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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES, BARUCH COLLEGE, CUNY BIOLOGY 3001—Principles of Biology II—Spring 2019 4.5 credits, 2 hours lecture, 1 hour recitation, 3 hours lab Lecture: ETRL: TTh 2:30-3:20, rm. 1202, Wahlert Lab & Recitation: TTh ETRA 3:45-5:25 rm. 511, Wahlert; ETRB 3:45-5:25 rm. 503, Rogowski Required Texts: (1) J. B. Reece, et al. Campbell Biology, 11th ed. or earlier, NY, B. Cummings. Required Lab: (2) Wahlert, J. H., et al. 2013. Laboratory Notes for Bio. 1003, 1016, & 3001 http://faculty.baruch.cuny.edu/jwahlert/bio1003/ bring printed copy to lab (3) Perry, J.W., & D. Morton. Photo Atlas for Biology, Wadsworth Publ. or Adams, B. J., & J. L. Crawley. Van De Graaff's Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory 8th Ed., Morton Publishing Company. T Th

Lecture Topics

1/29

Mendel & the gene idea

31 2/5 7 14 19 21 26 28 3/5 7 12 19 21 26 28 4/2 4 9 16 18 30 5/2 7 9 14

Evolution

14

Genetics

Chromosomes & inheritance

15

Spread mystery spores on agar (not on web)

Molecular basis of inheritance

16

Phylogenetic analysis

Molecular basis cont’d

16

DOMAIN B ACTERIA & Microscope

From gene to protein

17

DOMAIN EUKARYA: KINGDOM FUNGI

Regulation of gene expression

18

Yeast metabolism & sugar conc’t. (not on web)

Regulation of gene expression cont’d.

18

EUKARYA: KINGDOM PROTISTA

DNA technology

20

EUKARYA: KINGDOM PLANTAE: “Algae”

DNA technology continued

20

PRACTICAL EXAM 1B

EXAM 1A

Division Marchantiophyta & Bryophyta 29, 30

Plant Structure [in class illustrations]

Plant structure

35

Division Pteryophyta [experiment setup]

Plant transport

36

Division Coniferophyta

Charles Darwin

22

Division Anthophyta

Evolution of populations

23

Mark, release, recapture

The origin of species

24

Discussion of Plant phylogeny [chart due]

Phylogeny & Tree of Life

26

PRACTICAL EXAM 2

Phylogeny & Tree of Life

26

EUKARYA: KINGDOM ANIMALIA: Development

EXAM 2 11

14

Laboratory Topics

Mendel & the gene idea cont’d

Plant life cycles 14

Text Ch.

A

B

Phylum Cnidaria

Ecology and the biosphere

52

Phylum Platyhelminthes

Evolution of Populations

23

Phylum Mollusca [d]

Population ecology

53

Phylum Annelida [d]

Community ecology

54

Phylum Arthropoda [d]

Community ecology cont’d

54

Daphnia experiment [experiment reports due]

Ecosystems

55

Phylum Echinodermata [d]

Ecosystems cont’d

55

Phylum Chordata

Conservation biology

56

PRACTICAL EXAM 3

B

CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM A (during exam wk) A

Bring a #2 pencil and good eraser to all lecture exams. Missed practical exams cannot be made up until the next time that this course is offered. [d] Dissection: Complete, individual dissections are a requirement of the course.

B

The student’s grade for BIO 3001 will be calculated according to the following formula: Exam 1 10 points Exam 2 15 Final Exam Practical Exam 1 Practical Exam 2

20 10 10

Practical Exam 3 Quizzes

10 15

Other Assignments

10

Total 100 points Grades may be curved slightly during the semester based on overall class performance. There is no additional curve. Policy on absences: All students are expected to attend every session of the course. The maximum number of allowed absences from laboratory is twice the number of class sessions per week; additional absences will lead to grade penalty. Academic integrity: Students are expected to comply with the academic integrity policies of Baruch College: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/studentaffairs/AcademicIntegrity/. Any assignment containing content that was plagiarized (copied or closely paraphrased) from a web or written source will be given a grade of 0; evidence of cheating on an exam (visible notes, electronic device, or peering at another student’s paper) will earn a grade of 0 on the exam. In both instances the student will be reported to the Office of the Dean of Students. Tutoring is available free of charge for most Pathways and introductory majors’ courses (I and II) at the Student Academic Consulting Center (SACC), located in VC 2-116. You can use the SACC web site to check availability and schedule an appointment: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/sacc/index.html. Lecture learning goals: • Synthesize material learned in BIO 2010 (including chemical reactions, organic molecules, energy use in cells and physiology) with new concepts introduced in BIO 3001 (For example, how does formation of the peptide bond impact protein synthesis on the ribosome? How does the cell use energy synthesized as ATP to copy its genome?) • Solve problems about the inheritance of genetic traits • Draw the mechanisms of trait inheritance at the cell and molecular level • Explain the flow of genetic information, and how changes at the level of DNA sequence lead to changes in cellular and physiological function • Describe how inheritance of particular traits contributes to evolution by natural selection • Diagram interactions between organisms and their environments that alter population and survival • Solve problems about allele movement through populations • Calculate and predict population numbers from given information • Discuss practical ways in which species may be conserved • Explain the special traits of plant cells and why these are important for plant function Laboratory learning goals: • Identify differences in members of the five kingdoms of organisms-Draw and label organismal structures • Explain the relationships between homologous structures and how they point to common ancestry • Use personal observations and drawings to create a phylogeny showing the relationship between organisms within and between the five kingdoms • Write a semester-long report identifying a mystery organism grown from a spore in the style of a referenced, published research paper General skill sets: • Derive information from graphs and charts, and draw graphs and charts from given information-Keep detailed and organized laboratory notes • Apply information and concepts you previously learned to new problems • Expand scientific vocabulary THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES MAJOR (code 020): Please consult the Baruch College Undergraduate Bulletin for a full description of Majors and Minors: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/confluence/display/undergraduatebulletin (from the department list, pick Natural Sciences). Revised 1/3/19...