CCBC Fall 2014 School of Mathematics and Science

Biology Department, Essex Campus

BIOL 110: Biology I: Molecular and Cells Section(s)ET1 and ET2
Course Description and Prerequisites
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Biology I: Molecular & Cells serves as a pre-requisite course for science and allied health majors. It
stresses the basic biological principles common to all living things. Evolution and homeostasis serve
as central themes for the topics, which include cell structure and function (both physical and chemical),
molecular and cellular reproduction and genetics. The laboratory introduces the student to various
biological techniques and emphasizes the process of science. Students may receive credit for only one
of the following: BIOL 100, BIOL 108, or BIOL 110.

Pre-requisites: (ENGL Q52 or LVE2) and (RDNG 052 or ESOL 054 or LVR2) and (MATH 083 or
MATH 073 or LVM3)


I. Basic Course Information
A. Instructors: Connie Glover, PhD, Lecture and Lab and Alexis Bierman, PhD Recitation
B. Office: Biology Office MASH 510
Contact Information: Cell Phone for Dr. Glover is 410-218-7633 and e-mail via messages in
Blackboard. Instructor may also be contacted through the college e-mail: cglover
@ccbcmd.edu. (Please note: e-mail through the messages function of the course in
Blackboard is the best mode of communication with the instructor for a prompt response,
usually within 48 hours)
C. Office Hours: Schedule by appointment before class on T or R in MASH 110
D. Department/School Phone Number: 443-840-2667
E. Class Times, Days, and Locations: T/R 5:45-7:10PM Room MASH 110
Lab T or R 7:20-10:15PM MASH 402
Recitation: T or R 7:20-8:15PM CLLB 102
Recitation is taught by Alexis Bierman,.PhD . Contact for her is abierman@ccbcmd.edu
Or phone for Dr. Bierman is #410-206-8736
F. Statement of Student Out-of-Class Work Expectations. These expectations are the minimal
requirements based on national standards and may not be decreased: in a standard 14 week
semester, students are expected to spend 2 hours per week, per credit hour on work outside
of class. This is a 4 credit course taught in a 14-week semester, and so you are expected to
complete at least 7) hours of work per week outside of the class including reading, class
preparation, homework, studying, etc Students: please note that these are minimal
requirements for any course, and that many students require more time than this for science
courses.
G. Materials:
Required: For laboratory courses, appropriate clothing (including shoes which cover the
tops of the feet and have good traction) is required. See Course Procedures for more
information:
:Required textbooks:
Biology/MindTap by Solomon 10
th
Edition/Volume I
Biology 110 Laboratory Textbook, 14th edition, by Hershey, Thorndill, DeStefano, and
Artes. 2013 Pearson Custom Publishing (for CCBC Essex)
BIOL 110 Recitation materials packet, CCBC published.

Optional textbooks and resources:
Safety goggles (Must be worn during all laboratory sessions-Limited supplies are available
in the lab.)
Get Ready for Biology. Garrett, Pearson Publishers.
The Pocket Handbook for Biology. Kirszner and Mandell, Thompson and Wadsworth
Publishers.
Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students. Sackheim, Pearson/ Benjamin Cummings
Publishers.

II. Course Goals Overall
A. Course Objectives
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply the principles and assumptions that underlie scientific information and apply the
scientific method to simulated problem-solving situations;
2. recognize and use metric units of measurement and perform basic calculations using metric units of
measurement;
3. follow detailed directions to demonstrate the appropriate use of laboratory equipment to gather and
analyze data;
4. organize data into tables or graphs (where appropriate) and be able to draw inferences from the
graphs;
5. demonstrate the proper use of a light microscope;
6. apply chemical principles to the functioning cell;
7. explain how a cell is the basic unit of life including the function of organelles;
8. explain the principles of bioenergetics, including the processes of photosynthesis, aerobic respiration
and fermentation;
9. explain how living organisms store and process genetic information to control their life
functions and activities;
10. compare and contrast asexual and sexual reproduction;
11. solve genetic problems involving simple Mendelian traits, incomplete dominance, codominance and
sex-linked traits;
12. apply the principles of genetics to explain how ethnic diversity applies in the areas of genetic
inheritance and disorders;
13. determine the relevancy of biotechnological advances to your life; and
14. explain the basic process for evolution in terms of variation, over production and natural selection

B. Major Topics
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1. Chemistry of life
2. Characteristics and classification of life (Microscopy)
3. Cell types, structures and functions
4. Cell membrane structure and function
5. Cellular metabolism (including enzymes, photosynthesis and cellular respiration
6. Cellular reproduction (including DNA, mitosis and meiosis
7. Molecular genetics (including transcription and translation)
8. Classical genetics
9. Evolution
10. Biotechnology
11. The process of science (Metric system of measurement and lab skills including the
proper use of scientific equipment)

C. Rationale: This course can be used to meet the General Education requirement of a four-credit
course in the science domain for general education. This course is intended for pre-allied health and
science majors. Non-science majors should take BIOL 108. NOTE: Students may receive
General Education credit for only one of the following courses: BI OL 100, BI OL 108, BI OL
110.

III. Evaluation
A. Requirements
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: This course will include three lecture exams and a cumulative final exam. In
addition, there will be quizzes in Lecture and Lab, written assignments, and online quizzes for
Recitation. There will be two lab practical exams. The dates of the exams and lab practicals
are reflected in the class schedule.

B. Instructor's grading policy: Course evaluation is based upon the premise that a student's
regular attendance and ability to answer test and practical examination questions is an
approximation of that student's mastery of the specific course objectives. Exam questions are
designed to objectively measure both the scope and depth of the student's mastery. The
instructor will assign letter grades based on the following calculation:


Exams (3 @ 125 pts each): 375 points
Final Exam (Cumulative) : 175 points
Lecture Quizzes (10@10 pts each): 100 points
Written Assignments (2 @ 25 pts each): 50 points
Recitation: 50 points
Formal Lab Report: 50 points
Lab Practicals (2 @ 75 pts each): 150 points
Pre-lab Quizzes (10 @ 5 pts each): 50 points
Total Points: 1000 points

Final grades will be assigned as specified below:
Points Earned Letter Grade
900 1000 A
800 899.9 B
700 799.9 C
600 699.9 D
Less than 600 F

Please note: You must earn a passing grade (60%) in both portions of the course (i.e. at
least 450 points in lecture and 150 points in lab) to pass the course as a whole. That is, if
you fail the lab, you also fail the course. You must attend the recitation in order to pass the
course (see below). The instructor does not round grades.

All students must not miss more than two recitation sessions of the course in order to
pass the course.

Recitation Quizzes: Students are required to complete online quizzes in Blackboard in
order to receive points for recitation. An average of all the quizzes (times 10) will be used
to calculate the points for recitation. Online quizzes are accessed through BlackBoard.

Recitation Hour: Students are encouraged to attend all recitation meetings. Students
missing more than two recitation hours will fail the recitation portion of the course and
therefore, fail the BIOL 110 course. Attendance will be taken at the beginning and end of
each recitation period. You must sign in upon arrival and departure.

C. Instructor's attendance policy:
Participation in all laboratories is mandatory. Failure to attend two labs will result in
failure of the course. No make-up labs will be given. If you miss a lab, you need to
make arrangements to attend another lab section during the same week. Allowing you to
attend a different laboratory section is at the discretion of that labs instructor and
APPROVAL IS NOT GUARENTEED! Regardless, you will be held responsible for any
and all material that you missed in lab. Open labs may not be available for making up labs.
Even if an open lab is available, the lab must be made up in the same week in which the lab
occurred.
No makeup quizzes will be given. No makeup exams will be given unless the instructor is
notified in advance and only if there are emergency situations approved by the instructor. A
doctors or hospital note must be given before a make-up exam is given. If you miss the
midterm Lab Practical you may contact your instructor to see if you can take the exam with
another lab section. (Note: Another lab section might have covered different material,
which could be to your disadvantage.) There will be no make-up exams for the Final Lab
Practical.
D. Instructors audit policy: Important notes: (1) you can no longer wait until mid-semester to
decide that auditing a course is appropriate: the final date to change to an audit now
coincides with the final date for withdrawing with a 50% refund, and (2) failure to
participate in the class as follows will result in a grade of W instead of AU.The last day
to switch to an audit for the Fall 2014 semester is: September 16, 2014.

IV. Course Procedures
A. College wide syllabus policies: For college wide syllabus policies such as the Code of
Conduct related to Academic Integrity and Classroom Behavior or the Audit/ Withdrawal
policy, please go to the MySyllabiPolicies Tab on the MyCCBC page. Please pay
particular attention to the following sections of MySyllabiPolicies:
Attendance Policy
Code of Conduct for Academic Integrity
Grades AU: (The last day to switch to an audit this semester is: Tuesday,
September 16, 2014.)
Grades -W (The last day to withdraw this semester is: Wednesday, November 5,
2014.)
B. Contact information for course-related concerns: See endnote for contact information
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C. Additional Procedures: No food or drink is allowed in any science lab at any time. Feet
should be covered with closed-toed shoes to provide protection from broken glass, spilled
chemicals, and other laboratory hazards.
Adequate protective clothing is required in the Biology 110 laboratories. This includes
closed toed shoes, long pants, covering at least to the knees, and short-sleeved shirts with no
bare midriffs (in other words, you must be covered shoulders to knees). If you prefer to
purchase a lab coat, you may do so at the bookstore. Additional eye, hand, skin and clothing
protection may be required when chemical or biological hazards are present. Failure to
abide by laboratory safety policies will result in removal of students from the class.

D. Course calendar/Lectureschedule:
Week Day/ date Chapter Lecture Topic
8/27 8/28 Thurs 1 A View of Life
9/2
9/2 Tues 2 Atoms and molecules: The Chemical Basis of Life
9/4 Thurs 3 The Chemistry of Life: Organic compounds
9/8 9/9 Tues 3 The Chemistry of Life: Organic compounds
9/11 Thurs 4 Organization of the cell
9/15 9/16 Tues 4 Organization of the cell
9/18 Thurs Exam 1:Chapters 1-4
9/22 9/23 Tues 5 Biological Membranes
9/25 Thurs 5 Biological Membranes
9/29 9/30 Tues 6 Cell Communication (Selected topics/Reception)
10/2 Thurs 7 Energy and Metabolism
10/6 10/7 Tues 8 How cells make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways

10/9Thurs 8
9
How cells make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways,
Photosynthesis
10/13 10/14 Tues 9 Photosynthesis
10/16 Thurs Exam 2: Chapters 5-9
10/20 10/21 Tues 10 Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis
10/23 Thurs 11 Basic Principles of Hereditary
10/27 10/28 Tues 11 Basic Principles of Hereditary
10/30 Thurs 12 DNA: The carrier of genetic information
11/3 11/4 Tues 12 DNA: The carrier of genetic information
11/6 Thurs 13 Gene Expression
11/10 11/11 Tues 13 Gene Expression
11/13 Thurs Exam 3: Chapters 10-13
11/17 11/18 Tues 15 DNA technology and genomics
11/20 Thurs 15 DNA technology and genomics
11/24 11/25 Tues 16 Human Genetics and the Human Genome
11/27 and 11/28 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
12/1
12/2 Tues
12/4 Thurs
16 Human Genetics and the Human Genome

12/8
12/9 Tues Review Chapters 15 and 16 to be included in cumulative final exam.
12/10-
12/16
FINAL EXAMS as posted on final exam schedule


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Note that the content in these sections is dictated by the Common Course Outline for this course, as approved at the
college-wide level: [http://www.ccbcmd.edu/cco/home.html]
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Students should first attempt to take concerns to the faculty member. If students are unable to resolve course-related
concerns with the instructor, they should contact Ms. Christine DeStefano, Biology Department Chair, at
cdestefano@ccbcmd.edu or 443-840-2673.

Biol 110 Laboratory Schedule
Day/ date Lab # Lab Topic
8/28 Thurs 1

Lab Safety/Introduction to Metric Measurements & Lab Equipment
Read (1) BIO LAB REGS & (2) REGS for MICROSCOPE USE and CARE
View Safety Presentation, Take Quiz & Sign Acknowledgement/Agreement Sheet
9/2 Tues
9/4 Thurs 2

pH, Fast Plants & Introduction to Molecular Structure
[Plant Seeds in Quads (2 seeds/section; 8 seeds total/group) for Lab #12] 9/9 Tues
9/11 Thurs 3

Molecular Structure II
[Observe/POLLINATE/Record Observations for Lab #12] 9/16 Tues
9/18 Thurs 4

Chemical Composition of Cells
[Observe/POLLINATE/Record Observations for Lab #12] 9/23 Tues
9/25 Thurs 5

The Microscope and Cells
[Observe/POLLINATE/Record Observations for Lab #12] 9/30 Tues
10/2 Thurs 6

Movement of Molecules & Ions/Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio
[Observe/POLLINATE/Record Observations for Lab #12] 10/7 Tues
10/9 Thurs
TEST
Lab Practical #1 (Safety and Labs 1-6)
Remove wick of Water Mat from front of water vesselObserve/Record
[Observe/POLLINATE/Record Observations for Lab #12]
10/14 Tues
10/16 Thurs 7

Enzyme Activity
[Observe/POLLINATE/Record Observations for Lab #12] 10/21 Tues
10/23 Thurs 8&Hand-
out
Yeast Respiration/Fermentation & Respiration/Photosynthesis Handout
[Observe/POLLINATE/Record Observations for Lab #12] 10/28 Tues
10/30 Thurs 9

Photosynthesis
11/4 Tues
11/6 Thurs 10

Distribution of Chromososmes: Mitosis & Meiosis
(Plant seeds on filter paper in petri dish-put in shallow container on plant cart for Lab12) 11/11 Tues
11/13 Thurs 12 &
Fly(opt)
Inherited Traits (option 1): Make predictions, observe results,
Calculate chi square & do problems; & BioLab Fly (on laptops-optional) 11/18 Tues
11/20 Thurs 11& 14 DNA Fingerprinting & The Genetic Code
11/25 Tues
(11/27 Thurs) NONE No Labs Scheduled: No classes scheduled 11/26-11/30 (closed 11/27 & 11/28)/27 and 11/28
THANKSGIVING
12/2 Tues
12/4 Thurs
TEST Lab Practical #2 (Labs 7-13)
Wed 12/10-
Tues 12/16
Lecture Final Exams