BIO 101
Semester Schedule

Date                        Lecture Topic (tentative)                                     Chapters                     Lab

Jan. 16                    Course Mechanics/                                               Chs. 1 and 2                 Metric System #1/
Jan. 17                            Nature of Science
Jan. 18                    -------------------
Jan. 19                    Nature of Science/Taxonomy                                  Ch. 11

Jan. 22                    Taxonomy                                                                                                   Microsscope #3
Jan. 23                    Taxonomy/Chemistry                                              Ch. 3
Jan. 24                    Chemistry
Jan. 25                    -------------------
Jan. 26                    Chemistry

Jan. 29                    Chemistry                                                                                                    Chemistry #5
Jan. 30                    Chemistry
Feb. 1                     Cell Structure & Function                                        Ch.4

Feb. 2                     Cell Structure & Function
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Feb. 5                    Cell Energetics - Photosynthesis                               Ch.5.1-5.10                    Gel Electrophoresis #7
Feb. 6                    Cell Energetics - Photosynthesis
Feb. 7                     Cell Energetics - Photosynthesis
Feb. 8                     --------------------
Feb. 9                    Exam 1

Feb. 12                  Cell Energetics - Cell Respiration                              Ch. 5.11-5.15                 Photosynthesis #8
Feb. 13                  Cell Energetics - Cell Respiration
Feb. 14                  Cell Energetics - Cell Respiration
Feb. 15                  ---------------------
Feb. 16                  Cell Energetics - Cell Respiration

Feb. 19                  Holiday (President's day)
Feb. 20                  Hereditary Bluepints/Molecular Genetics                   Ch.9                              Control Within Cells #10
Feb. 21                  Molecular Genetics
Feb. 22                  ---------------------
Feb. 23                  Molecular Genetics

Feb. 26                  Molecular Genetics
Feb. 27                  Molecular Genetics/ Recombinant DNA
Feb. 28                  Cell Cycles - Mitosis & Meiosis                                Ch. 6
Mar. 1                    ---------------------
Mar. 2                   Cell Cycles - Mitosis & Meiosis

Mar. 5                   Cell Cycles - Mitosis & Meiosis                                                                        Mitosis #11
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Mar. 6                   Genetics                                                                    Ch. 7
Mar. 7                   Exam II
Mar. 8                   ----------------------
Mar. 9                   Genetics

Mar. 12-16           SPRING BREAK

Mar. 19                 Genetics                                                                                                            Probability #15
Mar. 20                 Genetics
Mar. 21                 Genetics
Mar. 22                 ----------------------
Mar. 23                 Genetics

Mar. 26                 Genetics                                                                                                            Human Genetics #16
Mar. 27                 Genetics
Mar. 28                 Evolution                                                                    Ch. 10
Mar. 29                 ----------------------
Mar. 30                 Evolution

Apr. 2                    Evolution                                                                                                            Population Genetics #17
Apr. 3                    Evolution
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Apr. 4                   Homeostasis - Nervous System                                    Ch. 25
Apr. 5                   -----------------------
Apr. 6                   Exam III

Apr. 9                   Homeostasis - Nervous System                                                                            Homeostasis #13
Apr. 10                 Homeostasis - Nervous System
Apr. 11                 Homeostasis - Endocrine System                                  Ch. 26
April 12                 -----------------------
Apr. 13                 Homeostasis - Endocrine System

Apr. 16                 Homeostasis - Endocrine System/Human Reproduction  Ch. 27                            Pond Ecosystem #18
Apr. 17                 Human Reproduction & Development
Apr. 18                 Ecology                                                                         Chs. 26, 27 & 28
Apr. 19                 ------------------------
Apr. 20                 Ecology

Apr. 23                 Ecology                                                                                                                Terrestrial Ecosystem
Apr. 24                 Ecology
Apr. 25                 Ecology
Apr. 26                 ------------------------
Apr. 27                 Ecology

Apr. 30                 Ecology                                                                                                                  No Lab
May 1                   Ecology
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May 9  Wednesday  Final Exam (Exam IV)  11:30 AM - 1:20 PM