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.