BIL 160 - EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY
BIL 160 - EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY
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Required Texts
Date Topic Text Readings Jan 17 Introduction: Why Study Evolution and Biodiversity? Jan 19 Descent with Modification: A History Chapter 22 Jan 24 Homology and Other Evidence of Evolution Chapter 22 Jan 26 Evolution of Populations Chapter 23 Jan 31 The Origin of Species Chapters 24 Feb 2 Life on Earth: A Brief History Chapter 25 Feb 7 Life on Earth: Biogeography and Extinctions Chapter 25 Feb 16 Plant Form and Diversity I Chapter 29 Feb 21 Plant Form and Diversity II Chapter 30, 35 Feb 23 The Sex Life of Plants. Chapter 30, 38 Feb 28 Chapter 31 Mar 1 What is an Animal? Chapter 32 Mar 6 Animalia: Diversity, Form and Function Chapter 33
Mar 8 Animalia: The Simplest Animals Chapter 33 Mar 8 Exam II - 5:00pm in Cox 126 What a way to start spring break.
Mar 20 Animalia: Lophotrochozoan Protostomes Chapter 33 Mar 22 Animalia: Ecdysozoan Protostomes Chapter 33 Mar 27 Animalia: The Non-vertebrate Deuterostomes Chapter 33 March 29 Animalia: Vertebrate Deuterostomes I Chapter 34 April 3 Animalia: Vertebrate Deuterostomes II Chapter 34
April 5 Animalia: Our Favorite Ape Chapter 34 April 12 Exam III - 5:00pm in Cox 126 study smart April 17 Population Ecology Chapter 53 Apr 19 Community Ecology Chapter 54 Apr 24 Ecosystems Chapter 54 Apr 26 The Fragile Place We Live Chapter 55, 56 FINAL EXAM Cox 126
as circumstances
require and as time permits.SYLLABUS
Feb 9
Life on Earth: Homeotic Genes, Heterochrony
Chapter 26, 27
Feb 14
The Domains of Life: Bacteria and Protists
Chapter 27, 28
Feb 16
EXAM I - 5:00pm in Cox 126
This is it.
Fungi
Mar 12-16
SPRING BREAK! WOOOO!
April 10
More Mammalian Wonders
Chapter 34
April 12
Introduction to Ecosystems
Chapter 52
Thursday
May 3
2:00pm
WORKSHOP SURVEYS - End of Semester
After you have done your last workshop, please be sure to complete the
Surveys must be completed no later than the day of the final exam for you to receive two points of extra credit.
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