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Patterns of Life Lecture |
2
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Define the three different biology topics covered in BI 101. | |
3
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Describe the process of science, including the role of perception and pattern recognition. | ||
4
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List the basic characteristics used to distinguish between life and non-living materials. | ||
Taxonomic Classification Lecture |
5
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Describe early ideas of classification, including the scientific contributions of Carl Linnaeus. | |
6
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Provide the names and characteristics of organisms classified in the three Domains, and also in various Kingdoms. | ||
7
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Explain how plants are classified, giving examples. | ||
8
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Describe the relationship between structure and function, in plants. | ||
Flowers Recitation |
9
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Identify flower structures and match those structures to specific functions and human uses. | |
10
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Contrast characteristics of flowers pollinated by wind with those pollinated by animals. | ||
11
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Reflect on background knowledge (what you know and don’t know) to prepare to learn new concepts and skills. | ||
Seeds and Fruits Laboratory |
12
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Describe basic seed anatomy, including the critical structures of economically important seeds. | |
13
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Discuss the various ways seeds and fruits can be dispersed away from their parent plant, and provide specific examples of each form of dispersal. | ||
14
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Classify fruits based on their basic structural characteristics, and provide specific examples of different fruit types. | ||
15
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Observe, describe, and research a fruit, seed, vegetable, herb, or spice that you have not previously eaten. | ||
Textbook Chapter 1 |
16
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Provide examples of specific ways flowers attract pollinators, including the significance of timing of flowering. | |
17
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Provide specific examples of different types of seed dispersal. |