BIO 102 Schedule

Spring 2017
Week Date Lecture Topic/Video Resources Campbell Mader ed. 11- Lab Assignment Imp. Date

1
April 5 Evolution Ch. 22 Chapter 13- Evidence of Evolution

April 7 Evolution of Populations Ch. 23
2 April 12 Origin of Species Ch. 24 Research Projects - Introduction

Choose approach & materials
April 14 Evolution of Life on Earth
Ch. 25
Part- 25.4 & 25.5
3 April 19 Systematics - Domains of Life Ch. 26 Chapter 16- Fungi

April 21 Fungi Ch. 31
4

April 26 Plant Diversity I Ch. 29 Chapter 17- Nonvascular and seedless vascular plants

April 28 Plant Diversity II Ch. 30
5 May 3 Plant Structure, Growth I Ch. 35 Group Presentation - projects and research methods that will be used for research projects Draft Proposals; include lit review, intro, methods
May 5 Plant Structure, Growth 2 Ch. 35
6 May 10 Midterm Exam 
May 12 Plant Transport Ch. 36 Chapter 18- Seed Plants  
7 May 17 Soil and Plant Nutrition/ Plant Signaling Ch. 37 & 39 Chapter 19- Plant Organization  
May 19 Angiosperm Reproduction Ch. 38  
May 20 - Last Day to Drop
8 May 24 Ecology Ch. 52 Chapter 22- Plant Reproduction  
May 26 Biomes Ch. 52 cont'd  
9 May 31 Population Ecology Ch. 53 Wolves & Elk- Pop bio modeling Submit draft final
June 2 Population Ecology cont'd, begin Community Ecology Ch. 54
10 June 7 Communities Ch. 54 Chapter 20- Water absorption and transport Receive comments
June 9 Ecosystems Ch. 55
11 June 14 Ecosystems, cont'd Ch. 55 cont'd

Project Presentations, Lab Final

Submit Final Paper

Project Presentation
June 16 Conservation Biology & Restoration Ch. 56
12 June 21

Final Exam

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Summer Vacation Begins!