BIO 100Melanie K. Boerner, Ph.D.

email: mboerner@dccc.eduoffice hours: by appointment

•Textbook and Lab Inquiry into Life, 13th ed.and lab manual (bring to every lab)•Bring your Syllabus and Unit Objectives toevery class•Calendar -write down important dates,liketests!! ; study schedule•Course content --five units of study•Course Competencies --what you will learn

Grading Systems

• Traditional - no projects; unit exam is yourgrade; final grade determined by averagingthe five unit exam grades

OR• Integration -each unit worth 150 points

(activities-30 pts; lab/lecture participation-20pts; unit exam & lab quizzes-100 pts); finalgrade determined by total number of pointsearned for the five units

INTEGRATION ACTIVITY AND UNIT GRADE RECORD

Name Section: Lab #:

Unit Activities And

Test Due Date

Activity

Number

Activity Title Points Test

Grade

Unit

Grade

I .

8/29-9/23

Activities Due by:

9/20– Tues.

*Test I:

9/23

1-15

1-21

!

!

! Computer

activity

!

! Current Event

15

15

Number right

Lab - 12

Lecture - 75

(EXAM)

Total - 87/115

% 76=76 pts

15

15

76

20(partic.

)

126

‘B’

I I .

9/26-10/7

Activities Due by:

10/4 - Tues.

*Test II:

10/7

Number right

Lab -

Lecture -

Total -

%

III.

10/10-10/28

Activities Due by:

10/26 - WED.

*Test III:

10/28

Number right

Lab -

Lecture -

Total -

%

IV.

10/31-11/18

Activities Due by:

11/15 – Tues.

*Test IV:

11/18

Number right

Lab -

Lecture -

Total -

%

V .

11/21-12/12

Activities Due by:

12/6 – Tues.

**Test V:

Exam Schedule

Number Right

Lab -

Lecture -

Total -

%

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

** Unit V test is scheduled for one day/time between 12/13 and 12/19. Consult exam

schedule .

Unit I: What Characteristics Are UsedTo Identify Whether Something Is

Alive?

• What separates living from non-livingthings?

• Learning objectives listed in Unit I• Reading assignments• Everyone must do Integration Activities

The Characteristics of Life (Obj. 1)

• Living things exhibit levels of biologicalorganization

The Characteristics of Life #2 (Obj. 1,2)

• Organisms require materials andenergy

Metabolism--how living thingsacquire energy (Obj. 2)

Anabolism:

Catabolism:CO2 + H2O C6H12O6 + O2

CO2 + H2O + ATPC6H12O6 + O2

The Characteristics of Life #3

• Living things reproduceWhat’s the point??

The Characteristics of Life #4

• Organisms respond to stimuli

The Characteristics of Life #5

• Living organisms are homeostatic

– What does it mean?

– How does it apply to me?

• Pulse--let’s try it!!

The Characteristics of Life #6• Living things grow and develop

The Characteristics of Life #7• Living organisms adapt to the environment

– Adaptation Evolution

WHO AM I??

From atoms to the atmosphere (Obj. 3)

H H H H H H

H C C C C C C H

H H H H H H

Organic=Living?Inorganic=Nonliving?(Obj.4)

Inorganic:Organic:

Carbon--one of the most important elements to Life (WHY???)

H

H C H

H

Organic Molecules of Life (Obj. 5)

Carbohydrates Lipids

Proteins Nucleic acids

Organic Molecules (Obj. 5)

Polyomers(“many”) Monomer(“one”)

Dehydration and hydrolysis (Obj.4)

Hydrolysis:

Dehydration: