Cells, Organisms, and Genetics (BSC 2007)

Fall 2001, Section 4674

Lecturer: Dr. Bernard Hauser

Scheduled Office Hours: Monday and Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 pm or by appointment

Contact Information:

Study Guide: There are a couple of suggestions I have for studying for exams

  1. Review lecture notes. A copy of my notes is on reserve in the Science Library
  2. Do the assigned reading
  3. Review quiz questions. These questions are similar to questions you will see on the exam.
  4. Review pertinent terms. I have created a list of terms from each chapter we covered in the textbook.
  5. Sample questions can be found at the end of each chapter in the textbook

Genetics

Inheritance of human traits. Genetic information of a few heritable traits is shown on this web page. This information should be used for the genetic problems assigned to you.

Genetics questions. These are sample questions for you to try. Many of these questions are similar to what you might see on an exam. A couple of question are more difficult than exam questions, but a good practice to see if you understand the concepts.

Textbook: Biology today: an issues approach, 2nd edition, by Eli C. Minkoff and Pamela J. Baker, Garland Publishing, 2001.

Schedule: Class meets MWF 6th Period [12:50-1:40 pm] in Bartram 211.

Biological Sciences Home Page http://www.bsc.ufl.edu/

Course Description/Goals:
This course will concentrate on three areas:

(1) Biology as a representative science and the examination of how science ought to and does work
(2) The basic and unifying principles of biological processes at the cellular and organismic level
(3) Current issues in biology--topics that are of interest to us

This course should help you understand and critically evaluate the biological aspects of health and other biologically related matters you read about in newspapers and magazines.

Extra credit:
In addition, you can earn 10 points from an information retrieval project, due on or before the last day of class.