Winter 2011
Biology 211 A and B


This page most recently modified on March 13, 2011.

January 2011

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Winter Quarter
Starts
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Biology 211 Course Information

Introduction
Chapter 1
Assigned

Chemistry of Life
Chapter 2
Assigned for Review

Carbon Chemistry and Functional Groups
Chapter 3.1
Assigned

Biological Molecules
Chapter 3;
Chapter 4.1

Lab Group Work Assigned
Data Analysis

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Biological Molecules
Chapter 3;
Chapter 4.1

Cells: Working Units of Life
Chapter 5
Appendix A

Lab Group Work
Data Analysis

Lab Exercise
Microscope
(Review)

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Cells: Working Units of Life
Chapter 5
Appendix A

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Cells: Working Units of Life
Chapter 5
Appendix A

Lab Exercises
Microscope
(Review)

Cells and Cell Structure

Data Analysis
Group Report Due

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Cell Membranes
Chapter 6
Chapter 7.5

Lab Exercise
Cell Fractionation

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Cell Membranes
Chapter 6
Chapter 7.5

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Martin Luther King Holiday

No Class

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Cell Signaling and Communication
Chapter 7.1 - 7.4

Lab Exercise
Membrane Properties
and
Using the Gateway Data Recorders

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Cell Signaling and Communication
Chapter 7.1 - 7.4

Energy, Enzymes and Metabolism
Chapter 8
Chapter 9.1 pp. 170 - 171

Lab Exercise
Enzyme Activity
and
Using the Spectrophotometer

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Energy, Enzymes and Metabolism
Chapter 8
Chapter 9.1 pp. 170 - 171

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Cell Respiration Pathways
Chapter 9

Exam I
Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and Labs

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Cell Respiration Pathways
Chapter 9

Lab Exercises
Aerobic Respiration
and Fermentation

Yeast Respiration Rate
and
Using the Gateway Data Recorders

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Professional Development Day

No Class

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February 2011

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Cell Respiration Pathways
Chapter 9

Photosynthesis
Chapter 10

Lab Exercise
Leaf Pigments Absorption Spectra
Chromatography Preparation

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Photosynthesis
Chapter 10

Lab Exercises
Leaf Pigments Absorption Spectra
and
Using the Spectrophotometer

Leaf Structure and Function

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Photosynthesis
Chapter 10

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Cell Cycle and Cell Division I
Mitosis and the Cell Cycle
Chapter 11.1 - 11.3; 11.6
Chapter 19.2 pp.408-410

Cell Cycle and Cell Division II
Meiosis and Life Cycles
Chapter 11.4 - 11.5

Exam II
Chapters 8, 9, 10 and Labs

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Cell Cycle and Cell Division I
Mitosis and the Cell Cycle
Chapter 11.1 - 11.3; 11.6
Chapter 19.2 pp.408-410

Cell Cycle and Cell Division II
Meiosis and Life Cycles
Chapter 11.4 - 11.5

Lab Exercise
Mitosis and the Cell Cycle

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Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes I
Chapter 12.1 - 12.3

Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes II
Chapter 12.4 - 12.6

Inheritance Problems
Assignment

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Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes I
Chapter 12.1 - 12.3

Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes II
Chapter 12.4 - 12.6

Lab Exercise
Meiosis and Life Cycles

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Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes I
Chapter 12.1 - 12.3

Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes II
Chapter 12.4 - 12.6

Lab Exercises
Cat Coat Genetics

Mendelian Inheritance in Corn

Human Inheritance Patterns

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DNA and Its Role in Heredity
Chapter 13

Inheritance Problems
Assignment Due

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Presidents' Day Holiday

No Class

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DNA and Its Role in Heredity
Chapter 13

Exam III
Chapters 11, 12 and Labs

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Weather Campus Closure

Exam III At-Home Quiz

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DNA and Its Role in Heredity
Chapter 13

DNA to Protein: Gene Expression
Chapter 14

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March 2011

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DNA to Protein: Gene Expression
Chapter 14

Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine I
Mutation and Gene Alterations
Chapter 15.1; Chapter 11.5, pp. 228 - 229; Chapter 12.4, p. 257

At Home Quiz Due
Exam III At-Home Quiz

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Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine II
Mutation and Genetic Diseases
Chapter 15.3 pp. 327-330; 15.4-15.5 pp. 333-335; 15.6 pp. 337-338

Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine III
DNA Analysis and Molecular Medicine
Chapter 15.3 pp. 327-330; Chapter 15.2 pp. 323-327, 15.4-15.5

Regulating Gene Expression I
Virus and Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
Chapter 16.1 - 16.2

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Regulating Gene Expression I
Virus and Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
Chapter 16.1 - 16.2

Homework Assignments
Detecting Cancer Genes
and
Human Beta-globin (Hemoglobin) Activity
and
Plasmid Mapping

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College Issues Day

No Class

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Regulating Gene Expression II
Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
Chapter 16.3 - 16.5

Exam IV
Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16.1 - 16.2 and Labs

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Regulating Gene Expression II
Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
Chapter 16.3 - 16.5

Differential Gene Expression
Chapter 19.3 - 19.5

Homework Assignment Due
Detecting Cancer Genes

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At Home Quiz
Exam IV At-Home Quiz

Bonus Assignment
Bonus Assignment

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Differential Gene Expression
Chapter 19.3 - 19.5

Cancer and Gene Regulation
Chapter 11.6 - 11.7

Genomes and DNA Organization
Chapter 17

Homework Assignment Due
Plasmid Mapping

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Genomes and DNA Organization
Chapter 17

Genomics Applications
Chapter 17

Genetic Technology
Chapter 18; Chapter 19.2: pp.410-412; Chapter 15.6: pp 338-339

Homework Assignment Due
Human Beta-globin (Hemoglobin) Activity

At Home Quiz Due
Exam IV At-Home Quiz

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Genetic Technology
Chapter 18; Chapter 19.2: pp.410-412; Chapter 15.6: pp 338-339

Bonus Assignment Due
Bonus Assignment

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Bellevue College
Final Exam Day

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Biology 211 Final Exam
Section A and B
11:30am - 1:25pm
Room S-224

All References

All unit exam papers
are to be returned
on final exam day
for bonus points.

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Bellevue College
Final Exam Day

Winter Quarter
Ends

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