Contents
General Information
Topics Covered
Required Materials
Course Calendar (Syllabus)
Class Preparation
Attendance
Study Groups
Laboratory
Exams
Quizzes
Assignments
BC's Cheating Policy
Course Grading
Special Needs
Class Expectations and Assumptions
Waitlist and Blue Cards
Course Withdrawal
1. Instructor Information
Name: Rosemary Richardson
Office Location: S-340I
e-mail: rrichard@bellevuecollege.edu
Office Hour: Monday and Wednesday: 12:30 Ð 1:20
I am also available by appointment, and by e-mail.
Please identify Biology 213 in the e-mail subject line.
Class Meeting Location
Biology 213 A and B Website: http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/rkr/biology213/biology213.html
BC's Life Science Program Website: http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/lifesci/
BC's Life Science Division Website: http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/
Bellevue Community College Website: http://bellevuecollege.edu/
2. Topics Covered
The three-quarter 211-212-213 sequence of introductory biology is designed for students preparing for science-intensive professions and for those who plan to have science majors requiring more advanced biology courses. The 200-level biology series studies plant and animal cellular structure, metabolism, inheritance, molecular genetics, gene regulation, comparative anatomy and physiology of plants and animals, diversity of organisms, evolution of species and groups of organisms, and ecology and conservation biology. This series includes an extensive laboratory component. Biology 211 is a prerequisite for both Biology 212 and 213. Biology 212 and 213 can be taken concurrently or in either order.
Biology 213 meets the General Education Outcome #17, Science and the Natural World, with a rating of "3". See the BC Catalog for more information on General Education Requirements.
We will discuss three main topics in Biology 213: the diversity of organisms with which we inhabit this planet (other than the animal kingdom, which is studied in Biology 212), structure and function of higher plants, and ecology and biogeography of terrestrial ecosystems. Details of subjects covered are listed on the course syllabus/calendar. The course calendar, lecture notes and laboratory exercises for Biology 213 are posted on the Biology 213 website.
A few copies of Biology of Plants will be available in the laboratory classroom, and/or the BC library, as are copies of Campbell and Raven 7th edition Biology texts. The Biology of Plants text has more comprehensive coverage of most topics discussed in Biology 213. You are strongly encouraged to use this supplemental text to augment your learning experience in Biology 213.
Calendar references are to Life, 9th edition by Sadava et al and to Biology of Plants, 7th edition.
A cross reference list for the appropriate chapter(s) for alternative text books you may be using is available in html and pdf formats.
4. Class Preparation
It is your responsibility to read the syllabus/calendar and prepare in advance for all course materials. You are expected to read the assigned textbook and laboratory material before each topic is discussed. You should reread the material following lecture and classroom discussions to coordinate text materials with the classroom presentations.
The course syllabus/calendar may need revising during the quarter. Any revisions to the course syllabus/calendar will be announced in class. You will be responsible for any revisions even if you are absent at the time of announced changes, or for some reason, fail to note the revision at the time it is announced.
The course calendar located on the Biology 213 website, lists references with links to lecture notes, supplemental lab materials and other course information. Syllabus updates and other announcements are usually, but not always, posted on the course calendar.
Please note that all assignments and papers are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Late papers are not accepted and receive no credit. If you anticipate being late to class, turn your assignment in early in the Science Division Office, L-200.
5. Attendance
Class attendance is expected. It is difficult to do well in any subject without attending class, and lecture and laboratory materials are essential for the exams. You are responsible for knowing class materials whether you attend class or not. You are also responsible for any announcements, including assignments, and/or changes in the syllabus, including exam dates or assignment due dates whether you have been attending class or not, or if for some reason, fail to note a change at the time it is announced.
The course calendar may be updated (when the instructor has time) when course modifications are required.
It is important that you notify me if you are unable to attend class.
Attendance will be required during the Ecology unit, May 27 - June 14. Points will be deducted from your course grade for absences.
6. Study Groups
It is valuable to form a study group with two or three other students. A good study group helps each of you learn the course materials more effectively as you collectively work with the pieces given in class to build a complete picture of the subject. Open hours for the Science Study Center, located in S-114, are posted on the Science Study Center website. .
7. Laboratory and Laboratory Reports
Laboratory activities are a major part of this course and should be taken seriously. Since laboratory time is limited, it is essential that you come prepared for each laboratory. Most of the laboratory work in Biology 213 will involve observations to support materials presented in lecture and in the texts. It is essential that you reinforce your text exposure with direct observation in the laboratory. As you have learned, real organisms rarely look exactly like a text artist's interpretation.
The laboratory exercises are available in pdf on the Biology 213 class lab exercises website. You are responsible for downloading the files and bringing a copy of the laboratory exercise to class.
Laboratory report requirements and due dates will be announced during the laboratory period and posted on the class assignments website following the laboratory period. If group reports are expected, it will be noted at the time of the assignment. Lab reports are to be word-processed unless otherwise noted at the time the assignment is given. If you do not fully participate in the laboratory activity, you cannot submit a report or earn credit for that activity.
Please note: A copy of the laboratory assignment with answers filled out is not acceptable for a laboratory report.
8. Examinations
Four unit exams and a comprehensive final exam are scheduled for this term. Exams cover all course materials. Exams include objective, short answer and essay questions as well as a visual recognition and interpretation component. You will need to bring a scanÐtron card and a soft lead pencil to each exam. (Both can be purchased in the BCC bookstore.)
The anticipated exam dates are listed in the course syllabus/calendar. Any changes in exam dates will be announced, in class, in advance. You must take the exams at the scheduled time. If you have a conflict with the scheduled exam time, you may be able to take the exam earlier at the discretion of your instructor. No make-up exams will be given.
If you have an extenuating circumstance for missing an exam, you must discuss the situation with the instructor prior to the exam time, or if a documented emergency situation, as soon as possible. The instructor may, at her discretion, use the final exam score as a "makeÐup" exam for the missed exam. Missing an exam will seriously affect your course grade. Any extenuating circumstance must be documented in writing (physicianÕs statement, accident report, day care center policy, verification of loss, etc.) and approved by the instructor.
Graded exams are provided to students for learning and evaluation after each exam. All exams are to be returned on the final exam day to the instructor. All course materials provided to students, including exams, are the work of the instructor. Making copies of exams and sharing exams with others is a form of cheating.
10. Assignments
All assignments and reports are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Late papers are not accepted and receive no credit. If your paper is more than one page in length, you must staple the pages together. Pages held together with folded edges or paper clips will not be graded. If you are using paper from a spiral-bound notebook, please remove the spiral edges before turning in your paper. Assignments and reports are to be word-processed unless otherwise noted at the time the assignment is given.
Due dates for assignments, projects and reports will be announced in class on the day the report or assignment is given. Many assignment, project and report due dates are also listed on the syllabus and course calendar.. Credit received for assignments and reports will be added to the total course point total. You are responsible for assignments even if you do not attend class on the day an assignment is announced, or for some reason, fail to note the assignment at the time it is announced. If you anticipate being late to class on the day an assignment is due, you should turn your assignment in early in the Science Office, L-200.
Assignment Details
Your poster project due date, review times for poster evaluations and the poster evaluations due dates are listed on the class syllabus/calendar.
Each student will examine all posters, and write down on the worksheet provided for each poster a significant feature learned about the group represented for each poster, and the grade you would assign the poster based on the teaching effectiveness of the poster (that is - how much could you learn from that poster about the group being presented). Posters should be taken down no later than 5:00 pm PDT on the final evaluation date. Points will be deducted from your grade for posters not removed by that time. * An assignment sign-up sheet for the poster topics will be available at an appropriate time. You can trade assignments if mutually acceptable, or, if two or three want to work collaboratively, you can do so, but individual posters must be done. That is, three of you could work together on three posters. You will all earn the same grade based on the collective three posters.
The ecology presentations will be made in the order listed on the assignment sheet, starting May 27. The Ecology topics list will be posted on the assignments website under Ecology Topics .
Attendance is required during the ecology presentations. Points will be deducted from your project score for each day missed, or if you are late to class.
In addition to your presentation, you will submit for the section you present, either one "written" question or three multiple choice questions to be considered for the ecology unit exam. Your questions should be well thought out and appropriate for the level of course material of Biology 213 at Bellevue College. The questions (and answers) are to be posted on the class exams and quizzes website page and e-mailed to the instructor. The questions (and answers) are to be posted on the class website and e-mailed to the instructor on the day you do your presentation.
Please note: The Ecology assignment lists and the exams and quizzes page are password protected. You must have the password from your instructor prior to posting your questions or checking questions submitted by other students.
11. Grading
Your grade will be determined at the end of the quarter as a percentage of the total points possible on exams, projects, presentations, writing assignment(s), lab reports, non-scheduled quizzes, and any additional assignments and projects that may be required. The instructor carefully examines borderline grades at the end of the term before submitting course grades. Factors such as final exam score, class participation, missed assignments and attendance may be considered in the borderline grade evaluation.
The Grading scale is:
| A | 4.0 | 95% or higher of total points possible |
| A- | 3.7 | 90-94% of total points possible |
| B+ | 3.3 | 87-89% of total points possible |
| B | 3.0 | 83-86% of total points possible |
| B- | 2.7 | 80-82% of total points possible |
| C+ | 2.3 | 77-79% of total points possible |
| C | 2.0 | 73-76% of total points possible |
| C- | 1.7 | 70-72% of total points possible |
| D+ | 1.3 | 66-69% of total points possible |
| D | 1.0 | 60-65% of total points possible |
| F | . | Less than 60% of total points possible |
12. Course Grade Information
Your Biology 213 course grade is computed on a spreadsheet. A copy of the grade spreadsheet is posted on the class website so you can track your progress in the course. It also allows you to verify that your scores have been recorded correctly. The grades spreadsheet is updated after each exam.
The spreadsheet uses a code to identify each student. You may choose a code (a combination of any 4 keyboard characters) to be used on the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet displays percentage scores rounded to whole numbers.
The final letter grade does not round up so there can be minor discrepancies in the spreadsheet display relative to the actual percentage score and grade earned..
13. Special Needs
(Special needs syllabus information included at Disability Resource Center's request.)
If you need course modifications, adaptations or accommodations you should contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) staff, room B-132 (425) 564-2498 or TTY (425) 564-4110), to establish eligibility for accommodation. Disability resource information is also available at the DRC Website. The DRC provides eligible students with an accommodation letter. Please make an appointment with your instructor the first week of the quarter to discuss accommodation needs.
If you have medical information that your instructor should be aware of, or might need assistance during an emergency situation or evacuation, please let your instructor know.
14. Class Expectations and Assumptions
Assumptions your instructor makes about you:
Assumptions you can make about your instructor:
Assumptions we share as members of the Bellevue College community:
Classroom discussion can be challenging and even disturbing at times. It is important to respect and listen carefully to others' viewpoints that are different from our own, and examine the merits of alternative positions based on evidence presented. If a situation unrelated to the subject content of the course occurs that causes discomfort and/or disrupts class activity, please let me know.
Students who disrupt the educational process may be asked to leave the classroom and/or be reported to the Dean of Student Services for possible disciplinary action.
Cell phones, PDAs and similar devices are not to be used during class time, other than during laboratory sessions when accessing features of the device facilitates doing the laboratory work or when documenting your growing projects.
15. Bellevue College Science Division Policy on Cheating
If you feel you have been unfairly accused of cheating, you may appeal. (For a description of due process procedures see WAC 132H-120, copies of which are available in the Student Body Government Office)
Note: If you are involved in more than one cheating incident in this class, you will be given an ÒFÓ grade for the course no matter how well you have performed on the other course components.
16. Waitlist and Blue Cards
For Spring 2011, from from April 7 Ð 15, no student is enrolled into any class without a permission (blue) card. Blue cards are provided exclusively at the discretion of the instructor. Consideration for blue card admissions will be done by the instructor on an individual basis, but in no case will blue cards be distributed to students who have not been attending class and doing the course activities from the first day of the term. Science laboratory class size is limited by the number of laboratory stations; overloading laboratory classes creates potential safety issues.
17. Withdrawal from the Course
Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination. We value our different backgrounds at BCC, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect.
Cheating is not tolerated in this class. You are expected to conduct yourself with integrity. When you cheat, or aid someone else in cheating, you violate a trust. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, copying answers on tests or homework, glimpsing at nearby test papers, swapping papers, using any resource not explicitly allowed during an exam, stealing, plagiarizing, giving or receiving help on exams or assignments or writing false information on reports or assignments. If you cheat the following actions may be taken:
Bellevue College uses a waitlist for students who wish to take a class that is already at capacity at the time of their registration date. From the date of registration through the third day of the quarter, if there is a withdrawal, students from the waitlist are automatically enrolled in the class in the order in which they registered for the waitlist. Students must have a Bellevue College student e-mail to be notified of a space available and must officially register within the time frame given or they lose their spot in the class. The instructor has no "input" in this process.
Withdrawal from a course is the termination of the student's registration in that course. You must complete an official Add/Drop form to withdraw. For spring 2011, withdrawal is permitted through May 20 in person (by 5:00 pm), or May 22 online (by noon). Students who withdraw will have a ÒWÓ posted on their transcript. Students enrolled after that date will be graded. If you stop coming to class and do not complete the course, you will receive an "F" at the end of the quarter. If an extraordinary situation arises after the withdrawal deadline that prevents a student from completing the course, a grade of HW (hardship withdrawal) may be given at the discretion of the instructor.
Updates and Announcements are posted on the Course Calendar .
| Date | Lecture Topic | Raven Botany 7th Ed Text | Sadava et al Life 9th Ed Text | Laboratory Exercise |
| 4/4 | Introduction The Angiosperm Plant Body |
19 and p.7 | 34.1, 29.4, 34.3: 726 | Plan Greenhouse Projects |
| 4/5 | Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development | 19, 20 and 22 | 29.3: 617-620 38.1 | Laboratory Orientation The Plant Body Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development – Flower Structure and Reproduction Start Greenhouse Projects |
| 4/6 | Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development | 19, 20 and 22 | 29.3: 617-620 38.1 | Greenhouse Projects |
| 4/7 | Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development - Flower Structure and Reproduction and Seed/Embryo Development and Germination |
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| 4/8 | Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development | 19, 20 and 22 | 29.3: 617-620 38.1 | Greenhouse Projects |
| 4/11 | Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development Plant Tissues |
19, 20 and 22 23 |
29.3: 617-620
38.1 34.2 and 34.3 |
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| 4/12 | Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development - Seed/Embryo Development and Seed Germination Fruit Types and Classification |
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| 4/13 | Plant Tissues | 23 | 34.2 and 34.3 | |
| 4/14 | Exam I | 19, 20 and 22 | 29.3: 617-620 38.1 34.1, 29.4 34.3: 726 | All Labs in Unit |
| 4/15 | Root Systems | 24 | 34.1:721-722 34.4:730-731 | |
| 4/18 | Primary Shoot Systems | 25 | 34.3:731-732 | |
| 4/19 | Plant Tissues Idioblasts Roots |
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| 4/20 | Secondary Growth | 26 | 34.3:733-735 | |
| 4/21 | Diversity Poster Assignment | 12, 13, 14, and 15 | 26, 27 and 30 Appendix A |
Primary Stem Structure Secondary Growth |
| 4/22 | Leaf Structure | 25 | 34.3:732-733 | |
| 4/25 | Modified Structures | 25 | 34:722; 38.3:809-811 | |
| 4/26 | Leaves Modified Structures |
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| 4/27 | Plant Transport | 30 | 35 | |
| 4/28 | Exam II | 23, 24, 25 and 26 | 34 | All Labs in Unit |
| 4/29 | Plant Transport | 30 | 35 | |
| 5/2 | Soils and Plant Nutrition | 29 | 36 | |
| 5/3 | Water Transport in Plants Transpiration and Using the Data Recorders> |
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| 5/4 | Diversity Poster Due Chemical Growth Regulators |
12, 13, 14 and 15 27 |
26, 27 and 30 37 and 38.2 |
Evaluate Posters |
| 5/5 | Chemical Growth Regulators Plant Environmental Responses |
27 28 |
37 and 38.2 39 and 29.4 |
Evaluate Posters |
| 5/6 | Plant Environmental Responses | 28 | 39 and 29.4 | Evaluate Posters |
| 5/9 | Plant Environmental Responses | 28 | 39 and 29.4 | Evaluate Posters |
| 5/10 | Exam III | 27, 28, 29 and 30 | 35, 36, 37 and 39 | All Labs in Unit |
| 5/11 | Introduction to Diversity Introduction to Plants |
12 | 28.1 - 28.3 Appendix A |
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| 5/12 | Bryophytes | 16 | 28.2:593; 28.4:599-601 | Bryophytes |
| 5/13 | Poster Evaluations Due Ferns and their "Allies" | 17 | 28.3: 594-598; 28.4:601-605 | |
| 5/16 | Ferns and their "Allies" | 17 | 28.3: 594-598; 28.4:601-605 | |
| 5/17 | Ferns and their "Allies" | |||
| 5/18 | Conifers and their "Allies" | 18 | 29.1 and 29.2 | |
| 5/19 | Conifers and their "Allies" | 18 | 29.1 and 29.2 | Conifers and their "Allies" |
| 5/20 | Flowering Plant Diversity | 20: 452-458 | 29.3:615-616; 29.3:620-622 | |
| 5/23 | Something | |||
| 5/24 | Bellevue Botanical Garden rkr's Birthday | |||
| 5/25 | Diversity Review | 16, 17, 18 | 28 and 29 | |
| 5/26 | Exam IV - Plant Diversity | 16, 17, 18 | 28 and 29 | |
| 5/27 | Ecology Unit Introduction Ecology-Conservation Presentations |
21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 5/30 | Memorial Day Holiday - No Classes | |||
| 5/31 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/1 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/2 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/3 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/6 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/7 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/8 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations Final Exam Take-home Due | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/9 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/10 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations Growing Project Report Due | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 6/13 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
| 5/14 | Ecology-Conservation Presentations | 21, 30 and 31 | 54 - 59 | |
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| 6/17 | Final Exam 11:25 - 1:25 S-324
Bellevue College Graduation |
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