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Topic |
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Jan 19 |
Martin Luther King Day: No Class |
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Jan 21 |
Why Study Biodiversity? |
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Jan 26 |
The Evolution of Evolutionary Thought |
Chapter 1 |
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Jan 28 |
Homology and Other Evidence of Evolution |
Chapter 22 |
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Feb 2 |
Microevolution and Population Genetics |
Chapter 23 |
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Feb 4 |
Mechanisms of Evolution: Micro and Macro |
Chapters 23, 24 |
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Feb 9 |
Macroevolution: Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms |
Chapter 24 |
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Feb 11 |
Classification: Systema Naturae and Modern
Systematics |
Chapter 25 |
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Feb 16 |
Origins of Life and Diversity
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Chapter 26, 27 |
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Feb 16 |
EXAM I |
5:00pm in SA 126
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Feb 18 |
Origin of Eukaryotes: From Protists to Plants |
Chapter 28 |
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Feb 23 |
Plant Diversity I |
Chapter 29, 35 |
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Feb 25 |
Plant Diversity II |
Chapter 30, 38 |
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Mar 2 |
Plant Life Cycles |
Chapter 30, 38 |
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Mar 4 |
Plant Anatomy and Function, continued |
Chapter 35, 39 |
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Mar 9 |
Kingdom Fungi |
Chapter 31
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Mar 9 |
Exam II |
5:00pm in SA 126
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Mar 11 |
Kingdom Animalia: Diversity, Form and Function |
Chapter 32, 47 |
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Mar 16-20 |
SPRING BREAK! WOOOO! |
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Mar 23 |
Kingdom Animalia: A Progression of Complexity I |
Chapter 32, 33 |
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Mar 25 |
Kingdom Animalia: Lophotrochozoa |
Chapter 33 |
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Mar 30 |
Kingdom Animalia: Edysozoa |
Chapter 33 |
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April 1 |
Kingdom Animalia: Deuterostomes I |
Chapter 33, 35 |
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April 6 |
Kingdom Animalia: Deuterostomes II - Vertebrates |
Chapter 34, 48, 49 |
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April 8 |
Kingdom Animalia: Eat and Be Eaten |
Chapter 41 |
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April 13 |
Exam III |
5pm in SA 126 |
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April 13 |
Kingdom Animalia: More Cool Stuff |
Chapter 51 |
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April 15 |
The Chordates, Part I |
Chapter 34, 41 |
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April 20 |
The Chordates, Continued |
Chapter 34, 48, 49 |
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Apr 22 |
Introduction to Ecology and Biomes |
Chapter 51, 54 |
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Apr 27 |
Organismal and Population Ecology |
Chapter 52 |
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Apr 29 |
Communities and Ecosystems |
Chapter 53, 54, 55 |
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TBA |
FINAL EXAM |
Cox 126 |
