Biology

BIOL&221

Majors’ Evolution and Ecology Course Packet Winter 2013

Dr. Fayla Schwartz Dr. Pamela Pape-Lindstrom

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BIOL&221 Course Packet, Winter 2013 Everett Community College

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introductory Material Active Learning Note-taking Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Pre-reading a Textbook Chapter Textbook Reading and Studying Experimental Design Writing a Scientific Report Lab Report Grading Rubric Graphs Lab Exercises Experimental Design Mitosis and Meiosis Natural Selection Protists, Non-Vascular Plants Vascular Plant Diversity Protostome Animal Diversity Exploring the Edge Effect Edge Effect Analysis Deuterostome Animal Diversity Fouling Communities field trip p. 5 p. 7 p. 9 p. 10 p. 11 p. 13 p. 15 p. 17 p. 18

p. 21 p. 27 p. 35 p. 39 p. 49 p. 57 p. 67 p. 71 p. 75 p. 87

Worksheets and Assignments Accidents of Creation film Scientific Processes Experimental Design Worksheet Making Graphs Cells and Cell Division Worksheet Introduction to Genetics Problems Genetics Problems Plant Diversity Worksheet Introduction to Animals Animal Diversity Worksheet Ecology Worksheet Carbon Footprint Biogeochemical Cycles Species and Phylogenies Worksheet

p. 89 p. 91 p. 93 p. 99 p. 101 p. 105 p. 107 p. 111 p. 113 p. 115 p. 119 p. 123 p. 125 p. 129

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Active Learning

Learning involves much more than passively listening and taking notes. To really understand complex new concepts, you have to make an active effort to assimilate the information and ideas.

1. Take responsibility for your learning. a. Focus on the BIG IDEAS. Pre-read the textbook assignment before class, then go back and read the assignment carefully and completely after class. Leave a margin on your class notes for questions, page references, extra notes from the text, etc. b. Study the DETAILS. After...