Welcome to BIO 102: Biology and the Environment. This course earns GER credit for "Empirical Studies of the Natural World - with Lab" and "Humans and the Natural Environment". This course is designed as a terminal Biology course; it is not an introductory course for the major, it should not be taken by B. S. candidates in any major, and cannot be taken by students who have taken BIO 111. It is not a 'watered-down' intro course, or a 'baby-bio' course. It is designed for non-science majors who will not be taking additional courses in biology.
This course will examine the properties of living systems, how living systems adapt to their environments, and how living systems create the conditions necessary to sustain life on our planet. There is no textbook for this class. In this abbreviated summer term, you will have enough work using the resources I have provided for this class. There are study notes, ppts, and some video lectures for you to use to learn this material.
Syllabus
| DATE | TOPIC/LECTURE NOTES | PPT | VIDEOS | LAB |
| June 7 | The Living Planet | ppt | ||
| June 8 | Molecules and Membranes | ppt | Dragonflies | |
| June 9 | Energy Harvest | ppt | part 1 part 2 | |
| June10 | DNA and Proteins QUIZ | ppt | part 1 part 2 part 3 | |
| June 14 | Reproduction and Heredity | ppt | part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 | |
| June 15 | Darwin | ppt | part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 | Exam 1, Skulls |
| June 16 | Evolution I | ppt | part 1 part 2 part 3 | |
| June 17 | Evolution II | ppt | part 1 part 2 part 3 | |
| June 21 | Climate QUIZ | ppt | ||
| June 22 | Adaptations | ppt | Exam 2, Bunched Arrowhead | |
| June 23 | Populations | ppt | ||
| June 24 | Communities QUIZ | ppt | ||
| June 27 | Patterns in Diversity | ppt | Bald Rock | |
| June 28 | Sustaining Diversity | ppt | ||
| June 30 | FINAL EXAM |