Biology 112 Comparative Physiology: Spring 2001
Lecture 10:00-10:50 MWF Room 126, Winston Hall
Laboratory: All Sections, Room 121 Winston-Hall
Instructor: Dr. Ronald Dimock (112 Winston Hall, Ext 5567, dimock@wfu.edu)
Office Hours: T 2 - 4, W 1 - 3, other times by appointment
Text: Purves et al. Life, 5th Edition, (required)
Laboratory Guide: Staff, Comparative Physiology (required)
Date Lectures/Topics Reading
Jan 17-24 Comparative Physiology: It's in the organism! Scan: Chs. 27,29+30
Physical and Physiological Principles Read: Ch. 1
Size and Shape in Biology Ch. 5: 105-116
Homeostasis: internal and external environments Ch. 37: 807-816
Jan 26-29 Plant Cell Morphology: it's hard being green Ch. 31: 705-709
Control Systems in Plants: turgor pressure and
bending gracefully Ch. 35: 770-785
Jan 31-Feb 14 Neural Systems: Oh, irritation! Ch. 41: 903-924
Potentials, transmission, and the end of the line
Sensory mechanisms: to know without necessarily Ch. 42: 927-949
knowing; Neural system designs and consequences Ch. 43: 952-971
Feb 16 Movement: a hallmark of animals -- Ch: 44: 973-984
Feb 19 EXAM I (through Feb 14)
Feb 21-23 Muscles make it happen; skeletons - soft and hard Ch. 44: 985-992
Feb 26-28 Transport Systems: Plants - pipes, pitch, pull Ch. 31: 705-716
Ch: 32: 719-732
Mar 2-5 Transport Systems: Animals - pumps, tubes, valves Ch. 46: 1016-1038
Mar 7-9 Respiration/Gas Exchange: principles, problems Ch. 45: 995-1014
- solutions
Mar 12-16 SPRING
BREAK
Mar 19 Dive at your own risk!
Mar 21-30 Water Balance and Excretion: gills, kidneys and Ch. 48: 1066-1084
turtle tears
Apr 2 Thermal Physiology: cold snakes/hot fish Ch. 37: 816-821
Victims
of the Q10
Apr 4 EXAM II (through Mar 30)
Apr 6-9 Thermal physiology: birds and mammals on ice Ch. 37: 822-830
Apr 11 Animal Nutrition: from dirt to sirloin steak Ch. 47: 1038-1065
- processess
Apr 13 GOOD FRIDAY - no class
Apr 16-18 Animal Nutrition: the vertebrate way Ch. 47: 1038-1065
- coordination and control
Apr 20 Symbiosis: gutless worms and photosynthetic animals
Apr 23-May 2 Hormones: the message is in the molecules Ch. 38: 832-849
Invertebrates: bees are abuzz, and crabs are losing it
Vertebrates: it doesn't all start at age 12 Ch. 39: 865-881
Human reproduction: the password is 'control'
May 8 2:00 pm FINAL
EXAM
Course Grade:
2 Lecture Exams@ 20% each = 40%
Final Exam (partially cumulative) = 30%
Lab Grade = 30%
Note: There are no make-up exams. Don't miss any.