MSEE Senior Level Life Science 2018-2019 Life is complicated, extraordinary, and beautiful. Over the course of 16 weeks, we will traverse the hierarchy of life to discover the similarities and difference among living things, and how those characteristics shape the biosphere of our planet. Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb April May The Nature of Organization & Science– Development of Heredity & Reproduction Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms Interdependence Introduction to Life Living Organisms Science 10/3 What is – 4/3 – Science? 11/7 What does 12/5 - DNA, 1/2 - Genetic 3/6 – –Animal 2/6 Comparative 5/1 - Ecosystem – Misconceptions and it mean to be genes and mutation and classification: Speciation anatomy & Dynamics the scientific alive? Animal cells. chromosomes variation We’re all tubes physiology process. 10/17 What 1/16 - 2/20 - Fossils 3/20 - – 11/21 Plant cells 12/19 5/15 Humans’ – – – makes life possible Adaptation and Comparative 4/17 Animal – and Reproduction on role in the on Earth? H2O is and natural Homologus anatomy & behavior photosynthesis a cellular level ecosystem only half the story. selection Scructures physiology
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb April May The Nature of Science– Introduction to Life Science Organization & Development of Living Organisms Heredity & Reproduction Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms Interdependence 10/3 – What is Science? Misconceptions and the scientific process. 11/7 – What does it mean to be alive? Animal cells. 12/5 - DNA, genes and chromosomes 1/2 - Genetic mutation and variation 2/6 – Speciation 3/6 –Animal classification: We’re all tubes 4/3 – Comparative anatomy & physiology 5/1 - Ecosystem Dynamics 10/17 – What makes life possible on Earth? H2O is only half the story. 11/21 – Plant cells and photosynthesis 12/19 – Reproduction on a cellular level 1/16 - Adaptation and natural selection 2/20 - Fossils and Homologus Scructures 3/20 - Comparative anatomy & physiology 4/17 – Animal behavior 5/15 – Humans’ role in the ecosystem MSEE Senior Level Life Science 2018-2019 Life is complicated, extraordinary, and beautiful. Over the course of 16 weeks, we will traverse the hierarchy of life to discover the similarities and difference among living things, and how those characteristics shape the biosphere of our planet.
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