Biology 44: Introductory Biology
   Lecture Section1:  10:00 - 10:50, MWF, Spring 2005

Taught by Dr. Donald A. McFarlane
Note: Chapter numbers refer to Purves et al, "Life. The Science of Biology", 7th edition.

Reading List to Midterm 1
Evolution

• Chapter 1; background to evolutionary thinking.
• Chapter 23; mechanisms of evolution.
• Chapter 24; speciation
• Chapter 25; phylogeny and classification
• Chapter 26; molecular evolution
• Chapter 22 ; origin and a brief history of life.

Reading List to Midterm 2
Diversity

• Chapter 27; bacteria and Archaea
• Chapter 28; The Protists
• Chapter 31; The Fungi
• Chapter 32; animal origins
• Chapter 33; arthropods
• Chapter 34; deuterostomes
• Chapter 29 and 30;evolutionary history of plants
• Chapter 35 and 36; structure of plants,
• Chapter 39; reproduction in plants

Reading List to Final
Ecology

• Chapter 54; Population ecology
• Chapter 55 Community ecology
• Chapter 55; Ecosystems
• Chapter 56; Biogeography
• Chapter 57; Conservation Biology
• Chapter 58; Earth systems
• Chapter 52 and 53; Animal behavior