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MSCI/BIOL 302: MARINE BIOLOGY
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SPRING
2004 SYLLABUS
MSCI/BIOL 302 - MARINE BIOLOGY
MWF 10:30-11:20
Instructor: Dr. Rob Young Office: SCIE 105B Phone: 349-2277 Email: ryoung@coastal.edu Office Hours: usually MWF 8:30-10:30, MF 1:00-3:00, and by appointmentText: Marine
Biology: an ecological approach by James Nybakken (5th ed.)
Pre-req: MSCI 112 and BIOL 122
Co-req: MSCI/BIOL 302
Laboratory
Course focus:
After taking your
introductory marine science courses, you have an overall appreciation for the inter-relatedness
of biological, chemical, geological, and physical components of the marine
system. This course will continue to
work within that framework, but will place a strong emphasis on the
classification, anatomy, and physiology of the biological organisms in the
marine environment, as well as the ecological function of these organisms as
members of complex biological communities.
Grading and Class Policies:
This is a 300 level course
required for all marine science majors.
Thus, you can expect to have to work harder than in your 100 level
introductory science courses. The
lecture and laboratory portions of this course receive separate grades, and the
lab is writing intensive. If you are
majoring or minoring in marine science, you must earn at least a C in both
lecture and lab.
Grading for this course is
based on 3 lecture tests during the semester, a comprehensive final
exam, 4 quantitative problem sets (one during each test section), and daily
reading assignments. Reading
assignments will be given for most class periods and consist of a simple
question or questions based on readings from the book or the web. I will only grade about 20% of the
assignments each time, so your reading assignment grade will be based on 5 to 6
graded assignments. The lowest of your
test scores (including the exam) will only be worth 25% as much as the other 3
tests. Typically, tests will be a
mixture of multiple choice, short answer, problem solving, and essay. The actual format will likely vary from test
to test, and may be any combination of question types. Practice problems and lists of course goals
and expectations will be posted on the course web site to help you study. Some material covered will not be in your
textbook, so attendance at lectures is essential (I will follow the university
attendance policy). You are responsible
for all information in your textbook
unless otherwise instructed by me. The
point breakdown is as follows:
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3 Lecture Tests and Exam (20% each, except 5%
for lowest grade) |
65% |
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4 Quantitative Problem Sets |
20% |
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Reading assignments |
15% |
Make-up
opportunities for any tests, quizzes, or exercises are only possible for a medical reason (with a
doctor's excuse), a death in the family, or if a suitable reason has been
cleared with me ahead of time.
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Date |
Topic |
Chapters |
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Jan 14 |
Introduction, Reviewing the setting: the physical marine environment |
1 |
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16 |
Reviewing the setting:
the physical marine environment |
1 |
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19 |
MLK Day |
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21 |
Life: What is it and how does it work? |
1 |
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23 |
Adaptations to the marine environment |
1 |
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26 |
Adaptations to the marine environment |
1 |
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28 |
Little things mean a lot: Monera |
2 |
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30 |
Protista (single-celled phytoplankton/benthic microalgae) |
2 |
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Feb 2 |
Protista (single-celled zooplankton) |
2 |
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4 |
Protista (marine macroalgae) |
2 |
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6 |
Invertebrate zooplankton |
2 |
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9 |
Plankton Ecology |
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11 |
TEST 1 |
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13 |
Celebration of
Inquiry (assignment) |
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16 |
Marine Invertebrates: Overview |
7 |
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18 |
Structure and locomotion |
Web |
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20 |
Feeding and defense |
Web |
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23 |
Sensory and symbiosis |
Web |
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25 |
Reproduction |
Web |
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27 |
Marine Vertebrates: Fish |
3 |
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Mar 1 |
Fish |
3 |
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3 |
Marine tetrapods (mammals, birds, reptiles) |
3 |
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5 |
Marine tetrapods (mammals, birds, reptiles) |
3 |
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8 |
Nekton Ecology |
3 |
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10 |
Review |
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12 |
TEST 2 |
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15-19 |
Spring Break |
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22 |
Ecology review |
1 |
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24 |
Ecology review |
1 |
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26 |
Pelagic and deep sea |
4 |
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29 |
Deep sea |
4 |
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31 |
Shallow subtidal benthos |
5 |
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Apr 2 |
Shallow subtidal benthos |
5 |
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5 |
Intertidal Communities |
6 |
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7 |
Intertidal Communities |
6 |
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9 |
No class – spring
holiday |
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12 |
Intertidal Communities |
6 |
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14 |
Review |
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16 |
TEST 3 |
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19 |
Estuaries, salt marshes, and mangroves |
8,9 |
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21 |
Estuaries, salt marshes, and mangroves |
8,9 |
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23 |
Estuaries, salt marshes, and mangroves |
8,9 |
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26 |
Coral reefs |
9 |
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28 |
Coral reefs |
9 |
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30 |
Fisheries |
11 |
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Wed. 5/5 |
EXAM - 8:30 |
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