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Exploring Life: Biological Science Essentials

Discover the fundamentals of biological science with Dr. Diane M. Gilmore in BIOL.1003 course. Learn key concepts, study techniques, and classroom etiquette for success. Explore topics such as scientific method, molecules of life, cells, and evolution. Attendance, integrity, and proper study habits are emphasized. Enhance your understanding through practical strategies like forming study groups and utilizing resources. Prepare for exams and earn bonus points with diligent study habits. Expand your knowledge of life sciences in a supportive learning environment.

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Exploring Life: Biological Science Essentials

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  1. Biological Science: BIOL 1003

  2. Dr. Diane M. Gilmore • LSE 415 • mgilmore@astate.edu • Phone: 680-8083 • Office hours: • Monday Noon – 1 p.m. • Tuesday 1 – 2 p.m. • Wednesday 2 – 3 p.m. • Thursday 1 – 2 p.m. • Friday 10 - 11 a.m. • And by appointment

  3. Web site : • www.clt.astate.edu/mgilmore

  4. Lecture Text: • Asking About Life • 3rd edition • Tobin and Dusheck

  5. Cramming is a sure path to failure ! • Read ahead • Attend class and pay attention!! • Review within 24 hours • Study a little at a time • Study often • “Do something” with the material : make flashcards, draw diagrams, make up songs.

  6. Come out of your shell and ask questions!

  7. “Ferret” out the information to the study guide.

  8. Find a “Study Buddy” !

  9. Think! Don’t just “parrot” back the information!

  10. Where to look for help • Use the study guides and on line helps • Tutoring center LSE 203 • Form a study group • Counseling center • Disability Services • Ask your teacher !

  11. Classroom Etiquette Turn off pagers and cell phones ! No tobacco use of any kind Be considerate of others: Take out what you bring in. Talk to me, NOT your neighbor! Do not ask for grades over the phone or internet.

  12. Academic Integrity • Use Professional ethics • NO: • Plagiarism • Cheating • Allowing others to copy from you • Penalties can be severe !!

  13. Attendance is important ! Self- assigned Seating Allowed 6 absences No rounding of grades 79.8 = C 5 “Pop” quizzes Are you studying properly ? What kind of question you can expect Bonus points to take the “edge” off exams

  14. Inclement weather • Disability services

  15. Exams : 5 exams worth 100 points Exam dates are “set in stone” A = 450 – 500 points B = 400 – 449 points C = 350 – 399 points D = 300 – 349 points F less than 300 points

  16. Tentative Lecture schedule: Week of: Subject Text chapter Aug. 22 Mod. Biology; Scientific Method 1 Basic Chemistry 2 Aug. 29 Molecules of Life 3 …... Sept. 16 EXAM I Chapters 1- 4 Dec. 9 Final Exam at 12:30 p.m.

  17. Science begins with questions • Scientific Method • Hypothesis – “an educated guess” about how something works • Must be testable to be useful • Can test by experimentation

  18. What makes a good experiment? • Control (s) • Test group(s) • Results: • Can only disprove the hypothesis – can never “prove” that it is true • Use statistics because responses can differ • Causation vs. correlation • Was your experimental design flawed?

  19. Theory • Is the “best guess” we have at this time • A set of interconnected hypotheses that have withstood repeated experimental testing.

  20. How are all organisms alike? • Made of organized parts • Made of cells • Perform chemical reactions • Obtain energy from their surroundings • Respond to their environment • Mature (change) over time • Reproduce • Have a common evolutionary history

  21. Homeostasis : maintaining a constant internal environment in spite of changes in the external environment.

  22. Cells • Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles (bacteria) • Eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus and have organelles

  23. How do organisms differ ? • 3 Domains : Archaea , Eubacteria, Eukarya • Kingdoms: Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia • Phylums, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species • Adaptations • Evolution • Natural Selection

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