Diversity of Life - EBIO 1010 / EBIO 1015

   





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    Instructor:  Dr. Bruce E. Fleury

    Stern 4030, x8290 (504-862-8290)

    email: bfleury@tulane.edu
    home page: http://www.tulane.edu/~bfleury/

    Questions about registration for Diversity lab and lecture should be directed to our Operations Manager, Mr. Jack Leslie in Boggs 400, x8282, jleslie4@tulane.edu

    Office Hours: Stern 4030 - by appointment (after class).
    Class Meets: M-F 9:00-10:30 in Norman Mayer 106. All exams are held in the same lecture room.
    Lecture Syllabus

    Textbook: P.H. Raven et al. Biology. McGraw-Hill - 10th edition only - custom online text. Do not purchase any earlier edition. This custom text is available online, or through the campus bookstore (purchase an access card). To obtain a copy of the text go to:  http://create.mcgraw-hill.com/shop/

    Search by ISBN number:     9781308201535, or by title: Diversity of Life. Add the book  to your cart and pay with your credit card. The cost is $43.06.

    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:

    Diversity Study Guide

    Course Philosophy: Although we share this planet with many curious and interesting organisms, we are largely unaware of their existence and importance. The lecture and lab will survey the six kingdoms of life, and help you gain a better perspective on your place in the natural world.
    Grading: Exams will be based solely on material covered in lecture, therefore attendance at lecture is required. There will be three one-hour lecture exams and a cumulative final exam. Each lecture exam will count for 100 points, and the cumulative final exam will count for 150 points. There will be no make-up exams or extra credit work under any circumstances, including attendance at university sponsored athletic, ROTC or other events. Missing a lecture exam will result in a grade of zero for that exam. The lowest lecture exam, however, will be dropped before calculating your final grade. You must take at least two of the lecture exams as well as the final exam in order to pass the course. Each student will be expected to uphold the ideals of academic integrity expressed in the Honor Code of their college or division. The LAS Honor Code can be found at: http://www.tulane.edu/~jruscher/dept/Honor.Code.html. Violations of the honor code will be prosecuted. Initial grades will be based on a standard percentage scale (see table below). Before final grade are assigned, however, significant individual improvement over the course of the semester will be considered as an important factor in the final grade. Further information about exam format and content will be given in lecture. Grades will be posted on Blackboard following each exam. The instructor's spreadsheet (not Blackboard) will be used to calculate your final grade. Final grades will be determined as a percentage of 350 points as follows:

    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 1110 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.
    Outcomes and Assessment: This class and lab will encourage departmental majors and minors in both EEB and ENVS to become familiar with the diversity of  living things, especially the less familiar invertebrate organisms, and the basic facts of their natural history and systematic relationships. Specific outcomes will include knowledge of the history of evolutionary theory, especially Darwin's role in developing the theory of evolution by natural selection, a familiarity with the basic lines of evidence supporting evolution, familiarity with the basic theory of population genetics and cellular reproduction, including the genetic basis for variation, and theories of animal behavior, especially with regards to competition, predation, and reproduction.

    Lecture Schedule

    Date Topic Textbook (10th ed.) Lab





    		June





    27
    		 Introduction, Origin of Life Ch. 1, UC Berkeley web
    28
    		 Darwin and Mendel
    		Intro, Dichotomous Key
    29
    		 Variation Ch. 2 Evolution, Cell Division
    30
    		 Population Genetics
    		 Ch. 3 Microscopy





    		July





    1
    		 Micro & Macroevolution
    		 Ch. 4-8
    4
    		 Holiday

    5
    		 Kingdoms Bacteria, Archaea, Protista
    		 Ch. 9-11 Bacteria, Protists
    6
    		 How to Be an Animal Lab Guide #1, Ch. 15
    7
    		 First Lecture Exam
    		Sponges-Rotifers
    8
    		 Porifera, Cnidaria Ch. 15




    11
    		 Platyhelminthes, Mollusca
    		 Ch. 16
    12
    		 Annelida Ch. 16
    		 Molluscs, Annelids, Nematodes
    13
    		 Nematoda, Arthropoda Ch. 16
    14
    		 Arthropoda 2
    		 Ch. 16
    		 Arthropods
    15
    		 Echinodermata





    18
    		 Protochordates, Chordates
    		 Ch. 17
    19
    		 Fungi Ch. 14 Echinoderms, Chordates
    20
    		 Second Lecture Exam
    		Fungi
    21
    		 How to Be a Plant, Bryophytes Ch. 12, Lab Guide #1 Non-seed plants
    22
    		 Ferns and Fern Allies
    		 Ch. 12




    25
    		 Seed Plants I - Gymnosperms Ch. 12
    26
    		 Seed Plants II - Angiosperms
    		 Ch. 13, 18, 19
    		 Gymnosperms, Angiosperms
    27
    		 Behavior (Competition, Predation) Ch. 20
    		 Field trip
    28
    		 Behavior (Behavioral ecology, courtship) Ch. 20
    		 Animal Behavior
    29
    		 Final Exam






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    Lab Syllabus

    Lab Supervisor : Dr. Julia Sonn

    email: jsonn@tulane.edu
    Office Hours: By Appointment

    Diversity labs start Tues. 28th in SELAB 218

    Questions about registration for Diversity lab and lecture should be directed to our Operations Manager, Mr. Jack Leslie in Boggs 400, x8282, jleslie4@tulane.edu    .

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    This page was last updated on 6/26/16