BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 102

GENERAL BIOLOGY

1999-1

PROFESSOR: Dr. R.C. Ydenberg (ydenberg@sfu.ca) Office: SSB8155

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


Prerequisites: High school BIOL 12 (or equivalent) or BISC 100

BISC 102 home page: http://www.sfu.ca/bisc/biointro/bio102.htm

DESCRIPTION:

WEEK TOPIC

1. Introduction

2. Earth comes alive

3. Life divides and conquers the land

4. Legacy of the past

5. The design of organisms

6. Genes and inheritance

7. Forest walk

8. Natural selection

9. The evolution of development

10. Behavior

11. Macropatterns and speciation

12. Human evolution

13. Laboratory examination

TEXTBOOK: Biology, 4th Edition; Campbell, N.A., 1996; Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. Inc

GRADING: Tutorial contribution: 10%

Midterm: 10%

Term paper: 25%

Laboratory question: 10% Laboratory examination: 25% Final: 20% All examinations in this course are open book.

Note: To pass this course, you must obtain a passing mark on the laboratory component of the course.

This course may be applied toward the Certificate of Liberal Arts.