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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.

EXAMINATIONS

  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.

GRADING POLICY

  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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