Biology 1107 Laboratory Syllabus

Fall Semester 2005

Biology 1107 Laboratory is a course that is graded separately from the Biology 1107 lecture course. This course is worth one credit hour.

 

Instructor:

George Hale

 

Office Hours: Thursday

9:00AM – 12:00PM

Other times by appointment

Office: Biology 268

Phone:      

678-839-4045

 

Email:    ghale@westga.edu

 

Textbooks

  1. Biology 1107 Laboratory Manual  (available only in Campus Bookstore)
  2. K.M. Van De Graff and J.L. Crawley. A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory. Fifth edition.

Lab Voucher

          There is a $16.00 Lab Voucher that must be purchased from the campus bookstore.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Analyze an experiment in terms of the scientific method.
  • Physically demonstrate the proper use and care of a compound light microscope and a dissecting microscope.
  • Describe the various mechanisms by which materials are transported across cell membranes.
  • Explain the importance of aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
  • Describe the process of fermentation.
  • Explain the roll of enzymes in biochemical reactions.
  • Describe the events and the characteristics of each phase that are associated with the cell cycle.
  • Describe the events and the characteristics of each phase that are associated with each phase of meiosis.
  • Compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis.
  • Explain the process and importance of photosynthesis.
  • Describe simple genetic dominance, incomplete dominance, and lethal dominance.
  • Explain the important concepts associated with Mendelian genetics.
  • Explain the Hardy-Weinberg Principle and use it to determine the genotypic and phenotypic frequency of a population while properly using the terms allele, dominant, recessive, homozygous, and heterozygous.
  • Describe the characteristic features of the following kingdoms: Animalia, Fungi, Protista, and Plantae.
  • Demonstrate the proper way to communicate scientific data by writing a scientific lab report.

 

All Biology 1107 laboratories will be using WebCT for Fall semester 2005. MyWebCT is located on the UWG homepage or http://webct.westga.edu 

 

 

 

EVALUATION

Weekly Quizzes (10)                             100 pts

Text Box: Points____ 360 – 400 = A 320 – 359 = B 280 – 319 = C 240 – 279 = D Below 239 = F Midterm                                               50 pts                          

Final Exam                                            50 pts

Attendance & Participation*                  50 pts**

Scientific Lab Report

   Rough Draft                                     10 pts

   Final report                                      40 pts

Pre-Lab & Post-Lab Questions               100 pts

Total Possible Points                       400 pts

 

 

** You will receive 50 attendance points if you have 0 or 1 absences. In order to receive these points the student must remain in the laboratory for the entire duration of the class. The instructor will award participation points at the end of the lab session once the student’s lab station is properly cleaned. The student will receive 0 “ZERO” attendance points if he/she misses 2 lab sessions. If the student is absent from 3 or more labs during the semester, an automatic “F” will be recorded for the student’s grade in BIOL 1107L.

  • 0 to 1 absence = 50 points
  • 2 absences = 0 points
  • 3 or more absences = Automatic F for 1107 Lab

 

ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY!

Timely arrival ensures that you are able to work carefully on the exercises and that you are present for the introductory remarks of the instructor. The instructor’s remarks expand on the information in your lab manual and will help you to understand how to proceed with the laboratory for the day. If you miss this portion of the laboratory it leads to confusion for you and for the other students in the class.

If you know that you must miss a lab ahead of time, you may request that you be allowed to attend another laboratory section that week. You MUST fill out a PERMISSION REQUEST FORM (pink) to take advantage of this option. The alternate instructor will give you a quiz over the material from the previous week. You can not attend another lab section without presenting a signed permission request form to the alternate instructor. This rule will eliminate any confusion on the instructor’s part regarding attendance & participation. If the pink sheet is not signed prior to attending a lab, then the student will be considered absent from that lab period. 

NOTE: you must stay and participate for the entire lab period in order to receive the attendance points. If you leave lab before checking-out with your instructor by signing the attendance form, showing them that you have completed the entire lab assignment, and completely cleaned your lab station, then you will be counted absent and receive a “0” on the quiz that was taken earlier in the period. 

 

PAPER:

Rough Draft: A scientific experiment will be conducted on the observation of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli. This paper should include the proper headings and relevant information. It will be submitted to the instructor and graded with comments to ensure proper improvements can be made for the final draft. 

  • The rough draft must be turned in directly to the Instructor, posted on a private email via WebCt, or in the instructor’s mailbox by 4:00pm on October 24, 2005. Any paper received after 4:01 pm will be penalized by 5 points per day.

 

Final Draft:

The final draft should demonstrate marked improvements on the students writing abilities.

  • The final draft must be turned in directly to the Instructor, posted on a private email via WebCt, or in the instructor’s mailbox by 4:00pm on December 2, 2005. Any paper received after 4:01 pm will be penalized by 5 points per day.

 

QUIZZES

          There are a total of 11 ten point quizzes given throughout the semester (fill-in-the blank, matching, multiple choice, or practical). Only the highest 10 quizzes will be used in calculating the final quiz grade. The lowest quiz will be dropped.

Quizzes are given at the very beginning of the laboratory period (first 15-20 minutes) over the material covered the previous week and from the current weeks reading or Pre-lab information.

**If you arrive after any quiz papers have been handed in you receive a ZERO on that quiz.

  • MAKE-UP QUIZZES ARE NOT ALLOWED!

 

PRE-LAB and POST-LAB QUESTIONS:

There will be a total of 5 pre-lab exercise questions & 5 post-lab exercise questions collected and graded through out the semester.

There will be no advance notification of when one of these assignments will be collected and graded for accuracy.

 

EXAMS

Midterm:

          The midterm exam will cover the material from exercises #1 - #7. There will be both a written component and a practical component. The written exam will be any of the following or a combination of the following: short answer, fill-in-the blanks, multiple choice, &/or matching. The practical exam will be moving from station to station and observing structures under a microscope, labeled specimens, models, or any structures that have been observed in the lab, etc.

 Final:

The final exam will cover the material from Exercise #8 - #12. This exam will follow the same format as the midterm, both a written component and a practical component. 

 

CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM POLICY

          Academic honesty is essential in preserving one’s own integrity, the integrity of the institution, and in gaining a true education. The West Georgia student pledges not to lie, cheat, or steal in the pursuit of his or her studies and is encouraged to report those who do. If you have any questions about what might constitute cheating or plagiarism, contact you instructor.

If you are caught cheating you will receive an “F” for BIOL 1107 Lab.

 

 

Biology 1107 Laboratory Schedule                                                        Fall 2005

 

Exercise      Date                    Topic

                   Aug 23 - 26            NO LABS

 

   1              Aug 30 - Sep 2       Scientific Inquiry and Writing a Lab Report

                                               

   2              Sep 6 - 9                Diffusion, Osmosis, and Biological membranes

                                                Quiz #1 (Scientific Inquiry, parts of a lab report)

 

   3              Sep 13 - 16            Enzyme Activity

                                                Quiz #2 (Diffusion, Osmosis, and Biological membranes)

·        Begin Experiment with E. coli

 

   4              Sep 20 - 23            Cellular Respiration and Anaerobic Pathways

                                                Quiz #3 (Enzymes)

 

   5              Sep 27 - 30            Photosynthesis and use of the Microscope

                                                Quiz #4 (Cellular respiration & Anaerobic respiration)

 

   6              Oct 4 - 7                Mitosis and Meiosis     (Video)

                                                Quiz #5 (Photosynthesis & microscope)

 

   7              Oct 11 - 14             Midterm/ Lab Practical I

                                                Mendelian Genetics, Chi-square

 

Oct 13                   Last day to withdraw with a grade of W

 

   8              Oct 18 - 21             DNA, RNA, and Translation of Proteins

                                                Quiz #6 (Mendelian Genetics)

 

                   Oct 24                  1St Draft of Lab Report Due by 4:00 pm

                                               

  9               Oct 25 -28              Construction of a Dichotomous Key

                                                Biochemical Evidence for Evolution

                                                Quiz #7 (Central Dogma)

 

  10              Nov 1 – 4               Population Genetics

                                                Quiz #8 (Dichotomous Key & Biochemical Evidence)

 

  11              Nov 8 - 11              Protist, Plant and Fungal Diversity

                                                Quiz #9 (Population Genetics)

 

  12              Nov 15 - 18            Animal Diversity (Invertebrate & Vertebrate)

                                                Quiz #10 (Protist, Plant & Fungal Diversity)

                                               

Quiz #11 (Animal Diversity) a take home quiz

 

                   Nov 22 - 25            NO LABS—THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

                                               

                   Nov 29 – Dec 2                FINAL EXAM/PRACTICAL EXAM II

                                               

Quiz #11 Due at the beginning of the lab session.

 

                   Dec 2                    Final Draft of Lab Report Due by 4:00 pm

 

This schedule is tentative. The schedule will be flexible to accommodate any necessary changes. Exam dates will not change unless there are extreme circumstances.