BIOL 2602L 02: Gen Biol Organism and Ecol Lab

BIOL 2602L - General Biology: Organisms and Ecology Laboratory

Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 02, CRN 40021,

Credit hours: 1

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2602L. General Biology: Organisms and Ecology Laboratory. Structure and function of plants and animals including, biological diversity and basic physiology. Two hours of lab each week. Prereq.: BIOL 2601 and BIOL 2601L. Coreq.: BIOL 2602.1 s.h.

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Day Date Proposed Topic Due/To Prepare for Class
Mon 8/24 FOUNDATONAL SKILLS
Using PubMed to Find a Primary Literature Manuscript — Online Instruction
Mon 8/31 Dissecting a Primary Literature Manuscript
Mon 9/7
Mon 9/14 From Observation to Evidence: How Biologists Record and Communicate Data
Mon 9/21 From Macro to Micro: Exploring the Scales of Life
Mon 9/28 HOMEOSTASIS
Homeostasis and Exercise — Data Collection
Mon 10/5 Homeostasis and Exercise — Data Analysis and Graphing
Mon 10/12 NERVOUS SYSTEM
Patellar Tendon Reflex - Data Collection and Analysis
Mon 10/19 Laboratory Examination 1
Mon 10/26 ANIMAL DIVERSITY
Sponges through Arthropods
Mon 11/2 Echinoderms and Chordates
Mon 11/9 Class Mammalia and Comparative Anatomy
Mon 11/16 PLANT DIVERSITY
Bryophytes through Pteridophytes
Mon 11/23 Seed Plants
Mon 11/30 Laboratory Examination 2
Mon 12/7

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