Biology

	General Biology (Murray) Fall 2008			BlackBoard
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Tues & Thurs	Lecture			Test Availability on BlackBoard
8/19	Ch. 1 *An Introduction to Life on Earth*		Suggested Ways to use the Lecture Notes	Lab Quiz: Introduction BlackBoard 8/26-9/4
8/21	Ch. 17 The History of Life
8/26	Ch. 18 *Systematics: Seeking Order Amidst Diversity*
8/28	Ch. 2 *Atoms, Molecules, and Life*			Test #1 Chapters 1, 17-18 BlackBoard 8/26-9/2
9/2	Ch. 3 *Biological Molecules*
9/4	Ch. 4 *Cell Membrane Structure and Function*
9/9	Ch. 5 *Cell Structure and Function*
9/11	No Lecture: Check Announcement Page and Virtual Professor (His link is on BlackBoard).			Test #2 Chapters 2-5 BlackBoard 9/9-9/18
9/16	Ch. 6 *Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell*
9/18	Ch. 7 *Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis*
9/23	Ch. 8 *Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration*
9/25	Ch. 8 continued			LeafLab Quiz on BlackBoard 9/29 - 10/3
9/30	No Lecture: Check Announcement Page and Virtual Professor (His link is on BlackBoard).
10/2	Midterm lecture Exam (in class)			Midterm Lecture Exam (in class)
10/7	Fall Break
10/9	Ch. 9 *DNA: The Molecule of Heredity*			*Lab Midterm* Week of 10/20-10/24 @ your regularly scheduled time
10/14	Ch. 10 *Gene Expression and Regulation*
10/16	Ch. 11 *The Continuity of Life: Cellular Reproduction*
10/21	Ch. 11 continued; Ch. 12 *Patterns of Inheritance*			Test #3 Chapters 9-12 BlackBoard 10/30-11/6
10/23	Ch. 12 *Patterns of Inheritance* continued
10/28	Ch. 12 continued
10/30	Ch. 12 continued & Ch. 13 *Biotechnology*			FlyLab Lab Quiz on BlackBoard 11/3 - 11/14
11/4	Ch. 14 *Principles of Evolution*
11/6	Ch. 14 continued: Ch. 15 How Organisms Evolve
11/11	Ch. 15 continued;			Test #4 Chapters 13-15 BlackBoard 11/11-11/18
11/13	No Lecture: Check announcement page
11/18	Ch. 16 The Origin of Species
11/20	Ch. 17.6 *How Did Humans Evolve?*			Human Evolution Lab Quiz on BlackBoard 11/17 - 11/25
11/25	Ch. 17 (Continued)
11/27	T-Bird Holiday
12/2	Ch. 17 (Continued)			Lab Exam Practical! (see Lab Schedule)
12/4	Catch-up Time... if needed.
12/9 - BIO 101-10		Final lecture Exam (in class; J130; 8 AM)
12/9 - BIO 101-25		Final lecture Exam (in class; D109; 2 PM)