Course Title: Introduction to Biology II

Course Code: Bio-214

Credit Hours: 3 (3+0)

Class: BS 4th (Regular + Self-Support)

The course aims to:

• To yield students with a sense of practical relevance of biology to everyday life.
• To make students understand life by understanding some of the molecular processes those occur in and around the cells.
• To make students cognizant to biological phenomenon (nature, body, etc,) on an evolutionary, ecological, behavioral, physiological, tissue, cellular and molecular level.

Major areas of this subject include:

• Mechanism of heredity
• Introduction to biotechnology
• Evolution
• Physiology of various systems in man
• Animal behavior

Course requirements:

In order to successfully complete this course, you should regularly attend classes and prepare the given assignments. The quality of your work will be graded with regards to originality, rationality of your opinions and the content relevancy. You are expected to use peer-reviewed literature resources to support your thoughts, ideas and opinions. An active participation in all class based activities is mandatory for succeeding in this course.

Course contents:

Mechanisms of Heredity; Cell division, Laws of inheritance, Structure of chromosomes, Genes, Transcription, Translation, Mutation, Linkage, Crossing-over, Blood Group, Sex linked inheritance, Sex determination, Genetic disorders. Introduction to biotechnology; Cloning, Techniques in biotechnology. Evolutoin; Darwinism, Lamarckism, Mechanism of evolution. Animal behavior; Learning, Conditioned behavior, Habituation, Imprinting, Social behavior. Physiology of various systems in man; Digestion, Respiration, Transportation, Excretion.

Readings:

Campbell, N.A., Mitchell, L. G. & Reece, J. B. (2000). Biology: Concepts and conceptions. (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Addison Wesley, Longman.

Class Schedule: 

            BS 4th Regular:            

            Monday:     11:00-12:30 PM

            Friday:        11:00-12:30 PM

           BS 4th Self-Support:            

           Wednesday:   02:00-3:30 PM

           Friday:         02:00-3:30 PM

Assessment criteria:

• Sessional: 20%
  • ​Presentation: 10%
  • Participation: 10%
• Final exam: 50%
• Midterm exam: 30 %

Course Schedule:

Week 1:  Cell division, Structure of chromosomes, Genes

Week 2: Transcription, Translation, Mutation

Week 3: Laws of inheritance

Week 4: Linkage, Crossing-over

Week 5:  Sex determination, Sex linked inheritance

Week 6: Blood Group, Genetic disorders

Week 7: Cloning, Centrifugation process

Week 8: MID EXAMS

Week 9: Evolutoin and its process

Week 10: Darwinism and Neo darwinism

Week 11: Lamarckism, Mechanism of evolution

Week 12: Learning, Conditioned behavior

Week 13:  Habituation, Social behavior

Week 14: Imprinting, Types of imprinting, Examples and experiments

Week 15: Digestion, Respiration

Week 16: Transportation, Excretion.

Week 17: FINAL EXAM