LAB INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Joan Sharp (email: jsharp@sfu.ca)          OFFICE: B9243

PREREQUISITES: High school BIOL 12 (or equivalent) or BISC 100.

LECTURES: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30 - 10.20 am.

LABORATORY HOURS: 4 hours/week. Open audio-tutorial lab (B8210).

COURSE CONTENT:

Week     Subject

1. Biological molecules

2. Cell structure & function/organelles

3. Cell replication. Molecular biology

4. Enzymes/cell energetics

5. Cellular respiration/regulation

6. Photosynthesis

7. Plant environment/productivity

8. Plant water relations and transport systems

9. Plant hormones/control systems

10. Animal respiratory and circulatory systems

11. Animal excretion (homeostasis), and nervous system

12. Animal muscular and endocrine systems

Midterm 1 - 15%
Midterm 2 - 20%
Lab exam - 30%
Final exam - 35%
(NB.  A pass in the lab exam is necessary for a pass in this course) 

TEXTBOOK: Campbell, N. A. 1996. Biology. 4th Edition. Benjamin Cummings.

NOTE: This course may be applied towards the Certificate of Liberal Arts.