BIO 190: The Class

Most of the chapters in this course have at least one assignment. You must complete each of these assignments to pass the class. The method of completing assignments will vary. Late assignments will not be accepted.

GRADING POLICY

The course grade will be based on the total points from questions posed on the Web site in each chapter plus the final. Questions from each chapter will be scored 5=(excellent), 3=(adequate), 1=(needs improvement) and 0=(not turned in). All questions are to be answered via email one week after assignment date (see below);. for example, if the assignment date is 8/25, the web questions are due by 5:00 pm 9/1.

Assignments must be submitted by the due date. No credit is earned for late assignments. If a student fails to turn in four or more assignments during the semester that student may be administratively dropped from the class, at the discretion of the instructor.

Grades will be assigned on a percentage basis:

Unassigned work is not accepted for credit.

Table of Contents

This class is divided into 31 chapters. To view the required activites for each chapter, click on either the name(s) or number(s) of the chapter.

You should complete the chapters in the order shown below. Activities for each chapter are due by the following chapter's starting date.

1. THERE WILL BE A FINAL EXAMINATION COVERING THE ENTIRE COURSE.
2. THE FINAL EXAMINATION WILL BE MULTIPLE CHOICE, COMPLETION AND ESSAY.
3. NO MAKEUP EXAMINATION WILL BE GIVEN.
4. THE FINAL EXAMINATION MUST BE TAKEN TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE.

1. THE COURSE GRADE WILL BE BASED ON THE COMBINED TOTAL POINTS FROM ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND THE FINAL EXAM.
2. EACH ASSIGNMENT IS WORTH 1 TO 5 POINTS. TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT, DIRECTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED AND THE RESPONSE MUST BE ACCURATE.
3. GRADES WILL BE ASSIGNED ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS: 100-90% = A, 89-80% = B, 79-70 = C, 69-60 = D, <60% = F.
4. UNASSIGNED WORK IS NOT ACCEPTED FOR CREDIT.

Important Dates for Fall 1998
August 24	Classes Begin
September 7	Labor Day Holiday No Classes
September 18	Deadline to Drop/Delete
October 18	Deadline to Drop with a "W"
December 8	FINAL EXAM (Tuesday 8:00-10:00 p.m.)

SCHEDULE* FOR BIOLOGY 190
DATES	TOPIC	CHAPTER	PAGES	**REVIEW QUESTIONS
8/25	Introduction	1	2-20	1,2,4,8
8/27	Biological Chemistry	2	21-28	3-6
9/1	Origin of Life	3	30-40	2-9
9/3	Cells	4	42-60	1,2,4,6,10-13
		5	63-76	1
9/8	Reproduction	6	80-100	1,2,3,4,5,9,10,12
9/10	Development	7	102-123	6,10,13,17
	Inheritance	8	125-147	1-3,4,6-9,11,12
9/17	Evolution	9	150-177	1,5,7-9,22
9/22	Animal Behavior	38	757-772	3,4,9
9/24	Ecology	39	776-791	1-9,11-13
		40	793-809	1,2,5-8,12,14-16
9/29	Architecture	10	182-196	1,3,5,8,10-14
	Classification	11	197-211	1-5, 10
10/1	Protista	12	215-237	1-3,6,10,12-14
10/6	Porifera	13	229-251	3,4,5-12
	Radiate Animals	14	252-277	1-5,7,9
10/8	Acoelomate Animals	15	279-299	1-7,9,11,12-15
10/13	Pseudocoelomates	16	301-319	1,2,4,5,13,14-18
10/15	Mollusca	17	321-348	1,3,5-9,11,13,14,16
10/20	Segmented Worms	18	350-367	1,2,5-7,9,11,12,14
10/27	Arthropoda	19	370-381	1-3,5-12
10/29	Arthropoda	20	383-403	1,3-5,10,12,13
11/3	Arthropoda	21	404-421	1,2,4,6,7,10,12-14,18
11/5	Echinodermata	24	449-469	1-3,5,6
11/10	Chordata Intro	26	479-496	3,5
	Fishes	27	498-525	1-3,5-8,11,13,14,17-19
11/12	Amphibians	28	527-546	1-6,10,12
11/17	Reptiles	29	548-567	2,5-7,9-12,16
11/19	Birds	30	569-594	1-3,8-11,13,14
11/20	Mammals	31	596-624	3-7,12
12/8	FINAL EXAM

*Chapters 32-37 will be used within the context of the other chapters

**Review questions are for students to examine their understanding. These are NOT to be submitted

E-mail the professor, W. Sylvester Allred at Syl.Allred@NAU.EDU, or call (520)523-7214

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