Attila the Bun
(Lepus californicus)
    BIL 160 - EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY
    ...a tour of the evolutionary processes that shaped the diversity of life on earth.



    IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    • LAST CHANCE TO LOOK OVER PREVIOUS EXAMS:
      • Friday, April 25 in room 110 (lab) from 1:30 - 5:00pm.
      • Monday, April 28 in room 110 from 1:30 - 3:30pm
    • BRING YOUR CANE CARD TO BE ALLOWED TO CHECK THE EXAM. NO LAPTOPS, NO CELL PHONES. YOU MAY TAKE BRIEF NOTES BY HAND ON PAPER, BUT THAT'S IT.


    • LAST CHANCE TO MAKE UP ANY MISSSED EXAM WILL BE DURING THE READING DAYS.
      • Make-up exams will be given on Monday, April 28 from 1:30 - 3:30pm.
      • If you need to take a make-up, email Dr. Krempels to let her know you're coming and which exam you will be taking.
    • Final Exam Review: Monday, April 28 at 3:35pm in room 126.
    • COMPLETE ONLINE COURSE EVALUATION HERE
    • Exam I and II Scores
    • Exam III Scores
    • Extra Credit #1 Scores
    • Extra Credit #2 Scores

This following syllabus is a tentative guide to what we'll be covering this semester, and is subject to constant revision
as circumnstances require and as time permits.

SYLLABUS

Date

Topic

Text Readings

Jan 14

Why Study Biodiversity?

Jan 16

The Evolution of Evolutionary Thought

Chapter 1

 

 

 

Jan 21

Martin Luther King Day: No Class

Chapter 22

Jan 23

Homology and Other Evidence of Evolution

Chapter 22

 

 

 

Jan 28

Microevolution and Population Genetics

Chapter 23

Jan 30

Mechanisms of Evolution: Micro and Macro

Chapters 23, 24

 

 

 

Feb 4

Macroevolution: Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms

Chapter 24

Feb 6

Classification: Systema Naturae and Modern Systematics

Chapter 25

 

 

 

Feb 11 Origins of Life and Diversity
Chapter 26, 27
Feb 11 EXAM I 5:00pm in SA 126

Feb 13

Origin of Eukaryotes: From Protists to Plants

Chapter 28

 

 

 

Feb 18

Plant Diversity I

Chapter 29, 35

Feb 20

Plant Diversity II

Chapter 30, 38

 

 

 

Feb 25

Plant Life Cycles

Chapter 30, 38

Feb 27

Plant Anatomy and Function, continued

Chapter 35, 39

 

 

 

Mar 3

Kingdom Fungi

Chapter 31

Mar 3

Exam II

5:00pm in SA 126

Mar 5

Kingdom Animalia: Diversity, Form and Function

Chapter 32, 47

 

 

 

Mar 10 - 14 SPRING BREAK! WOOOO!  
     

Mar 17

Kingdom Animalia: A Progression of Complexity I

Chapter 32, 33

Mar 19

Kingdom Animalia: Lophotrochozoa

Chapter 33

 

 

 

Mar 24

Kingdom Animalia: Edysozoa

Chapter 33

Mar 26

Kingdom Animalia: Deuterostomes I

Chapter 33, 35

 

 

 

Mar 31

Kingdom Animalia: Deuterostomes II - Vertebrates

Chapter 34, 48, 49

April 2

Kingdom Animalia: Eat and Be Eaten

Chapter 41

 

 

 

April 7 Exam III 5pm in SA 126
April 7 Kingdom Animalia: More Cool Stuff Chapter 51

April 9

The Chordates, Part I

Chapter 34, 41

 

 

 

April 14

The Chordates, Continued

Chapter 34, 48, 49

Apr 16

Introduction to Ecology and Biomes

Chapter 51, 54

 

 

 

Apr 21

Organismal and Population Ecology

Chapter 52

Apr 23

Communities and Ecosystems

Chapter 53, 54, 55

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 30

FINAL EXAM

Wednesday at 2:00pm in SA 126


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