EBIO 1220 General Biology 2
Instructor Contact:
Jennifer van de Kamp, PhD
Email: Jennifer.vandeKamp@colorado.edu
About the Course:
Provides a concentrated introduction to organisms, homeostasis, development, behavior, and ecology. Emphasizes fundamental principles, concepts, facts, and questions. Intended for science majors.
Course Prerequisite: EBIO 1210 or equivalent.
Objectives:
By the end of the course you should be able to:
- Describe how life evolved on Earth.
- Describe how organisms are classified.
- Recall the different categories of organisms.
- Categorize organisms.
- Explain why classifications can change.
- Compare and contrast the major characteristics of different types of organisms.
- Explain the importance of oxygen in animals.
- Compare and contrast the different methods organisms use to deliver oxygen to their tissues.
- Explain the roles of different body systems.
- Explain why fungi are not classified as plants.
- Explain the advantage that flowers and seeds provide.
- Summarize how coevolution works.
- Describe exponential growth of populations and explain why this rarely ever happens in nature.
- Identify the different types of species interactions.
- Explain the scientific consensus on climate change.
- Apply the scientific method to the problem of climate change.
Required Texts:
Campbell, Biology in Focus, 3rd edition with Mastering Biology
Author: Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky, and Orr
ISBN: 9780135191811
Grading (out of n points):
| Assignment Type | Percent of Final Grade |
| Discussions | 20 |
| Homework | 30 |
| Quizzes | 30 |
| Final Exam | 20 |
Letter grades will be assigned according to the total points earned in the course, weighted by the percentages listed above:
| A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | F |
| 93-100 | 90-92 | 87-89 | 83-86 | 80-82 | 77-79 | 73-76 | 70-72 | 67-69 | 63-66 | 60-62 | <60 |