BIOL-1406 Cellular and Molecular Biology

Charles Bernhard

Credit Spring 2024

Section(s)

BIOL-1406-015 (74087)
LEC MW 4:30pm - 5:50pm RRC RRC8 8306.00

LAB W 6:00pm - 8:50pm RRC RRC8 8315.00

Course Requirements

Required Texts and Materials

  1. Lab gear 1: Safety glasses/goggles with Z87.1 rating You can buy these at the ACC bookstores or even cheaper at HEB, Home Depot, Walmart, etc.
  2. Lab gear 2: Closed-toe shoes. If you drive to campus, consider keeping a pair in your trunk if possible.
  3. A computer or iPad compatible with Respondus Monitor testing software.  Chromebooks and other tablets are not compatible with Respondus Monitor.  Technical requirements include:
    1. Windows (7,8,10), Mac (OS X 10.10 or higher), or iPad (iOS 10.0+)
    2. web camera (internal or external)
    3. microphone
    4. broadband internet connection

Info about ACC Drive Up Wifi can be found here: https://www.austincc.edu/coronavirus/drive-up-wifi.

You may borrow an iPad from ACC (while supplies last): https://www.austincc.edu/students/student-technology-services

  1. Choose 1 of the 2 textbook options below (pick a or b):
    1. Free Biology 2e from OpenStax™: https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-2e
    2. Biology (10th, 11th, or 12th edition), Campbell et al. Pearson publishing Co. Available in Online bookstores, ACC/ University Co-Op or other bookstores. Latest edition or additional materials from this book are not needed. Cheaper used, electronic, and international edition books are encouraged.
  2. BIOL 1406 Lab Manual is available for free on Blackboard. Please use the version I post on Blackboard. There are multiple versions we will NOT use.

Readings

BIOL 1406 M/W RRC Course Schedule - Bernhard – Spring 2024

Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in any given week.

Unit

Week

Date

Day

Lecture*

Reading**

Lab Wed 4:30 PM

RRC8 8315

1

1

15-Jan

Monday

No Class: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

C: 1

OS: 1

Lab 0 - Excel Activity

1

1

17-Jan

Wednesday

L0 - Syllabus, intros, and Q&A

1

1

21-Jan

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday***:

  1. Orientation assignment (see beginning of syllabus)
  2. Exam #0 Respondus Monitor practice exam
  3. Discussion board post #1 (with 2 thoughtful replies)
  4. Post-lab 0 submission (3 spreadsheet attachments)

1

2

22-Jan

Monday

L1 - Intro to Biology

C: 1

OS: 1

Lab 1 - Collecting & Analyzing Data & Lab Safety

1

2

24-Jan

Wednesday

L2 - Chemical Context of Life

C: 2

OS: 2.1

1

2

28-Jan

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 1 post-lab
  2. Discussion board post #3 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

1

3

29-Jan

Monday

L3 - Water and Life

C: 3

OS: 2.2

Lab 2 - Preparing Solutions

1

3

31-Jan

Wednesday

L4 - Carbon & the Molecular Diversity of Life

(Wed, Jan 31: Last day to drop w/o W)

C: 4

OS: 2.3

1

3

4-Feb

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 2 post-lab
  2. Ch 2 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

1

4

5-Feb

Monday

L5 - Biomolecules (Carbohydrates)

 

C: 5

OS: 3

Lab 3 - pH & buffers

1

4

7-Feb

Wednesday

L6 - Biomolecules (Lipids & Proteins)

 

C: 5

OS: 3

1

4

11-Feb

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 3 post-lab
  2. Ch 3 Homework
  3. Discussion board post #4 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  4. Choose special topic and pre-lab partner (Discussion board post #2)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

1

5

12-Feb

Monday

L1-6 Review

  

Lab 4 - Microscopes & Cell Structure

1

5

14-Feb

Wednesday

Unit 1 Lecture Exam

  

2

5

18-Feb

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 4 post-lab
  2. Discussion board post #5 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

6

19-Feb

Monday

L7 - Tour of the Cell

C: 6

OS: 4

Lab 5 - Diffusion & Osmosis

2

6

21-Feb

Wednesday

L8 - Membranes and Cell Communication

C: 7, 11

OS: 5, 9

2

6

25-Feb

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 5 post-lab
  2. Ch 4 Homework
  3. Ch 5 Homework
  4. Discussion board post #6 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

7

26-Feb

Monday

L9 - Introduction to Metabolism

C: 8

OS: 6

Lab 6 - Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity

2

7

28-Feb

Wednesday

L10 - Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

C: 9

OS: 7

2

7

3-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 6 post-lab
  2. Ch 6 Homework
  3. Ch 7 Homework
  4. Discussion board post #7 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

8

4-Mar

Monday

L11 - Photosynthesis

C: 10

OS: 8

Wed: Lab Exam 1

2

8

6-Mar

Wednesday

Unit 2 Lecture Exam

 

2

8

10-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Discussion board post #8 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  2. Ch 8 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

 

11-Mar

Monday

Spring Break!

   

2

 

13-Mar

Wednesday

2

  

17-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

 

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

9

18-Mar

Monday

L12 - Cell Cycle and Mitosis

C: 12

OS: 10

Lab 7 - Thin Layer Chromatography

3

9

20-Mar

Wednesday

L13 - Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

C: 13

OS: 11

3

9

24-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 7 post-lab
  2. Ch 10 Homework
  3. Ch 11 Homework
  4. Discussion board post #9 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  5. Discussion board post #10 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

3

10

25-Mar

Monday

L14 - Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

C: 14, 15

OS: 12, 13

No Lab (Alternate assignment)

3

10

27-Mar

Wednesday

No Class (Alternate assignment)

 

3

10

31-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Ch 12 Homework
  2. Lab 8.1 post-lab
  3. Discussion board post #11 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

3

11

1-Apr

Monday

L15 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance

C: 16

OS: 14

Lab 8.1 - Purification of GFP & BFP

3

11

3-Apr

Wednesday

Lecture Exam 3

  

3

11

7-Apr

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 8.1 post-lab
  2. Ch 14 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

4

12

8-Apr

Monday

No Class (Alternate assignment)

 

Lab 8.2 SDS-PAGE

4

12

10-Apr

Wednesday

L16 - Gene to Protein

 C: 17

OS: 15

4

12

14-Apr

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Ch 15 Homework
  2. Discussion board post #12 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  3. Lab 8.2 post-lab
  4. Special topic partner presentation (bonus for early submission)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

4

13

15-Apr

Monday

L17 - Regulation of Gene Expression

C: 18

OS: 16

Lab 8.3 - SDS-PAGE Analysis

4

13

17-Apr

Wednesday

L1 – 6 Review

Special topic partner presentations during each class and lab starting today

 

4

13

21-Apr

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 8.3 post-lab
  2. Ch 16 Homework
  3. Discussion board post #13 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  4. Special topic partner presentation

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

4

14

22-Apr

Monday

L18 – Viruses (Final Withdrawal date Mon, April 22)

C: 19

OS: 21

Special topic partner presentations during lab

Lab 9.1 - GMO foods PCR

4

14

24-Apr

Wednesday

L7 – 11 Review

 

4

14

28-Apr

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Ch 21 Homework
  2. Lab 9.1 post-lab

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

4

15

29-Apr

Monday

L19 - Biotechnology pt 1

C: 20

OS: 17

Special topic partner presentations during lab

Lab 9.2 - Agarose Gel Electrophoresis & Analysis

4

15

1-May

Wednesday

L20 - Biotechnology pt 2

C: 20

OS: 17
 

15

5-May

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Ch 17 Homework
  2. Lab 9.2 post-lab

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam

4

16

6-May

Monday

L 12 – 15 Review

 

Lab Exam 2

4

16

8-May

Wednesday

Comprehensive Final Exam

 
 

16

12-May

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

*This schedule is tentative.  Changes will be announced on Blackboard.

**C = Campbell Biology, OS = OpenStax Biology 2e

***Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in each week.

Course Subjects

BIOL 1406 M/W RRC Course Schedule - Bernhard – Spring 2024

Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in any given week.

Unit

Week

Date

Day

Lecture*

Reading**

Lab Wed 4:30 PM

RRC8 8315

1

1

15-Jan

Monday

No Class: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

C: 1

OS: 1

Lab 0 - Excel Activity

1

1

17-Jan

Wednesday

L0 - Syllabus, intros, and Q&A

1

1

21-Jan

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday***:

  1. Orientation assignment (see beginning of syllabus)
  2. Exam #0 Respondus Monitor practice exam
  3. Discussion board post #1 (with 2 thoughtful replies)
  4. Post-lab 0 submission (3 spreadsheet attachments)

1

2

22-Jan

Monday

L1 - Intro to Biology

C: 1

OS: 1

Lab 1 - Collecting & Analyzing Data & Lab Safety

1

2

24-Jan

Wednesday

L2 - Chemical Context of Life

C: 2

OS: 2.1

1

2

28-Jan

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 1 post-lab
  2. Discussion board post #3 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

1

3

29-Jan

Monday

L3 - Water and Life

C: 3

OS: 2.2

Lab 2 - Preparing Solutions

1

3

31-Jan

Wednesday

L4 - Carbon & the Molecular Diversity of Life

(Wed, Jan 31: Last day to drop w/o W)

C: 4

OS: 2.3

1

3

4-Feb

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 2 post-lab
  2. Ch 2 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

1

4

5-Feb

Monday

L5 - Biomolecules (Carbohydrates)

 

C: 5

OS: 3

Lab 3 - pH & buffers

1

4

7-Feb

Wednesday

L6 - Biomolecules (Lipids & Proteins)

 

C: 5

OS: 3

1

4

11-Feb

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 3 post-lab
  2. Ch 3 Homework
  3. Discussion board post #4 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  4. Choose special topic and pre-lab partner (Discussion board post #2)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

1

5

12-Feb

Monday

L1-6 Review

  

Lab 4 - Microscopes & Cell Structure

1

5

14-Feb

Wednesday

Unit 1 Lecture Exam

  

2

5

18-Feb

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 4 post-lab
  2. Discussion board post #5 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

6

19-Feb

Monday

L7 - Tour of the Cell

C: 6

OS: 4

Lab 5 - Diffusion & Osmosis

2

6

21-Feb

Wednesday

L8 - Membranes and Cell Communication

C: 7, 11

OS: 5, 9

2

6

25-Feb

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 5 post-lab
  2. Ch 4 Homework
  3. Ch 5 Homework
  4. Discussion board post #6 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

7

26-Feb

Monday

L9 - Introduction to Metabolism

C: 8

OS: 6

Lab 6 - Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity

2

7

28-Feb

Wednesday

L10 - Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

C: 9

OS: 7

2

7

3-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 6 post-lab
  2. Ch 6 Homework
  3. Ch 7 Homework
  4. Discussion board post #7 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

8

4-Mar

Monday

L11 - Photosynthesis

C: 10

OS: 8

Wed: Lab Exam 1

2

8

6-Mar

Wednesday

Unit 2 Lecture Exam

 

2

8

10-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Discussion board post #8 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  2. Ch 8 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

 

11-Mar

Monday

Spring Break!

   

2

 

13-Mar

Wednesday

2

  

17-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

 

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

2

9

18-Mar

Monday

L12 - Cell Cycle and Mitosis

C: 12

OS: 10

Lab 7 - Thin Layer Chromatography

3

9

20-Mar

Wednesday

L13 - Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

C: 13

OS: 11

3

9

24-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 7 post-lab
  2. Ch 10 Homework
  3. Ch 11 Homework
  4. Discussion board post #9 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  5. Discussion board post #10 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

3

10

25-Mar

Monday

L14 - Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

C: 14, 15

OS: 12, 13

No Lab (Alternate assignment)

3

10

27-Mar

Wednesday

No Class (Alternate assignment)

 

3

10

31-Mar

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Ch 12 Homework
  2. Lab 8.1 post-lab
  3. Discussion board post #11 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

3

11

1-Apr

Monday

L15 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance

C: 16

OS: 14

Lab 8.1 - Purification of GFP & BFP

3

11

3-Apr

Wednesday

Lecture Exam 3

  

3

11

7-Apr

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 8.1 post-lab
  2. Ch 14 Homework

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

4

12

8-Apr

Monday

No Class (Alternate assignment)

 

Lab 8.2 SDS-PAGE

4

12

10-Apr

Wednesday

L16 - Gene to Protein

 C: 17

OS: 15

4

12

14-Apr

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Ch 15 Homework
  2. Discussion board post #12 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  3. Lab 8.2 post-lab
  4. Special topic partner presentation (bonus for early submission)

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

4

13

15-Apr

Monday

L17 - Regulation of Gene Expression

C: 18

OS: 16

Lab 8.3 - SDS-PAGE Analysis

4

13

17-Apr

Wednesday

L1 – 6 Review

Special topic partner presentations during each class and lab starting today

 

4

13

21-Apr

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Lab 8.3 post-lab
  2. Ch 16 Homework
  3. Discussion board post #13 (with at least 1 thoughtful reply)
  4. Special topic partner presentation

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

4

14

22-Apr

Monday

L18 – Viruses (Final Withdrawal date Mon, April 22)

C: 19

OS: 21

Special topic partner presentations during lab

Lab 9.1 - GMO foods PCR

4

14

24-Apr

Wednesday

L7 – 11 Review

 

4

14

28-Apr

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Ch 21 Homework
  2. Lab 9.1 post-lab

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam and Lab Exam
  2. Preview next week’s material

4

15

29-Apr

Monday

L19 - Biotechnology pt 1

C: 20

OS: 17

Special topic partner presentations during lab

Lab 9.2 - Agarose Gel Electrophoresis & Analysis

4

15

1-May

Wednesday

L20 - Biotechnology pt 2

C: 20

OS: 17
 

15

5-May

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

  1. Ch 17 Homework
  2. Lab 9.2 post-lab

Additionally, successful students will:

  1. Study for upcoming Lecture Exam

4

16

6-May

Monday

L 12 – 15 Review

 

Lab Exam 2

4

16

8-May

Wednesday

Comprehensive Final Exam

 
 

16

12-May

Thursday - Sunday

Due by 11:59 PM on Sunday:

*This schedule is tentative.  Changes will be announced on Blackboard.

**C = Campbell Biology, OS = OpenStax Biology 2e

***Students are expected to SET PERSONAL DEADLINES for themselves, so it is never attempted to complete all assignments on Sunday in each week.

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

COURSE RATIONALE

Biology 1406 is a major’s level course for those who wish to pursue careers in biology, biotechnology, the health sciences, and other related fields. There are four units that will be explored during the semester:

1) The chemistry of living organisms including the structure of atoms and molecules, pH, the macromolecules of living organisms, and energetics, enzymes and enzymatic pathways.

2) The structure and function of cells including the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the eukaryotic organelles and biological membranes and intercellular communication.

3) Nucleic acids including mitosis and meiosis, DNA structure and replication, RNA transcription and translation, and gene regulation.

4) DNA technology, viruses, Mendelian genetics, molecular genetics, and Darwinian evolution.

Skills Requirements

Reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency determined by the COMPASS or ASSET test, by the statewide THEA test, or by providing an official transcript from another college.

Course Prerequisites

One year of high school chemistry or one semester of college chemistry and two years of high school algebra or MATD 0390 required.

 

Student Learning Outcomes / Course-Level

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

  • Identify the 4 classes of macromolecules, their monomers, and their functions in cells.
  • Describe the structures and functions of cell organelles.
  • Discuss energy transfer, enzyme function and the pathways of cellular respiration and photosynthesis.
  • Describe prokaryotic binary fission, the eukaryotic cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis.
  • Identify DNA structure and replication, transcription, translation and gene expression.
  • Solve problems in Mendelian genetics, including multiple alleles and X-linkage along with the Laws of Segregation and Independent Assortment.
  • Describe modern biotechnological techniques and their impacts on society.

Program-Level Outcomes

As a required course for an Associate of Science in Biology, students will be able to:

  • Compare the structure and function of cells.
  • Describe the chemical basis of life including the importance of water, gases and macromolecules.
  • Explain energy movement, enzyme structure and function, respiration and photosynthesis.
  • Illustrate DNA structure and replication, protein synthesis, mutations and genetic analysis.

General Education Objectives

As a Core Curriculum course, students completing this course will demonstrate competence in:

  • Critical Thinking - Gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information. 
  • Interpersonal Skills - Interacting collaboratively to achieve common goals.
  • Quantitative and Empirical Reasoning - Applying mathematical, logical and scientific principles and methods.
  • Written, Oral and Visual Communication - Communicating effectively, adapting to purpose, structure, audience, and medium. 

Office Hours

T Th 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual via Zoom

NOTE Other hours by appointment (with min. 24-hr notice)

M 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM RRC8 Rm 8323.07 & Virtual via Zoom

NOTE Other hours by appointment (with min. 24-hr notice)

Office Hours

T Th 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual via Zoom

NOTE Other hours by appointment (with min. 24-hr notice)

M 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM RRC8 Rm 8323.07 & Virtual via Zoom

NOTE Other hours by appointment (with min. 24-hr notice)

Published: 01/14/2024 12:54:29