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| Objectives | |
| Schedule | |
| Syllabus | |
| 06/12 |
Chapter 25 Phylogeny and Systematics (pp. 491-499,507-508), 26 The Tree of Life (pp. 512-528)
Chapter 26 xtra credit Redrafting the Tree of Life Science Now 9/8/04 |
| 06/13 |
Chapter 29 Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land, 30 Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
Chapter 30 xtra credit Nutty and fungi-ble taxol sources Science News 4/15/00 |
| 06/14 |
Chapter 35 Plant Structure, Growth, and Development (pp. 712-728), 36 Transport in Vascular Plants
Chapter 35 xtra credit Maple sap flow SUNY Plant Physiology
Chapter 36 xtra credit Dutch Elm Disease Colorado State U. 8/24/04 |
| 06/20 |
Chapter 10 Photosynthesis |
| 06/21 |
Chapter 37 Plant Nutrition (pp. 756-760,763-767), 38 Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology (pp. 771-780)
Chapter 37 xtra credit Brazil Is Satisfying Its Fuel Needs From Sugar Cane New York Times 4/10/06 |
| 06/26 |
Chapter 39 Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals (pp. 788-813)
Chapter 39 xtra credit Digitalis Molecule of the Month Sep 96 |
| 06/27 |
Chapter 32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity, 33 Invertebrates
Chapter 32 xtra credit Strange Creatures - A Burgess Shale Fossil Sampler National Museum of Natural History
Chapter 33 xtra credit Ligula intestinalis a tapeworm contraceptive Biologist Dec 02
Chapter 33 xtra credit Gullible male fireflies supply 'femmes fatales' with a lifesaving chemical Cornell U. Sep 1, 97 |
| 06/28 |
Chapter 34 Vertebrates
Chapter 34 xtra credit Fat Birds Great Moments in Science 2006 |
| 07/03 |
Chapter 40 Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
Chapter 40 xtra credit Osteoporosis: Calcium matters--but how? Nutrition Health Review 1996 |
| 07/05 |
Chapter 41 Animal Nutrition (pp. 855-862), 42 Circulation and Gas Exchange (pp. 869-874, 868, 892)
Chapter 41 xtra credit Beyond Botox Time 5/19/03
Chapter 41 xtra credit Why is, um, fecal matter brown? The Straight Dope 2/27/87
Chapter 41 xtra credit the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine 10/3/05 |
| 07/10 |
Chapter 43 The Immune System (pp. 898-916)
Chapter 43 xtra credit A Shot against Pandemic Flu Science News 4/8/06 |
| 07/11 |
Chapter 44 Osmoregulation and Excretion (pp. 922-937) |
| 07/12 |
Chapter 45 Hormones and the Endocrine System (pp. 943-959), 46 Animal Reproduction (pp. 964-981)
Chapter 45 xtra credit FDA Approves New Drug Therapy For Osteoporosis FDA 8/18/1995
Chapter 46 xtra credit Pregnancy test NLM/NIH Medical Encyclopedia 11/30/04 |
| 07/18 |
Chapter 47 Animal Development (pp. 987-1001) |
| 07/19 |
Chapter 48 Nervous Systems (pp. 1011-1035)
Chapter 48 xtra credit Controversial Psychosurgery Resulted in a Nobel Prize Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine 10/29/98
Chapter 48 xtra credit The Truth About Lie Detectors (aka Polygraph Tests) Psychology Matters |
| 07/24 |
Chapter 49 Sensory and Motor Mechanisms, 50 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
Chapter 49 xtra credit Magnetic Beaks Help Birds Navigate National Geographic News 11/24/04
Chapter 49 xtra credit Whales led astray by magnetism BBC News 5/13/05
Chapter 50 xtra credit Cook County, Ill., Wetlands Are Focus of National Debate Chicago Tribune 06/15/03 |
| 07/25 |
Chapter 54 Ecosystems
Chapter 54 xtra credit The U.S. Ban on DDT Environmental Defense 4/4/05 |
| 07/26 |
Chapter 51 Behavioral Ecology (pp. 1106-1117,1123-1130), 52 Population Ecology (pp. 1136-1138,1141-1147,1152-1156)
Chapter 51 xtra credit Red Knot Migration and Horseshoe Crab Conservation in the Delaware Bay Wildlife Conservation Society
Chapter 51 xtra credit Pheromones, in context APA Online Oct 02
Chapter 51 xtra credit Birds may find way with cognitive map Science news 11/22/97
Chapter 52 xtra credit Cooperative breeders and Allee effect University Paris-Sud
Chapter 52 xtra credit On Brazilian Ethanol and the Ecological Footprint Bioscience Jan 06 |
| 07/31 |
Chapter 53 Community Ecology, 55 Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology
Chapter 53 xtra credit Wildland Fire in Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park 12/22/04
Chapter 55 xtra credit Atlantic Bluefin Tuna - Severity of Decline and its Causes BigMarineFish.com 2004
Chapter 55 xtra credit Empty Nets: Fisheries may be crippling themselves by targeting the big ones Science News 6/4/05 |
