| Date | Assignment # -Topic | Reading | Principle of Biology | Contemporary Issue |
| Part I | Introduction / Ecology | . | . | . |
| January 3 | 0. Course Introduction | Syllabus
Study Strategy
Internet Sites | Biological literacy is an essential component of a college education. | Biology underlies current issues |
| January 7 | 1.Science & Scripture:
Ways of Knowing | Chapter 1 Internet Sites | Natural sciences rest on a foundation of 'faith presuppositions.' | Truth in the Postmodern World |
| January 8 | 2. Biology and the Nature of Life | Chapter 2 Internet Sites | Life depends upon basic llife functions. | Life Has Great Value. |
| January 9 | 3.Organization of Life
and Biology | Chapter 3
Internet Sites
Quiz #1 | Life can be viewed as a hierarchy of levels of organization; biologists specialize in one or more levels. | A Framework for Learning Biology |
| January 10 | No Class (Meets Jan 11 instead) | | | |
| January 11 | 4. What Makes Living Matter "Living?" | Chapter 4
Internet Sites | The 'living condition' is defined both biologically and philosophically. | Revaluing 'Life' and 'Living?' |
| January 14 | 5. Creation's Life Support System | Ch 5, p 77-89 Internet Sites | Life on Earth depends upon a complex and intricate 'life support' system. | The State of the Earth - 2000 |
| January 15 | 6. Ecology of Cedar Lake | Cedar Lake Lab Procedure
Quiz #2 | Familiar landscapes can help us understand ecological principles as a basis for exercising stewardship. | Challenges of managing artificial landscapes |
| January 16 | 7. Plugging into Energy
and Nutrient Flow | Ch 5, p 90-99 Internet Sites | Life needs a continual supply of chemical energy which is formed from solar energy by autotrophs. | Energy Usage and Conservation |
| January 17 January 21 | 8.,9. Odyssey and
Applications of
Ecology to Lifestyle | Ch 6 ( in parts);
Odyssey Internet Sites | The creation was designed so that chemical substances could be recycled and/or reused. | Managing Home, Garden, Farm |
| January 22 | 10. Caring for Creation | Ch 8, p 158-163
Quiz #3
Internet Sites | Humans are biological creatures but have been commanded to exercise responsible dominion. | Living a Free and Fulfilling Life in a Temporary Home |
| January 23 | 11. Exam I | Review Tips | . | . |
| Part II | Human Ecology and | Nutrition | . | . |
| January 24 | 12. Populations Multiply and Replenish | Ch 7, p 123-133 | Populations are interbreeding groups which tend to increase logarithmically, and respond to limiting factors. | Is Overpopulation Inevitable? |
January 28
January 29 | 13. Human Population
14. Human Population
(continued; see 13.) | Ch 7, p 135-142
Ch 8, p156-160 Internet Sites | To assess the human population issue, one must consider biological, sociopolitical, and spiritual factors. | Is the Earth Getting "Full?" |
| January 30 | 15. Ecology and
Stewardship in
Action | Video; Viewing
Guide
Quiz #4
Internet Sites | Exercise of environmental stewardship is crucial to the "great commission.". | How Should We Now Live? |
| January 31 | Mid-Winter Break | | | |
| February 4 February 5 | 16. Nutrition I 17. Nutrition II | Chapter 10, in two assignments
Quiz #5 (Feb 4)
Internet Sites | All living creatures are equipped to acquire and use energy and nutrients. | What Is a Healthy Meal? |
| February 6 | 18. Exam II | | . | . |
| Part III | Reproduction and | Coordination | . | . |
| February 7 | 19. Reproduction:
An Introduction | Ch 11, p 219-223
Internet Sites | Nucleic acids are responsible for genetic 'programming', continuity and variation. | How do cells over- come randomness? |
| February 11 | 20. Mitosis and Cellular
Reproduction Winter Biology Assign. | Ch 11, p 223-231
Internet Sites | Cells multiply by replicating DNA and producing identical nuclei for daughter cells by mitosis. | Beholding our "unformed substance" Ps.139 |
| February 12 | 21. Meiosis and
Sexual Reproduction
(Begin Genetics, #22) | Ch 11, p 231-243
Quiz #6
Internet Sites | Sexual reproduction, involving meiosis and fertilization, provides for genetic variation in offspring. | Stewardship of sexuality and cloning |
| February 13 | 22. Genetics:
Mendelian Principles | Ch 12, p 247-255 Internet Sites | Chromosomal events in meiosis and fertilization influence hereditary traits of the offspring in predictable ways. | How much should we interfere with the traits of our offspring? |
| February 14 | 23.Genetics:
Modern Applications | Ch 12, pp 255-268 Internet Sites | Genetics provides helpful insights into human traits and ailments; and, attempts to overcome defects. | Learning more about ourselves, and the challenges of knowing. |
| February 18 | 24. Coordination of
Life Processes Winter Biology Slides | Chapter 13
Internet Sites | Life processes must be coordinated by nervous and hormonal systems. | The most amazing aspect of life |
| February 19 | 25. Homeostasis:
Selected Examples | Ch 14, 293; 305-07
Quiz #7 Internet Sites | Hormones provide coordination of processes throughout the body. | Understanding fertility and family planning |
| February 20 | 26. Life before Birth | Ch 14, 307-313 Internet Sites | Proper regard for the sanctity of life requires a reverence for the Creator and an awareness of prenatal life. | Nurturing the unborn as the basis for a civilized society. |
| February 21 | 27. Origin of Life: It Matters Where
You Start | Ch 15, 323-335Internet Sites | Ones conclusions about origins depends upon his/her presuppositions. | Is 'creationism" really science? |
| February 25 | Exam III | Review Tips | . | . |
| Part IV | Life Within Cells | . | . | . |
February 26
February 27 | 28. Cell Structure and Function | Ch 16, 367-391 Internet Sites | Cells consist of complex networks of membranes and are the basis for life. | Origin of cells by intelligent design |
| February 28 | 29. How Genes are Expressed | Ch 17, 393-401
Quiz #8 Internet Sites | Genes are expressed when they serve as code for the synthesis of proteins. | Most effective information transfer known |
| March 4 | 30. How Gene
Expression is Controlled | Ch 17, 401-404 Internet Sites | Control of gene expression is essential to growth, development, and function. | Developmental abnormalities and cancer |
| March 5 | 31. Genes & Environment:Why Am I This Way? | Ch 17, 393-404 (Review) | Feedback control permits gene expression to be responsive to environment. | What determines how we look and behave? |
March 6
March 7 | 33. Origins: It Matters
Where You Start 33. Explaining the
Diversity of Life | Chapter 15
(two assignments)
Internet Sites | Creation and evolution models can each be evaluated for their ability to explain current life phenomena. | Articulating a logical position on the "origin of life" |
| March 11 | 34. Human Defences
against Disease | Ch 17, 404-411 | Humans have been entrusted with marvelous defenses against disease. | The Human Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| March 12 | 35.Ethics and Genetics | Ch 14, 310-13
Ch 17, 411-417 Internet Sites | Biotechnology increases ability to affect the quality of individual lives; and, the need for godly submission. | Making decisions for life on a slippery slope |
| March 15, 8am | Final Exam | Review Tips | . | . |
