PrinciplesofBiologyLab2
BSC2011L|Spring2017
ONLINEversion–sections1B75,1B78,1B87,1C02only
ContactInformation
CourseInstructors:
RichieHodel([email protected])
LukeTrimmer-Smith([email protected])
LabCoordinator:
KentA.Vliet,PhD
352-392-8130
[email protected]
CourseGoalsandObjectives
CourseGoals
Theprimarygoalofthiscourseistoestablishacoherentfoundationofknowledgeinbiology
andtopreparestudentsforcomprehensioninadvancedbiologycoursesandscienceingeneral.
Fundamentalconceptsdiscussedincludethescientificmethodsbywhichwecometoknow
thingsinscience,thechemicalcompositionandprocessesthatmakeupalllife,genetic
processesandthemeansofinheritanceoftraits,themechanismsandprocessesofnatural
selection,andadaptationandevolutionoflifeonEarth.Anadditionalcoursegoalistodevelop
criticalthinkingskillsfordevelopmentofreasonedthoughtandforevaluationoflifeexperiences.
CourseObjectives
Objectivesofthecoursewillbeachievedif,byitsconclusion,studentscan:
•Formscientifichypotheses,developtestablepredictions,anddesignexperimentstotest
hypotheses
•Understandtheimportanceofstatisticsinscientificsampling,discriminatebetween
descriptiveandinferentialstatisticsandcorrectlyidentifysituationsinwhichtheuseofeachis
appropriate,understandthemeaningofstatisticalsignificance,interpretstatisticresultsand
drawappropriateconclusionsfromthem
•Selecttheappropriatetypeofgraphtoillustratepatternsindatabasedonhypothesis
•Creategraphsthatdisplaydatainameaningfulwayandappropriatelylabeled
•InterpretdataanddrawconclusionsbasedonconceptslearnedinBSC2010andBSC2011
•Identifytheprimarystructuralelementsofvariousplantgroups,theirassociatedfunctions,
andexplaintheprocessesofplantgrowthandstructuraldevelopment
•Definesexualreproductionandexplainthegeneralreproductivelifecyclesofplantsand
animals
•Describethemajorpatternsanddevelopmentsintheevolutionofplantclades
•Identifytheprimaryorgansofarepresentativemammalandtheirassociatedfunctions
•Read,evaluate,andconstructaphylogenetictree
•Compareandcontrastchangesinhumanpopulationgrowthoverthepast150yearsusing
survivorshipdata
•Evaluatetheimpactofdiversityonecosystemfunction•Comparechangesinlandandocean
surfacetemperatureofthepastcentury
•Identifyandevaluatecurrentandprojectedimpactsofclimatechange
GeneralEducationObjectivesforBiologicalSciences
Biologicalsciencecoursesprovideinstructioninthebasicconcepts,theoriesandtermsofthe
scientificmethodinthecontextofthelifesciences.Coursesfocusonmajorscientific
developmentsandtheirimpactsonsociety,scienceandtheenvironment,andtherelevant
processesthatgovernbiologicalsystems.Studentswillformulateempirically-testable
hypothesesderivedfromthestudyoflivingthings,applylogicalreasoningskillsthrough
scientificcriticismandargument,andapplytechniquesofdiscoveryandcriticalthinkingto
evaluateoutcomesofexperiments.
TheGeneralEducationobjectivesandtheassociatedStudentLearningOutcomesforBiological
Sciencesareachievedthroughinquiry-basedandactive-learningexercisesinthelaboratory,
includingprelabassignments,experimentaldesign,quizzes,oralpresentations,andcompletion
ofweeklylabnotesanddatasheets.Theseexercisesaredesignedtoreinforce,augment,and
accompanylearningobjectivesinthecompanionBSC2010lecturecourse.Inparticular,theBSC
2010Llabexposesstudentstothedevelopmentandtestingofspecifichypotheses,collection
andpresentationofbiologicaldata,andanalysisofstatisticalsignificance.
LearningResources
LateNiteLabs
PartofyourassignmentswillbecompletedusingLateNiteLabs.Theyarevirtualizedlabsyou
willperformandanswerbothshort-answerandmultiple-choicequestionsaboutwhenyouare
finished.
Toregister,gotolatenitelabs.com.Clickon"SignUp"inthetoprightcorner.Select"Student.
Enteryourinformation.YouMUSTuseyourufl.eduaddresswhenregistering.Doingotherwise
maypreventyoufromgettinggradedfortheseassignments.Youwillbeaskedforasection
code.Usesectioncodeforthesectionyouareenrolledinaslistedinthetablebelow
Onceentered,itwillverifythatyouareregisteringforSpring2017atapriceof$24.95.
Youshouldnowbeabletoseethecoursewiththeinstructor'sname.
Yoursectioncodethatyouneedtousewhenregisteringis:87964452
UsethislinktovisitthetutorialspageforLateNiteLabs:http://latenitelabs.com/tutorials
TheusermanualforLateNiteLabscanbefoundhere:http://latenitelabs.com/manuals/
Readings
Manylabsrequiresomereadingbeforebeginningthelabactivities.Informationregarding
requiredreadingsforeachmodulewillbelistedinthatmodule.Readingswillbefromeither
thetextbook,Hillis,etal.PrinciplesofLife,2nded.(thesamebookusedinthelecturecourse)or
articlesplacedinthecoursereserves
HelpResources
Canvas/eLearningIssues
Contactthehelpdeskat:
email:[email protected]
(352)392-HELP-selectoption1
HelpDeskhomepage
LateNiteLabs
ContactLateNiteLabsattheoptionsbelow.DoNOTcontacttheCanvashelpdeskforassistance
withLateNiteLabs.
email:[email protected]
phone:800-262-0518
UniversitySupportServices
Collegecanbeaverystressfultimeinaperson’slife.Resourcesareavailableoncampustohelp
studentsmeetacademicgoalsandsolvepersonalproblemsthatmayinterferewiththeir
academicperformance.Ifyoufindthatyouarehavingdifficultyemotionallyoracademically,
thereissubstantialsupportavailable.See“ASelfHelpGuideforStudents”orcontactoneofthe
followingservices:
UFCounselingandWellnessCenter,RadioRdFacility,392-1575
DeanofStudentsOffice,202PeabodyHall,392-1261
CareerResourceCenter,ReitzUnion,392-1601
CLASAcademicAdvisingCenter,FarriorHall,100FletcherDrive,392-1521
OtherQuestions
Ifyouhavenon-tech-supportquestionsaboutotheraspectsofthecourse,checkthefollowing
sourcesfirsttoseeifitisalreadyanswered,beforee-mailingyourinstructors:
CourseSyllabus:
StartHerepages
CourseAnnouncements(thisistheprimarymeansthatyourinstructorhastocommunicate
withyouinatimelymanner)
GeneralQuestionsdiscussionboardinCanvas
Ifyoustillcannotfindtheanswertoyourquestions
Ifitisaquestionthatothersmightfindusefultoknowtheanswertoaswell,postittothe
GeneralQuestiondiscussionboard.
Ifitisaquestionspecifictoyou(e.g.accountorgradespecific),contactyourinstructororTAs
viaCanvasinbox.
LearningActivities
ReadingAssignments
Youshouldreviewfullyeachlaboratoryassignmentpriortobeginningthepre-labassignment.
Inmostcasesyouwillbeunabletocompletetheobservationsandexperimentsfullyand
efficientlyduringthelabunlessyouknowexactlywhatistobedonebeforeyoustartthe
laboratory.ReadingassignmentsareoutlinedineachLaboverviewonCanvas.
Labs
Eachlabwillhavealabactivity.Somemayhavepre-labandpost-labactivitiesaswell.
CoursePolicies
AssignmentDeadlines
EachlabwillbeginonaMondayandcloseonSunday.Somelabshaveatwoweekcomponent,
inwhichcaseeachpartwilladheretothisschedule.
Pre-Lab:Pre-labs(ifapplicable)willbedueonThursdayat11:55pmEDT/EST.Allreadingsshould
bedonepriortocompletingthepre-lab.
Discussionposts:AninitialdiscussionpostwillbedueonFridayat11:55pm,andareplytoa
classmate’spostwillbedueonSundayat11:55pm.
LabActivities:Alllabactivitiesmustbecompleted/turnedinbySundayat11:55pmunless
otherwisenotedintheactivity.Ifitisatwoweeklonglab,thenonlythepartassignedforthat
weekwillbedue.Ifapost-labactivityisassigned,itisdueatthesametimeasthelabactivities.
LateWork
Lateworkwillnotbeaccepted,unlessanexcuseisprovidedtotheinstructorfromtheDeanof
StudentsOffice,orduetoadocumentedtechnicalissue.Ifthereisanissuewithyoucompleting
yourassignmentsontime,contactyourinstructorimmediately.Donotwaituntilthelast
minutetocontact.
Participation
Somelabsrequireyoutodiscussanswersingroups.Thesediscussionsareusuallygraded.A
rubricwillapplytoeachdiscussion.Youmustadheretothenetiquettepolicesoutlinedbelow.
UFPolicies
AcademicHonesty
AllstudentsregisteredattheUniversityofFloridahaveagreedtocomplywiththefollowing
statement:
“IunderstandthattheUniversityofFloridaexpectsitsstudentstobehonestinalltheir
academicwork.Iagreetoadheretothiscommitmenttoacademichonestyandunderstandthat
myfailuretocomplywiththiscommitmentmayresultindisciplinaryactionuptoandincluding
expulsionfromtheUniversity.”
Inaddition,onallworksubmittedforcreditthefollowingpledgeiseitherrequiredorimplied:
“OnmyhonorIhaveneithergivennorreceivedunauthorizedaidindoingthisassignment.”
Casesofplagiarismorotheracademicdishonestywillnotbetolerated,andmayresultingrade
penaltiesorothersanctions.Inthiscourse,academicdishonestyincludes(butisnotlimitedto)
collaboratingwithotherstudentsoncourseworkoutsidetheassigneddiscussions,discussing
quizquestionsoranswerswithotherstudents,givingotherstudentsthepasswordforlocked
quizzes,andplagiarism.Ifyouhaveknowledgeofanyinstancesofacademicdishonestyinthis
class,pleasenotifytheinstructororcontacttheStudentHonorCourt(392-1631)orCheating
Hotline(392-6999).ForadditionalinformationonAcademicHonesty,pleaserefertothe
UniversityofFloridaAcademicHonestyGuidelines.
PlagiarismisalsoaviolationoftheAcademicHonestyPolicy,andwillbetreatedassuch,
resultingingradepenaltiesorothersanctions.Pleasereviewhowplagiarismisdefinedandhow
toavoidit.
AccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilities
StudentswhowillrequireaclassroomaccommodationforadisabilitymustcontacttheDeanof
StudentsOfficeofDisabilityResources,inPeabody202(phone:352-392-1261).Pleaseseethe
UniversityofFloridaDisabilityResourceswebsiteformoreinformation.Whenpossible,the
studentshouldprovidedocumentationofarequirementforaccommodationtotheinstructor
bythesecondweekofclasses.Noaccommodationsareavailabletostudentswholackthis
documentation,andaccommodationsarenotretroactive.ItisthepolicyoftheUniversityof
Floridathatthestudent,nottheinstructor,isresponsibleforarrangingaccommodationswhen
needed.Oncenotificationiscomplete,theDeanofStudentsOfficeofDisabilityResourceswill
workwiththeinstructortoaccommodatethestudent.
Drop/Add/Withdrawal
Astudentcandrop/addduringthedrop/addperiodwithnopenalty.Afterdrop/add,astudent
whodropswillreceiveaWuntilthedatelistedintheacademiccalendar.Afterthatdate,the
studentmaybeassignedan“E”(fail).Note:itistheresponsibilityoftheSTUDENTtowithdraw
fromacourse,nottheinstructor.Failuretoparticipate/completetheclassdoesNOTconstitute
adrop.
CourseEvaluations
AnonymouscourseevaluationswillbeopenviaUF’sonlineevaluationssystemneartheendof
thesemester;youwillreceiveemailnotificationsofwhentheevaluationsopen.Wedotake
studentfeedbackintoaccountwhenplanningfuturesemesters;pleaseletyourinstructors
knowifthereareparticularmodulesand/oractivitiesthatyoufoundhelpfulorthatyouwould
havelikedtocoverinmoredepth,aswellasanythatyoufoundlessuseful.
Grades
GradingScale
A=90-100
B+=87-89.9
B=80-86.9
C+=77-79.9
C=70-76.9
D=60-69.9
F=59.9andbelow
GradeBreakdown
Eachlabisworth10%ofyourgrade,or100points.
CourseSchedule
WeeklySchedule
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Module title
Science and Statistical Inference
Science and Statistical Inference
(continued)
Photosynthesis
Plant Structure and Function
Plant Reproduction
Sensory Physiology
Comparative Anatomy
Animal Tissues
SPRING BREAK
Population Ecology
Species Richness and Ecosystem Function
The Changing Climate