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BIOL 1020  (Introduction to Biological Sciences II)   Spring 2008

Announcements: 

To gain extra points in lab, up to 10 points, you can do a wildflower collection; see:

Wildflower collection

6 extra points for a book report (click here)  

The deadline for submitting the optional book report and wildflower collection is at the time of your final lecture exam.

Attendance Policy:  If a student has perfect attendance, two extra
points will be added to the final score.  If only one or two days are
missed, one extra point will be added to the final score.

VSCC Main Page

My Spring Schedule and Contact Information

Spring Calendar 2008

Final Exam Schedule Spring 2008

My Professional Background

Biology 1020 syllabus (lecture and lab)

 
Lab exercises (schedule)

 


Bonus Questions (8 extra points possible) on Test 1 will come from the articles on "Five Drugs of Abuse" (Ch. 39 in 9th edition of text) and "Nerve Regeneration" (Ch. 23)

 

Power Point Notes for Lecture Test  1
There will be a figure from your notes to label.

Animal Tissues

Photos of Animal tissues (starts on slide no. 17) at: http://www2.volstate.edu/jschibig/biol2010labphotos1_files/frame.htm

Skin (Integumentary System)

Skeleton

Muscles

Nervous system

Respiratory system


Power Point Notes for Lect. Test 2
10 bonus questions on Asexual Reproduction in Plants (pages 508-512)
There will be a figure from your notes to label.

Digestive system

Circulatory System

Endocrine system

Urinary system

Immune System

Reproductive system


Power Point notes for Lect. Test 3
There will be a figure from your notes to label.

Bonus Questions will come from the articles, Wildlife Conservation and DNA (p. 909) and Cyanide Fishing and Coral Reefs (p. 935)--5 bonus questions each worth 2 extra points.
 

Plants

Biomes


Power Point notes for Lect. Test 4

There will be a figure from your notes to label.

 

Environmental Issues (More Ecology notes will be added)

Conservation Biology
 

Final Exam Schedule Spring 2008


View from the top of a flowering American chestnut tree



When you have time, please visit these websites:

A TRIBUTE TO MY GRANDFATHER


 

ARLEN SCHIBIG'S

 

THE GREAT AMERICAN CHESTNUT

 

A FINE WEBSITE

 

The Fate of Trees--a poem

 

THE AWESOME UNIVERSE