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2. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 Entire Course BIO 100 Assignment DemographyLab • BIO 100 Assignment: The Scientific Method • BIO 100 Exercise: UNESCO Research • BIO 100 CheckPoint: Living Organisms • BIO 100 Assignment: PopEcoLab • BIO 100 Assignment: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration • BIO 100 Assignment: DemographyLab • Assignment: DemographyLab Resources: Appendix R, Appendix S: DemographyLab Report, and DemographyLab Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Print Appendix R to easily complete the lab. Disable your pop-up blocker. Access DemographyLab at http://www.biologylabsonline.com/axia/DemographyLab/ Read DemographyLab background information

3. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 Assignment Pearson Lab Scavenger Hunt BIO 100 Assignment Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration • Assignment: Pearson Lab Scavenger Hunt Resource: Appendix E Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Answer all the questions in Appendix E. Post Appendix E as a Microsoft® Word attachment. • Assignment: Photosynthesis and Cellular RespirationEnergy acquisition is essential for all life. Whether the organism is classified as plant or animal, single-celled or multi-cellular, the exchange of energy and the formation of products consist of a series of chemical reactions that occur at the cellular level. Resources: Ch. 10 and pp. 422-436 in Bioinquiry, Appendix F, and the student companion Web site

4. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 Assignment PopEcoLab BIO 100 Assignment Scientific Taxonomy and Earths • Assignment: PopEcoLab Resources: Appendix P, Appendix Q: PopEcoLab Report, and PopEcoLab Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Print Appendix P to easily complete the lab. Disable your pop-up blocker. Access PopEcoLab at http://www.biologylabsonline.com/axia/PopEcoLab/ Read PopEcoLab background information. • Assignment: Scientific Taxonomy and Earth’s Biodiversity Paper Resource: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Web site Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Go to the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Web site at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

5. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 Assignment The Scientific Method BIO 100 Capstone CheckPoint • Assignment: The Scientific Method Resources: Appendix D and Scientific Method Web site Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] Review Appendix D. Open the Scientific Method Web site at http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/sci_meth.htm Follow the instructions at the bottom of the Web page to choose a hypothesis and prediction about growing plants. • Capstone CheckPointYou have read about Earth’s numerous ecosystems and the biological diversity that inhabits them. Unfortunately, many of these habitats and the species that inhabit them are under threat from human encroachment through agricultural activities such as logging, pollution, or war. Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]

6. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 CheckPoint Basic Processes BIO 100 CheckPoint Ecology and Population Growth • CheckPoint: Basic Processes Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] Select one basic physiological process from the following list:o Acquire and process nutrientso Get rid of wasteo Reproduction • CheckPoint: Ecology and Population Growth Resources: Ch. 15 of Bioinquiry and Appendix B Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] Review Ch. 15 of Bioinquiry. Use the Web sites posted in Appendix B under the Week Eight topic, Ecology, to help you respond. Write a 200- to 300-word response addressing the following points:

7. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 CheckPoint Living Organisms BIO 100 CheckPoint Mitosis and Meiosis • CheckPoint: Living Organisms Resource: Appendix C Due Date: Day 3 [post to the Individual forum] Use the table in Appendix C and fill in the missing characteristics that make up a living organism. Post Appendix C as an attachment • CheckPoint: Mitosis and Meiosis Resources: Ch. 5 of Bioinquiry and student companion Web site Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]· Review section 5.1 of Bioinquiry and the videos entitled “Chromosomes,” “Chromosome Replication,” “Mitosis,” and “Meiosis” at

8. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 CheckPoint Origin of Life BIO 100 CheckPoint Patterns of Evolution • CheckPoint: Origin of Life Resource: Ch. 9 of Bioinquiry Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] Read Ch. 9, section 9.1, How Did Life Originate?· Research a theory about the origin of life on Earth other than the one summarized under Piecing It Together on p. 247 of the text. Use the following key words and Web sites to assist you with your search: • CheckPoint: Patterns of Evolution Resources: Appendix B and Ch. 2 of Bioinquiry Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] Review Ch. 2 of the text. Refer to Appendix B under Week Six, for more information on the different types of evolution. Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following:

9. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 CheckPoint Plants vs. Animals BIO 100 CheckPoint Theories of Biology • CheckPoint: Plants vs. Animals Resources: Plants vs. Animals activity and the Plant and Animal Cells exercise Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]Review the Plants vs. Animals activity at http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/pruitt/0471473219/bioinquiries/ch04/Flash/p0439_b.htm and familiarize yourself with the different structures of plant and animal cells. • CheckPoint: Theories of Biology Resource: Ch. 1 in Bioinquiry Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum] Review Ch. 1  pp. 10-11) of the text. Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: In your own words, summarize each of the major theories of biology.

10. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 CheckPoint UNESCO Research Outline BIO 100 Exercise UNESCO Research • CheckPoint: UNESCO Research Outline Resources: Appendix A and Developing an Outline Web site Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]· Review the Developing an Outline Web site at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_outlin.html Follow the instructions when developing your outline for the final project. Approach this project from • Exercise: UNESCO Research Resources: Appendix A and UNESCO Web site Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] Approach this project from the perspective of someone searching for funding to support preservation programs.· Review the ecological properties that are displayed on the World Heritage in Danger List on the United Nations

11. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 Final Project BIO 100 Week 2 Discussion Questions • Resource: Appendix A Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper assessing the ecological property you chose for your final paper. Identify the ecological uniqueness of the plant and animal life in your chosen property and address the following:o Describe the diversity of life forms found in the area. • Discussion Question 1 Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: Choose one theory—spontaneous generation theory or cell theory—and select one statement that corresponds to the theory you want to refute or support:o Spontaneous generation theory1. Frogs come from muddy soil because they always appear in that environment.

12. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 Week 4 CheckPoint BIO 100 Week 4 Discussion Questions • CheckPoint: Mendel on Patterns of Inheritance Resources: Ch. 3 of BioinquiryBIO 100—Introduction to Life Science with LabCourse Syllabus Page 16 Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] Review Ch. 3 of Bioinquiry. Post a 300- to 500-word response to the following:o How did Mendel’s approach to answering scientific questions differ from that of his contemporaries?o How did his novel approach contribute to his success • Discussion Question 1Have you ever tried to pack too much into a suitcase? Then, you know what a challenge it can be to fit a large amount of material into a small space. Think about the amazing elegance of the DNA molecule—fitting a blueprint for the entire organism, from the hair color to the code for every single enzyme, into a tiny nucleus. Resource: Ch. 6 of Bioinquiry

13. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 Week 5 Assignment BIO 100 Week 6 Discussion Questions • Assignment: Human System Presentation Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] Create a 5- to 7-slide presentation on a human organ system. Select one of the following organ systems:o Nervouso Hormonalo Digestiveo Respiratoryo Cardiovascular • Discussion Question 1 Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: Describe an example of how natural selection influenced the evolution of a particular species. Include outside sources if applicable. Review a classmate’s post and discuss additional conditions that might have contributed to the selection process.

14. BIO 100 Course Tutorial BIO 100 Week 8 Discussion Questions • Discussion Question 1 Resource: Ch. 7 in Bioinquiry Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Research an example from one of the following categories of biotechnology, which your instructor will assign to you:o Agricultural and environmental useso Medical and legal uses

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