BIO 145 Course Schedule

Orientation

Week 1

eOrientation

  1. Course Orientation: Syllabus, Logistics, Structure, Schedule
  2. Quizzes: eOrientation Quiz
  3. Buy books

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Week 2

Lesson 1 The Marine Environment

  1. Reading:
    Chapters 1 & 2
  2. Notes:
    Notes 1.1 Marine Science
    Notes 1.2 The Sea Floor
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 1.1 Marine Geography

    Lab Activity 1.2 Plate Tectonics
    Lab Activity 1.3 Geological Provinces
    Lab Activity 1.4 Sea Floor Topography
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 1, Notes Quiz 1, Virtual Lab Quiz 1, and Essay 1

Week 3

Lesson 2 The Water Planet

  1. Reading:
    Chapters 3 & 4
  2. Notes:
    Notes 2.1 Seawater
    Notes 2.2 The Essentials of Life
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 2.1 Responses to Changes in Temperature
    Lab Activity 2.2 Responses to Changes in Salinity
    Lab Activity 2.3 Asexual Reproduction
    Lab Activity 2.4 Sexual Reproduction
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 2, Notes Quiz 2, Virtual Lab Quiz 2, and Essay 2

Week 4

Lesson 3 Marine Biodiversity

  1. Reading:
    Chapters 5 & 6
  2. Notes:
    Notes 3.1 Unicellular Marine Life
    Notes 3.2 Seaweeds and Plants
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 3.1 Types of Seaweeds
    Lab Activity 3.2 Photosynthetic Pigment Extraction
    Lab Activity 3.3 Phycobilin Absorption Spectrum
    Lab Activity 3.4 Chlorophyll Absorption Spectrum
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 3, Notes Quiz 3, Virtual Lab Quiz 3, and Essay 3

Week 5

Complete Lessons 1-3


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Week 6

Lesson 4 Marine Invertebrates

  1. Reading:
    Chapter 7
  2. Notes:
    Notes 4.1 Simple Invertebrates
    Notes 4.2 Complex Invertebrates
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 4.1 Simple Invertebrates
    Lab Activity 4.2 Complex Worms and Lophophorates
    Lab Activity 4.3 Molluscs and Jointed Legged Animals
    Lab Activity 4.4 Spiny Skinned Animals and Chordates
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 4, Notes Quiz 4, Virtual Lab Quiz 4, and Essay 4

Week 7

Lesson 5 Marine Fishes and Reptiles

  1. Reading:
    Chapters 8 & 9
  2. Notes:
    Notes 5.1 Marine Fishes
    Notes 5.2 Marine Reptiles
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 5.1 Shark External Anatomy
    Lab Activity 5.2 Shark Digestive Anatomy
    Lab Activity 5.3 Shark Respiratory and Circulatory Anatomy
    Lab Activity 5.4 Shark Urogenital and Nervous Anatomy
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 5, Notes Quiz 5, Virtual Lab Quiz 5, and Essay 5

Week 8

Lesson 6 Seabirds and Marine Mammals

  1. Reading:
    Chapter 9
  2. Notes:
    Notes 6.1 Seabirds
    Notes 6.2 Marine Mammals
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 6.1 Baleen Whales
    Lab Activity 6.2 Bottlenose Dolphins
    Lab Activity 6.3 Killer Whales
    Lab Activity 6.4 Beluga Whales
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 6, Notes Quiz 6, Virtual Lab Quiz 6, and Essay 6

Week 9

Complete Lessons 4-6


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Week 10

Lesson 7 Biology of Individuals

  1. Reading:
    Chapter 10
  2. Notes:
    Notes 7.1 Defense
    Notes 7.2 Feeding
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 7.1 Responses to Light
    Lab Activity 7.2 Responses to Surfaces
    Lab Activity 7.3 Herbivores
    Lab Activity 7.4 Carnivores and Saprophages
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 7, Notes Quiz 7, Virtual Lab Quiz 7, and Essay 7

Week 11

Lesson 8 Marine Ecology

  1. Reading:
    Chapter 10
  2. Notes:
    Notes 8.1 Species Interactions
    Notes 8.2 Ecological Organization
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 8.1 Marine Habitats
    Lab Activity 8.2 Marine Ecosystems
    Lab Activity 8.3 Marine Symbiosis
    Lab Activity 8.4 Marine Food Webs
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 8, Notes Quiz 8, Virtual Lab Quiz 8, and Essay 8

Week 12

Lesson 9 Seashore Communities

  1. Reading:
    Chapter 11
  2. Notes:
    Notes 9.1 Rocky Shores
    Notes 9.2 Sandy Shores
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 9.1 Beachrock Seashores
    Lab Activity 9.2 Beachrock Microhabitats
    Lab Activity 9.3 Tidepool Microhabitats
    Lab Activity 9.4 Boulder Microhabitats
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 9, Notes Quiz 9, Virtual Lab Quiz 9, and Essay 9


Week 13

Complete Lessons 7-9


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Week 14

Lesson 10 Subtidal Communities

  1. Reading:
    Chapters 13 & 14
  2. Notes:
    Notes 10.1 Kelp Communities
    Notes 10.2 Coral Communities
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 10.1 Corals
    Lab Activity 10.2 Coral Biology
    Lab Activity 10.3 Corals and Coral Reefs
    Lab Activity 10.4 Coral Reef Ecology
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 10, Notes Quiz 10, Virtual Lab Quiz 10, and Essay 10

Week 15

Lesson 11 Realm of Blue Water

  1. Reading:
    Chapter 15
  2. Notes:
    Notes 11.1 Epipelagic Organisms
    Notes 11.2 Epipelagic Food Webs
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 11.1 Planktonic Diatoms and Dinoflagellates
    Lab Activity 11.2 Phytoplankton Productivity
    Lab Activity 11.3 Planktonic Animals
    Lab Activity 11.4 Zooplankton Identification
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 11, Notes Quiz 11, Virtual Lab Quiz 11, and Essay 11

Week 16

Lesson 12 Ocean Depths

  1. Reading:
    Chapter 16
  2. Notes:
    Notes 12.1 Midwaters
    Notes 12.2 Deep Sea
  3. Virtual Lab:
    Lab Activity 12.1 Deep Environments
    Lab Activity 12.2 Deep Creatures
    Lab Activity 12.3 Bioluminescence
    Lab Activity 12.4 Hydrothermal Vents
  4. Quizzes: Reading Quiz 12, Notes Quiz 12, Virtual Lab Quiz 12, and Essay 12

Week 17

Complete Lessons 10-12


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