BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.Gerson

BIOL1050-001GENERALBIOLOGYI-Fall2019

Instructor:Dr.MarinaM.GersonPronouns:she/her/theyOffice:N-272 OfficeHours:M/W12-12:30,T/Th9:30-10:30,andbyappointmentContactInformation:myoffice(best)ormgerson@csustan.edu(good)or(209)664-6547(worst)AboutDr.Gerson:IgrewupinSouthernCalifornia,andIhavehadapassionforlearningaboutlittlecritterssinceIwas

little,myself.IwasreallyluckytobeabletoattendUCSantaCruzforadegreeinEnvironmentalStudiesandBiology.Ifyouhavenevervisitedthatbeautifulcampus,Irecommendthetriptowalkamongsttheredwoods.Aftercollege,becauseofmyvolunteerworkduringthepreviousschoolyear,IhadapaidsummerinternshipinS.F.Zoo’sInsectZoo.Then,afterastintdoingofficetempwork(myhighschooljobexperiencepaidoffhere),IworkedasatechnicianinacardiovasculardevelopmentlabatUCSanFrancisco;thelabusedzebrafishasamodelorganism.Twoyearslater,ImovedontoUniversityofTexasatArlingtontoearnaPh.D.inQuantitativeBiology.Myresearchcentersonthebehaviorandecologyoflizards,withafocusondesertlizardsoftheAmericanwest.IlovetravelingandworkinginCentralandSouthAmerica,birdwatching,SCUBAdiving,snorkeling,hiking,andreading.

Texts&Materials:Allrequiredandrecommendedmaterialsareavailableinthecampusbookstore.Youmaybeabletofindthesamebooks(exceptforthelabmanual!)forbetterpricesbyshoppingonlinesellers.

1.Loose-leafCampbellBiologyinFocus,3rdeditionbyUrrayetal.,ISBN9780134895727

- Studentswhobringthebooktoclassfollowalongbetter.Pleasepurchasealoose-leafcopyofthistext.- Iselectedthistextastheprimarybookforthiscoursebecauseitiscomprehensivewithoutexcessivedetail,

relativelyeasytoread,hasexcellentfigures,isastandardinthefield,andhasgoodonlineresources.- YouwillusethisbookinGeneralBiology2,aswell,soyouwillgetagoodreturnonyourinvestment.- Youmayalsousethe2ndeditionofthisbook.Itshouldbeinexpensivetopurchaseausedcopy.- YoudonotneedtheonlineMasteringBiologyaccess.

2.Thei>Clickerisrequiredforthiscourse.Anyversionofi>clickerwillwork,exceptforthesmartapp.

- Usingclickersinclasshelpstomakelecturemoreinteractive.Itkeepsyouawake,allowsyoutoearnparticipationpoints,andithelpsmetogaugehowwellfolksintheclassunderstandtheconcepts.

- YoucanpurchaseausediClickerandre-registeritunderyourownname.- Pleasedonotpayextratoregisterausedclicker.Wecandothisforfreeinclass.

3.YouwillneedtousetheBlackboardcoursesiteforthisclass.

- Gotohttp://my.csustan.eduandclickonthe“Blackboard”linkatthebottomofthepage.- LoginandentertheBiology1050-001coursesitetofindcoursecontent.Notethatyouhaveaseparatecourse

pageforyourlabclass(yourlabinstructormayormaynotusethispage).- Therearemanystudentcomputerlabsavailableoncampus;youdonotneedtoownacomputer.

4.Biology1050LabManualavailableonlyinthecampusbookstore(ISBN9781269663267)

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COURSEDESCRIPTIONANDOBJECTIVES

CourseRequirementsPrerequisite:GradeofAorBinhighschoolbiology,orBIOL1010.Co-requisite:Youmustbeenrolledinanassociatedlabsection(W11-2,W2-5,orF12-3).PurposeofCourseThepurposeoftheintroductoryseriesistwofold:(1)tointroducestudentstothebreadthofthebiologicalsciencesand(2)tohelpbeginningbiologymajorsmasterthefundamentalfactsandtheoriesneededforsuccessinsubsequentcourses.

Thiscourseisthefirstinthetwo-courseseriesandwillfocusoncellularandmolecularbiology,genetics,andmicroevolution.ThelearningobjectiveswillbemetthroughacombinationofLecture(LE)&Lab(LA)experiences.AgradeofC-orbetterisrequiredtomoveforwardintoGeneralBiology2(BIOL1150).

CourseObjectivesStudentswillbeintroducedtofoundationalprinciplesinbiology:1. Alllivingthingscomefromacommonancestor.2. Biologicalstructuresexistatalllevelsoforganization,frommoleculestoecosystems.3. Astructure'sphysicalandchemicalcharacteristicsinfluenceitsinteractionswithotherstructures,and

thereforeitsfunction.4. Biologicalmolecules,genes,cells,tissues,organs,individuals,andecosystemsinteracttoformcomplex

systems.5. Cells/organs/organismshavemultiplemechanismstoperceiveandrespondtochangingenvironmentalconditions.6. Energyandmatterflowbetweenorganismsandtheabioticenvironment.7. Organismshavecomplexsystemsthatintegrateinternalandexternalinformation,incorporatefeedbackcontrol,andallow

themtorespondtochangesintheenvironment.8. Organismsinheritgeneticandepigeneticinformationthatresultsintheirphysicalandbehavioralcharacteristics.9. Speciesevolveovertime,andnewspeciescanarise,whenallelefrequencieschangeduetomutation,naturalselection,gene

flow,andgeneticdrift.

StudentLearningOutcomes:Successfulstudentswillbeableto:¨ Describethepropertiesthatunitethethreedomainsoflivingthings.(LE)¨ Identifyrelationshipsbetweenstructureandfunctionatalllevelsofbiologicalstudy.(LE,LA)¨ Describethemajorgroupsofbiologicalmacromoleculesandexplaintheirimportanceofeachtocellularstructuresand

functions.(LE)¨ Identifystructuresofprokaryoticandeukaryoticcellsandexplainthefunctionstheyperform.(LE,LA)¨ Describehowthecellintegratesintothehierarchicalorganizationoflivingsystems.(LE)¨ Explainhowandwhycellscommunicatetocoordinatetheiractivities.(LE)¨ Explainhowenergyandmaterialsflowwithinandbetweencells,andbetweencellsandtheenvironment.(LE,LA)¨ Identifytheprocessesbywhichthecellobtainsandproducesneededresources.(LE,LA)¨ Explainthestagesinthecell’slifecycleinsinglecelledandmulticellularorganisms,includinggrowth,cellreproduction,and

apoptosis.(LE,LA)¨ Describetheprocessbywhichcellspassongeneticinformationtotheiroffspringandexplainhowsexualreproduction

resultsingeneticdiversity.(LE,LA)¨ Describehowgenesencodeinformationandexplainhowthisresultsinthestructureandfunctionoforganisms.(LE)¨ Identifytheprocessesthatresultinchangesingenomes,resultinginuniqueindividuals,populationsandspecies.(LE,LA)¨ Explainthescientificmethodanddescribespecifictechniquesusedtoscientificallystudylivingthings.(LE,LA)Studentswillalso:¨ Practiceself-assessmentandreflectionwhiledevelopingthenecessarystudyskillsforsuccessinsciencecoursework.(LE,LA)¨ Practiceusingtheprocessofscientificinquiryasameansofunderstandingthenaturalworld.(LE,LA)¨ Makeconnectionsbetweenthefactualinformationprovidedbyscienceandtherelevanceofbiology

tobroadersocietalissues.(LE,LA)¨ Demonstrateaprofessionalandrespectfulmannerwhencommunicatingandworkingwithpeers,

instructors,andstaff,aspracticeforsuccessintheworkplaceandcommunity.(LE,LA)

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AssessmentMethods,Grades,andGradingThemostpracticalassessmentmeasureforcontent-heavycoursesistheobjectiveexam.Mostofyourgradeforthelectureportionofthecoursewillbebasedonlectureexams.Participationpointswillbeavailabledailyinlecture,throughparticipationwithyouriClicker.Questionswillincludepre-testquizquestions,comprehensionquestions,andsummary/reviewquestions.Thus,youhavetheopportunitytoearnparticipationpointsthroughtheentireclassperiod.Therewillberegularopportunitiestoearnextracreditinlecture,butyouwillneedtobepresenttoparticipate.Labpointsareaddedtolecturepointstocalculateyourtotalgradeinthecourse.Idonotuseacurve.Thiscourseisgradedplus/minus,andthereisaCR/NC(Credit/NoCredit)option.

Anyhomeworkorextracreditassignmentmustbeturnedinonthedayandtimeitisdue.Undernormalcircumstancesnoextracreditwillbeacceptedaftertheduedate.Therearetypicallynomake-upassignmentsinthiscourse.

ThelastdaytodropaclassisSeptember19.ThelastdaytoapplyfortheCR/NCgradingoptionisWednesday,Nov27,beforetheThanksgivingbreak.Tochangeyourgradingoption,youwillneedmysignatureonaRegistrationOptionsForm(availableonlinefromtheEnrollmentServiceswebsite).

CourseComponent PossiblePoints %ofGradeSyllabusexercise 5 0.5%Exam1 120 12%Exam2 125 12.5%Exam3 125 12.5%FinalExam 125 12.5%GroupPresentation 100 10%ClassParticipation 100 10%Lab 300 30%TOTALPOINTSPOSSIBLE 1000 100%

ExpectationsofStudents• Berespectfulofothersbyarrivingontime,givingyourattentiontowhoeverispresenting,listeningtotheideasofyour

classmates,turningoffcellphones,andgenerallybeingpolite.Thisalsomeansnotext-messaging(yes,thepersonatthefrontoftheroomcantellwhatyouaredoing)andnointernetsurfing(it’sdistractingtothosesittingaroundyou).

• Engagethecoursematerialthroughparticipationinclass,readingthetext,andthinkingaboutbiologyoutsideofclass.• Studentsareexpectedtotakeexamsduringthescheduleddatesandtimes.Ifyouhavealegitimateexcusetomissalecture

exam,Ineedtoknowthereason,inwriting,atleastaweekbeforetheexamdate.Arrangementsfortakingtheexamatanothertimemustbemadeatthetimeofthewrittenrequest.Ifyouhaveanemergencylessthanaweekbeforeanexam,youmustletmeknowoftheemergencypriortotheexamtimeifpossible.Youmustprovideavalid,writtenexcuseonorbeforethenextclassperiodaftertheexamdate,inordertobeabletotaketheexamatanalternatetime.Iftheemergencylastsbeyondthenextclassperiodaftertheexam,youmustatleastletmeknowaboutthesituation,andyoumustbringavalid,writtenexcuseassoonasyoureturntoschool.Iwilldeterminetheappropriatenessoftakingthemissedexaminthiscase.

• Maintainyouracademicintegrity.Yourintegrityisyourmostvaluableassetasastudentandinyourfuturecareerasaneducatedperson.Inlinewiththis,itisthepolicyoftheDepartmentofBiologicalSciencesthatanyonecaughtcheatingorplagiarizingwillreceiveagradeofFforthecourse.Ireservetherighttorequestanystudentsuspectedofcheatingtotakeasecond,differentexamonthematerial.Pleaseprotectyourselfbymakingyourintegrityobvious.

ExpectationsoftheInstructor• Sameasthoseforstudents,intermsofrespectforparticipantsandengagementinthecourse.Protectingyourprivacyand

maintaininganenvironmentinwhichyoucanlearnaremytoppriorities.• Beopentofeedbackonthecourseandbeflexibleinordertomakeappropriatechangestomeetstudentneeds.• Befairandconsistentinassessmentofstudentlearningandprovideappropriatefeedbacktofacilitateimprovement.• Beavailabletostudentsoutsideofclasstimetoanswerquestionsanddiscussclassmaterial.

Specialcircumstances:Iunderstandthatunusualcircumstancescantemporarilyalteryouravailabilityforourclass.Ifyouknowaheadoftimethatyouwillhaveaconflictonanimportantday,pleasegetintouchwithmeassoonaspossible.Ifanunforeseenincidentcausesyoutomissanexamoryourpresentation,getintouchwithmeassoonasyourcircumstancesallow.Ifyoumissaregularclassday,pleasegetthenotesfromafriend,reviewthepostedlecturenotes,andcometomyofficehourswithanyquestionsyoumayhave.

Learningstylesandneeds:Asaninstructor,Ibelievethatpartofmyjobistointentionallyfacilitatethesuccessofstudentswithdifferentlearningstylesandneeds,andIdomybesttoincorporatemultiplewaysoflearningintomycoursesandassignments.Pleasemeetwithmeprivatelyassoonaspossibleifthereareparticularaccommodationsthatwillfosteryourindividualsuccessinthiscourse.

PointRange GradeEarned930-1000 A900-929 A-875-899 B+830-874 B800-829 B-775-799 C+730-774 C700-729 C-675-699 D+630-674 D600-629 D-<600 F

BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.GersonLectureRecordingPolicy:Audioorvideorecording(oranyotherformofrecording)ofclassesatStanislausStateUniversityisnotpermittedunlessexpresslyallowedbythefacultymemberasindicatedinthecoursesyllabusorasaspecialaccomodation(8/AS/10/FAC--FacultyPolicyonStudentRecordingofClasses).Recordingsaretakenoutofcontextoftheclassroomsetting,andwhiletheymaydocumenttheexactwordsspoken,theydonotfullydocumenttheexchangeofinformationandunderstandingthatoccurredduringtheclasssession.Ifyouhaveaparticularreasonwhyyouwouldliketomakeanaudiorecordingoflectures,pleasediscussthiswithmeinmyoffice.

TentativeCourseOutlineDATES TOPICS Readings

Aug 23 Syllabus & Course Introduction 1

Aug 26, 28, 30 Chemistry of Life Carbon and Organic Material

2 3

Sep 2 Labor Day Holiday – No classes all day --

Sep 4*, 6 Carbon and Organic Material 3

Sep 9, 11, 13 Carbon and Organic Material Membrane Structure and Function

3 5

Sep 16, 18** Sep 20

Membrane Stucture and Function Midterm 1

5 1-3 & 5

Sep 23 Let’s go HYBRID – LECTURE WILL BE ONLINE Cell Communication 5

Sep 25*** Sep 27

A GROUP PRESENTATIONS – TOUR OF THE CELL Metabolism

4 6

Sep 30, Oct 2, 4 Cellular Respiration 7 Oct 7 Oct 9 Oct 11

Cellular Respiration Catch up and Review Midterm 2

7 -- 4, 5, 6, 7

Oct 14, 16, 18 Photosynthesis 8 Oct 21*** Oct 23, 25

B GROUP PRESENTATION – CELL LIFE CYCLE Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

9 10

Oct 28, 30 Nov 1

Mendelian Genetics Chromosomal Inheritance

11 12

Nov 4, 6, 8 Molecular Basis of Inheritance (DNAàDNA) 13 Nov 11 Veteran’s Day Holiday – No classes all day -- Nov 13 Nov 15

Catch up and Review Midterm 3

-- 8-13

Nov 18, 20, 22 Gene Expression (DNAàRNAàPolypeptide) 14 Nov 25*** Nov 27G

C GROUP PRESENTATIONS - VIRUSES Population Genetics

17 21

Nov 29 Thanksgiving Holiday – No classes all day -- Dec 2, 4 Dec 6

Descent with Modification Speciation and Evolution

19 22

Dec 9 Catch up and Review All chapters Dec 11 Reading Day – No More Classes -- FINAL EXAM Monday, December 16, 8:30-10:30 am All chapters

*Click-daysbegin**DropdeadlineisSept.19***GroupPresentationDates

GLastdatetochangegradingoption(mustturninsignedformonthisdate)

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HowyouEarnyourGradeinLecture

AsIcompletegradingforeachassignmentorexam,youwillbeabletocheckyourscoreonBlackboard.Youhaveoneweekfollowingreturnofanyexamorassignmenttomeetwithmetoworkoutanyreasonablechangesingrading.

ParticipationYouwilluseyourclickertorespondtoin-classquestions.Thishelpsmegaugeyourlevelofcomprehensionandwillhelpmewiththepacingofthematerial.Italsoallowsmetorewardyouforbeingdedicatedinyourlectureattendance.Youearnyourhighestgradebychoosingthecorrectanswers.Iknowthingscomeup,andyoumightmissadayortwoofclass;don’tworry,itwillbesafetomisstwodayswithoutpenalty.Additionally,youcanearnbonusparticipationpointsforattendanceongrouppresentationdays.Hint:putthreesparebatteriesinyourbackpackincaseyouri>Clickerfails.

AskinganotherstudenttoclickforyouORclickingforsomeoneelseischeating.AnyoneusingmorethanoneclickerwillreceiveanFforthecourse.

ExamsTherewillbethreemidtermsandarequiredcomprehensivefinal.Midtermswillconsistof50questionstobeansweredonaScantron(bringyourScantronandpencil).Therewillalsobeonepage(frontandback)ofshortanswer/identifyapicturefromthetext/label-a-processquestions.Questionswillcovermaterialthatisassociatedwithlecture.Iencourageyoutostudythematerialmoredeeplythatwecoverinclass,inordertoperformwellatthelevelofthetest.Scantronquestionswillbevaluedat80pointsoneachexamandshortanswerat20points.

Therequiredcomprehensivefinalwillconsistof100multiplechoicequestionsandonepage(backandfront)offreeresponsequestions.Somequestionsmaybethesameasthoseusedonthemidterms,butotherswillbedifferent.

TipsforlearningthematerialInmyexperience,manybrightstudentsaresimplynotchallengedduringhighschool.Asaresult,smartandcapablepeoplehaven’thadtheopportunitytodevelopthestudyskillsneededforsuccessintheuniversity.Don’tletmyfirstexamcatchyoubysurprise!Thiscourseiscontent-heavy,andyouwillnotbeabletocramwithmuchsuccessformyexams.Makeyourstudytimeadailyhabit.

• Youneedtostudythematerialmoredeeplyinthetextthaniscoveredinlecture,inordertobeabletoreadilyanswerquestionsontheexams.

• Everylabpointcancountinyourfavor,ornot.Makesureperformingwellinlabispartofyourplanforsuccess.• Skimthewholechapterbeforeyoucometoclass.Carefullyreadandinterpretthefiguresandtablesandcarefullyread

eachvocabularyterm.• Beearlytoclassforspecialstudytips,sneakpreviewsforlab,andtoengagewithyourInstructor.• Takenotesinclassbasedonwhatyouhear.Donotspendtheclassperiodcopyingeverywordoffmyslides.Thesesame

wordscanbefoundinyourtextandinthepostedlectureslides.• Afterclassreviewyournotes.Gobackandreadthetextbooktofillingapsinyourunderstanding.Somestudentshave

beenverysuccessfulbycopyingouttheirnotesontoflashcardsforstudy.• Afterclass,write7-10examquestionsforthematerial.Thiswillgiveyouastudysheetforbeforetheexam.• ThePreview-ReviewQuestionsassociatedwitheachlecturechapterareyourStudyGuide.Besureyoucanthoroughly

answereachonewithoutreferringtothetextbookornotes.• Whenyoustudy,don’tfoolyourself!Whenyoupagethroughthetextbook,everythingwilllookfamiliar.Thisdoesn’tmean

thatyoupersonallyowntheknowledgeyourself.Makeityours!Aftereachclassday,withoutlookingatyournotesorthebook,writedownalistofthetopicsandsubtopicscovered.Writedownkeywordsandtheirdefinitions.Makeyourbest

BIOL1050 Dr.M.M.Gersonsketchofthefigures/illustrationspresented.Afterthis,openyourtextandseehowwellyoudid.Thepartsyoumissedentirelyarethepartsyouneedmosttostudy,thepartsyoupartiallyrememberedalsoneedsomeattention.Thepartsyouknowperfectlyarepartofyourownknowledgeset.

GroupPresentation–CheckonBlackboardfortheGradingRubricsforthisproject.

Tofosteryourconfidenceinexploring,discussingandsharingscientificinformation,youwillworkinagrouptoprepareoneshort,ten-minutepresentation.Yourmainobjectiveistoprovideamemorablelessonthatwillhelpyourclassmatestomasterthematerial.Youwillneedtomeetoutsideofclasstimestoprepareyourpresentation.

GroupStructure:Groupswillconsistofstudentsfromthesamelabsection.Dr.Gersonwillfacilitategroupformation.PresentationDatesandTopics:Fourgroupswillpresentondifferentsubtopicsofthemainthemeoneachpresentationday.Yourindividualevaluationofyourgroupisdueoneclassdayafteryourpresentation.

Date Theme Group Subtopic

Sep25 ATouroftheCellSection003(Wed11-2)

A1A2A3A4

ProkaryoticCells(IncludeoutsideresourcestoanswerPre/ReQs)ATouroftheEukaryoticCell1–>ATouroftheEukaryoticCell2–>ATouroftheEukaryoticCell3–>

Oct21 TheLifeandTimesofaNormalCellSection004(F12-3)

B1B2B3B4

Function/use/purposeofmitosisImportanceofCheckpointsinG1andG2ofInterphaseMitosis:Prophase,Metaphase,AnaphaseMitosis:Telophase&Cytokinesis&compareinanimals&plants

Nov25 LivingorNot:VirusesSection002(Wed2-5)

C1C2C3C4

DiversityofViruses:OverviewofStructures;&Arevirusesalive?TheBacteriophageLysogenicCycle&LyticCyclesIntroductiontoRetroviruses(example:HIV)Vaccines&ImmuneResponse(hint:seepp.745-746onvaccines)

PresentationGuidelines:• Yourgoalistoprovideyourclassmatesavaluablelearningopportunity.• Thepresentationcanbenomorethantenminutes!Youwilllosepointsifyougoovertime.• Sticktoyourassignedsubtopicandbeawareoftheothersubtopicsinyoursession(soyoudon’twasteyourtimeonsomeone

else’sproject).• Yourgroupwillneedtodecideonrolesforeachmemberandeachmembermusttakepartinthepreparationand/or

presentationofyourproject.Somesuggestedrolesare:groupchairperson,secretary,textbookresearch,internetresearch,illustrations/graphics,presenter,videographer,audio-visualtechnician.Yourassignedrolesareduetomeoneweekbeforeyourpresentation.

• Yourpresentationcanbecreative!Youarewelcometomakeuseofanyresourceswehaveavailable,includinglaptop,internet,documentcamera(overheadprojector),andanymaterialsyouwishtobringwithyou.Youcanprovideastraightforwardpresentationoftheinformation,oryoucanperformaskit,song,orpuppetshow,youcanshowavideooranimationproducedbyyourgroup,oryourcanuseanyothercreativemeansyoucanthinkoftoshareinformation.

• Yourclassmateswillgradeyouaccordingtothevaluetheyreceivefromyourwork,sorememberthatcontentdeliveryiskey.• Besuretopractice!Ifyoucannotcompleteyourlessonintenminutes,yourscorewillsuffer!

Whenyourgroupisnotpresenting:• Beattentiveandpoliteinsupportofyourpeers!Thisisabigclass,anditcanbeintimidatingtopresenttoalargegroup.• Youearnonebonusparticipationpointforattendingclassongrouppresentationdays.• Youareresponsibleforjudgingtheworkofyourpeers.Yourmaincriterionis:“Howwelldidthepresentationhelpmetolearn

thematerial?”

ExtraCredit?Yes!Regularextracreditopportunitieswillariseinlectureclass.Youmustattendclasstoearnthesepoints!

See BlackBoard for your group’s assigned organelles!