240-Syllabus Spring 2016-4 - Biology 240 Introductory...

Biology 240 — Introductory Biology II — Spring 2015
Instructors: Dr. Dennis Desjardin Dr. Ravinder Sehgal
HH 429; 338-2439; [email protected] HH 723; 405-0329; [email protected]
Hrs: T, W 9-11; by appt. Hrs: F, 9-11; by appt.
Optional Textbook: Campbell et al ., BIOLOGY, 8
th
or 9
th
eds.
Date Topic (Lecturer) Reading in Campbell
1/27 Introduction; A Brief History of Evolutionary Thought (Desjardin)
1/29 Evidence of Evolution (Desjardin) Ch. 22
2/1 Evolution of Populations (Desjardin) Ch. 23
2/3 Selection and Adaptation (Desjardin) Ch. 23
2/5 Selection and Adaptation; Phylogeny and Systematics (Desjardin) Ch. 23, 26
2/8 Phylogeny and Systematics (Desjardin) Ch. 26
2/10 Species and Speciation (Desjardin) Ch. 24
2/12 Species and Speciation (Desjardin) Ch. 24
2/15 Origin of Life: Prokaryotes (Desjardin) Ch. 25, 27
2/17 Origin of Life: Prokaryotes (Desjardin) Ch. 25, 27
2/19 Eukaryote origin; Phylogeny of Life (Desjardin) Ch. 28
2/22 LECTURE EXAM I — — —
2/24 Protistan Diversity (Desjardin) Ch. 28
2/26 Fungal Diversity and Ecology (Desjardin) Ch. 31
2/29 Algae: Characteristics, Ecology & Diversity (Desjardin) Ch. 28
3/2 Life Cycle Patterns; Origin of Land Plants (Desjardin) Ch. 29
3/4 Adaptations of Charophyceans; Non-seed Plants (Desjardin) Ch. 29
3/7 Origin of Seeds (Desjardin) Ch. 30
3/9 Gymnosperms (Desjardin) Ch. 30
3/11 Angiosperms (Desjardin) Ch. 30
3/14 Pollination and Fertilization (Desjardin) Ch. 38
3/16 Plant Dispersal (Desjardin) Ch. 38
3/18 LECTURE EXAM II ———
3/21–3/25 Spring Recess — No Classes ———
3/28 Origin of Animals (Sehgal) Ch. 32
3/30 Origin of Animals (Sehgal) Ch. 32
4/1 Animal Development (Sehgal) Ch. 32

4/4 Diversity of Invertebrates I (Sehgal) Ch. 33
4/6 Diversity of Invertebrates II (Sehgal) Ch. 33
4/8 Origin of Chordates (Sehgal) Ch. 34
4/11 Radiation of Fishes (Sehgal) Ch. 34
4/13 Vertebrates Colonize Land (Sehgal) Ch. 34
4/15 Birds and Mammals (Sehgal) Ch. 34
4/18 Animal Behavior (Sehgal) Ch. 51
4/20 Sexual Selection (Sehgal) Ch. 51
4/22 LECTURE EXAM III ———
4/25 Introduction to Ecology (Sehgal) Ch. 52
4/27 Population Ecology I (Sehgal) Ch. 53
4/29 Population Ecology II (Sehgal) Ch. 53
5/2 Community Ecology I (Sehgal) Ch. 54
5/4 Community Ecology II (Sehgal) Ch. 54
5/6 Disease Ecology (Sehgal) Ch. 54
5/9 Disease Ecology (Sehgal) Ch. 54
5/11 Conservation Biology (Sehgal) Ch. 56
5/13 Cycles in Nature; Ecosystem Processes (Desjardin) Ch. 52, 55
5/16 Humans in the Biosphere (Desjardin) Ch. 52, 56
5/18 LECTURE EXAM IV – Wednesday 8:00–10:30 am
Course Description
:
This course is the second in a two-course series intended for SFSU biology and related majors. As with
Biology 230, teaching strategies will be to engage students as a community of biologists in the
classroom, where biology concepts, investigative skills, and language processes integral to biology
learning are emphasized. An overarching goal of the course is for students to gain insight into the nature