.10
31.5 to 31.7

Unit 3.1-3.8 & 3.16-3.18

Campus Labs 4, 5, and 6

6

None

None

Lab 4
(25 pts)

Week 7

Cell Membrane

5.10 to end of chapter

Unit 3.9-3.15

Complete Lab 5

7

Practice Quiz 4

LRC
Exam 2
(80 pts)

Lab 5
(25 pts)

Week 8

Energy

Chpt.5 to 5.5
Chpt.6 to 6.8
Chpt.7 to 7.5

Unit 4.1-4.9

Complete Lab 6

8

None

None

Lab 6
(25 pts)

Week 9

Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration

6.8 to end of chapter
7.5 to 7.12

Unit 4.10-4.23

None

9 & 10

Practice Quiz 5

LRC
Exam 3
(80 pts)

None

Week 10

Mitosis and Meiosis


Chpt. 8

Unit 5.1-5.3 & 5.6-5.9

Lab 7

11

None

None

Lab 7
(25 pts)


Week 11

Mendelian Genetics

Chpt.9 to 9.11

Unit 5.10-5.16

None

None

Internet Project 2

None

 

Internet Project 2
(25 pts)

Week 12

Mendelian Genetics Continued

9.11 to end of chapter

Unit 5.17-5.25

Lab 8

12

Practice Quiz 6

TakeHome
Exam 4
(80 pts)

Lab 8
(25 pts)

Week 13

DNA Structure
DNA Replication
Protein Synthesis

Chapter 10 down to 10.17

Unit 6.1-6.10

Lab 9 & 10

None

None

None

Labs 9 & 10
(50 pts)

Week 14

Gene Expression
and DNA Technology


Chapter 11 to 11.10
Chapter 12

Unit 6.11-6.15

Labs 12 & 13

13

Practice Quiz 7

None

 

Optional Internet Project
(25 pts)

Week 15

Population Genetics

Chapter 13
Chapter 14

Unit 7.10-7.22

None

14

Optional Internet Project

LRC Exam 5
(100 pts)

Labs 12 & 13
(50 pts)

Week 16

Review/Final Exam

None

None

None

None

None

LRC Final Exam
(150 pts)

None

 

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Emma Erdahl, Associate Professor of Biology
Northern Virginia Community College
Last revised: 01/05/2005