Diversity of Life - EBIO 101 / EBIO 111
-- No questions from lectures not done in class (no Plant Structure, no Fruits andSeeds)
--Matching question terms will be limited to reproductive terms (life cycle stages, reproductive anatomy etc...(ex. protonema, nauplius larva, copulatory hook, clittelum, zygospore etc...)
Stern 4030, x8290 (504-862-8290)
email: bfleury@tulane.edu
home page: http://www.tulane.edu/~bfleury/
To supplement your text for the material on the history of
evolution, you will find a great web page at UC
Berkeley on early evolutionary thought:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/history_01
I've also posted a study guide for the evolution and organismal
material, which supplements your text and lab manual:
| A 93-100 | B+ 87-89 | C+ 77-79 | D+ 67-69 |
| A- 90-92 | B 83-86 | C 73-76 | D 60-66 |
| B- 80-82 | C- 70-72 | D- 55-59 |
All
students enrolled in lecture must also take the EBIO 111
laboratory that
accompanies the lecture section, and vice-versa. The
two classes are
co-requisites. Both lab and lecture are designed to
complement and reinforce one another.
| Date | Topic | Textbook (8th ed.) |
| August | ||
| 25 |
Intro, Origin of Life | Ch. 1 |
| 27 |
Evolution Before Darwin, Charles
Darwin |
Ch. 1, see also UC Berkeley web page above |
| September |
||
| 1 |
The Modern Synthesis | |
| 3 |
Variation and Evolution | |
| 8 |
Population Genetics | Ch. 20 |
| 10 |
Microevolution, Macroevolution | Ch. 21-25 |
| 15 |
Kingdoms Bacteria, Protista |
Ch. 26-29 |
| 17 |
Lecture Exam #1 | |
| 22 |
How to be an Animal | Ch. 32, How To Be An Animal |
| 24 |
Porifera, Cnidaria |
Ch. 33 |
| 29 |
Platyhelminthes | Ch. 33 |
| October |
||
| 1 |
Molluscs |
Ch. 34 |
| 6 |
Annelids |
Ch. 34 |
| 8 |
Nematodes,
Arthropods |
Ch. 33, 34 |
| 13 |
Arthropods 2 |
Ch. 34 |
| 15 |
Fall Break |
|
| 20 |
Echinoderms | Ch. 34 |
| 22 |
Protochordates, Chordates |
Ch. 35 |
| 27 |
Kingdom Fungi | Ch. 31 |
| 29 |
Lecture Exam #2 | |
| November |
|
|
| |
||
| 3 |
How to be a Plant | Ch. 30 |
| 5 |
Bryophytes, Ferns and Fern Allies | Ch. 30 |
| 10 |
Seed Plants - Gymnosperms | Ch. 30 |
| 12 |
Seed Plants - Angiosperms | Ch. 30, 42 (p. 836-848) |
| 17 |
Competition | Ch. 55 (p. 1158-1161) |
| 19 |
Lecture Exam #3 | |
| 24 |
Predation |
Ch. 56 |
| 26 |
Thanksgiving |
|
| December |
||
| 1 |
Behavioral Biology I | Ch. 54 |
| 3 |
Behavioral Biology II | Ch. 54 |
| Dec. 8 (Tues.) | Final Exam 1:00- 2:30 |
email: droome@tulane.edu
Office Hours: Tues, Thurs. 1-3:00, or by appointment.
Labs meet in 218 Science and Engineering Labs
You MUST bring the
lab manual to each lab session. Lab manuals must be
purchased
in lab for $10 (cash). The slides
that accompany each lab are available on the EBIO101
Blackboard account.
Course
Description
The Diversity of Life Laboratory is a series
of
active
learning exercises, integrated into a survey of the biological
kingdoms, with
emphasis on comparative morphology, evolutionary design, and
biodiversity. Students
will have the opportunity to examine many of the organisms discussed in
lecture, and will gain an understanding of and appreciation for the
organisms
that share our planet.
Outcomes
EBIO111 is an introductory laboratory course designed for majors in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Students are expected to: 1) demonstrate factual knowledge of organismal biology, with an emphasis on the diversity, ecology and evolution of organisms; 2) use a variety of techniques to examine and compare organisms and acquire an understanding of their life histories and evolutionary relationships.
Specific
Aims
Be prepared when you come to lab. Review the lab manual in advance, and use it as you examine the slides and specimens. The lab manual contains information, instructions, and directions for the dissections, as well as questions to answer as you work through each exercise. Your lab instructor will provide you with additional directions and assistance for each lab. Please supply a three-ring binder or folder in which to put these materials.
Clean your station thoroughly before you leave. Your area must be clean, your microscope properly stored, and all display materials returned to wherever you found them. Take only one or two slides at a time from the display area and be sure to return them to the proper tray.
All plant and animal matter goes into the appropriate garbage container. Do not leave arms, legs, lower life forms, pieces of plants, etc. in the sink or your dissecting pans. Dispose of slides and other glassware ONLY in the glassware disposal container provided.
Laboratory grades will be based on 455 points calculated as: 12 lab exercises @ 15 points each, and 11 quizzes @ 25 points each. Lab exercises covering material learned in the current lab session must be completed neatly and accurately to receive full credit. Credit may not be received for lab exercises completed outside of the lab period. Weekly practical-style quizzes at the start of each lab will cover material learned in the previous week's lab. Emphasis in quizzes will be on microscope slides, specimens, terms in bold in the lab manual, and the questions posed in your lab exercises. Besides the occasional bonus point on a quiz, there are no extra-credit opportunities in this lab.
Make-ups will be facilitated no more than 2 times during the semester.
If you miss more than three labs, you will automatically receive a failing grade for the lab
Lab 1
August
24th
Introduction
Syllabus,
pp. 3-6
Lab 2 August 31st Evolution, Cell Division pp. 7-11, 69-74
Lab 3 September 7th Microscopy pp. 7-19
Students
in the Monday lab
section must sign-up to attend a different
section during this week
Lab 4 September 14th Bacteria and Protista pp. 20-28
Lab 5 September 21st Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes & Rotifera pp. 29-37
Lab 6 September 28th Mollusca, Annelida & Nematoda pp. 38-48
Students
in the Monday lab
section must sign-up to attend a different
section during this week
Lab 7 October 5th Arthropoda pp. 49-56
No Labs October 12th Fall Break
Lab 8 October 19th Field trips will be held Tuesday – Saturday
Each student is REQUIRED TO ATTEND one field trip
Lab 9
October 26th
Echinodermata and Chordata
pp. 57-68
Lab 10
November 2nd
Fungi
pp. 75-79
Lab 11 November 9th Bryophytes and Non-Seed Plants pp. 80-87
Lab 12
November
16th
Gymnosperms
and Angiosperms
pp. 88-98
No Labs November 23rd Thanksgiving Holiday
Lab 13
November
30th
Animal Behavior
pp.
106
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