Welcome to General Biology BI103 - Winter 2003

Mike LeMaster Instructor: Office: 119 Natural Sciences Course Introduction Instructor: Mike LeMaster Office: 119 Natural Sciences E-Mail: lemastm@wou.edu Phone: 838 - 8136 (x8-8136) Office Hours: T: 1:00 - 3:00 pm W: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

3 or more absences = failure of class Labs start this week... Course Introduction Lectures: MWF 1:00 - 1:50 am 103 NS Labs: No Lab = See Me! 3 or more absences = failure of class Labs start this week... Required Text: Biology - Life on Earth (Audesirk2 & Byers - 6th Ed.) Laboratory Manual (BI 102)

Matching (w/ Diagrams) Fill-in-the-blank / Short Answer Course Introduction Grading: Exam 1 (31 Jan) 100 Exam 2 (21 Feb) 100 Final (17 Mar) 150 Laboratory 150 500 Testing Format: Multiple Choice True/False Matching (w/ Diagrams) Fill-in-the-blank / Short Answer Grading Scale (approximate): 100 - 90% = A 64 - 55% = D 89 - 80% = B < 55% = F 79 - 65% = C * Curve at end if average falls below 75%

What is the content of BI 103? Course Introduction Web Site: http://www.wou.edu/~lemastm/BI103 What is the content of BI 103? Unit 1: Plant Anatomy and Physiology Chapters 23-25 Plant Form / Function (Chapter 23) Plant Reproduction / Development (Chapter 24) Plant Response to Environment (Chapter 25) Unit 2: Animal Anatomy and Physiology Chapters 26-35 Homeostasis / Organization (Chapter 26) Body Systems (Chapters 27 - 34) Animal Behavior (Chapter 37)

How to get the most out of BI 102: Course Introduction How to get the most out of BI 102: 1) Come to class (even on Fridays...) 2) Read the book before lecture 3) Review study questions. 4) Do your best in lab (It’s 30% of your grade!) 5) Seek understanding of concepts. Ask questions! talk to your professor visit the tutoring center start a study group 6) Stay Healthy!

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What is Life? What are the Characteristics of Living Things? Chapter 1: Introduction to Life on Earth 1) Living things are complex and organized Nutrients = Environment (e.g. soil) Energy = Sun (Direct or Indirect) What is Life? What are the Characteristics of Living Things? 3) Living things maintain homeostasis 2) Living things need nutrients and energy 4) Living things grow 5) Living things respond to stimuli (e.g. pain) 6) Living things reproduce (DNA = blueprints) 7) Living things evolve (Natural Selection)

Categorization of Life (Chapters 19 - 22) Bacteria Archaea Eukarya (Eukaryotes = nucleus) Prokaryotes (no nucleus) 1) Protista 2) Fungi 3) Plantae 4) Animalia

Biology 103 Biology 102 “Disorder spreads through the universe, and life alone battles against it” - G. Evelyn Hutchinson Biology 102

Tissue (‘tish-ü) Word of the Term: A group of cells that are similar in structure and designed to perform a specialized function Muscle Tissue Adipose Tissue