LECTURE SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS

Fall 2007

Date                Chapter           Topic

8/21 & 23        1                      An Introduction to Life on Earth

8/23 & 28        2                      Atoms, Molecules, and Life

8/30 & 9/4       3                      Biological Molecules

9/4 & 11          4                      Cell Membrane Structure and Function

9/11 & 13        5                      Cell Structure and Function

9/18                 EXAM I

9/20 & 25        6                      Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell

9/27                 7                      Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis

10/2                 PROJECT SUCCESS DAY – NO CLASS

10/4 & 9          7                      Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis

10/9 & 11        8                      Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration

10/16               EXAM II

10/18 & 23      9                      DNA: Molecule of Heredity

10/23 & 25      10                    Gene Expression and Regulation

10/30 &11/1    11                    The Continuity of Life: Cellular Reproduction

11/6, 8, & 13   12                    Patterns of Inheritance

11/15               13                    Biotechnology

11/20               EXAM III

11/22               THANKSGIVING – NO CLASS

11/27 & 29      14-16               Principles of Evolution

12/4 & 6          38-40               Ecology

12/11               EXAM IV

12/13               FINAL EXAM

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