普通生物学教学大纲(英文).doc

An Outline of General Biology TeachingCourse Code: 0818531052Total Teaching Hour: 32Credit: 2Course Type: electiveMajor: BioengineeringPreparatory Courses: Inorganic Chemistry, Organic chemistry, BiochemistryTeaching aim and demand：General Biology is a basic course designed for students in majoring in the diverse fields of biological science such as forestry, animal science, biotechnology, and bioengineering. It included the basic knowledge and laws in biological science. To ensure that students have a broad exposure to and background in biology, we put great emphasis on fundamental principles and current research efforts and trends in biology. We attempt to introduce the milestones in life science and to bring the interest of life science research into university classroom by studying it, and then will provide the underlying basis for farther learning in this major.Methods in teachingThe course is mainly of classroom teaching supplied by multimedia teaching and some demonstrations. Some chapters except for some key parts will be taught by teachers or by students themselves. After class the students will be asked to finish homework needed. The bi-lingual teaching will be in progress step by step. Explanation:This outline is designed for students who are major in Biochemical Science and Technology. Due the students taking this course are expected to have taken preparatory courses as compulsorycourse, Inorganic Chemistry, organic chemistry, analysis chemistry, and Biology in senior high school . OutlineChapter 1 Introduction credit hours：2Essential ：The students should master the concept, characteristic and research method about life and know something about the biological science.Key point：The concept and characteristic of lifeDifficult points：The characteristic of lifeContent：Section 1 What Is LifeSection 2 Concepts and theories in life scienceSection 3 The methods of science researchSection 4 The branches of biologyChapter 2 Structure and Function of High Animal credit hours：14Essential ：The students should master some important the structure and function of high animal, such as digestion system, blood and circulation system, respiratory system , nervous system, immune system, excretory system and endocrine system, and should understand its adaptation and evolution to surviving environment in all kinds of animals.Key point： Animal tissue, organs and system. The structure and function of the digestive system, circulation system, respiratory system, nervous system and hormones regulation.Difficult points：Homeostasis and feedback; The structure and function of small intestine; The structure and function of heart and artery; The structure and function of brain; Hormones regulation.Content：Section 1 The tissue, organs and system in animalSection 2 Feeding, digestion, and nutrient absorptionSection 3 Respiration and gas exchangeSection 4 Blood and its circulationSection 5 Water balance and waste disposalSection 6 Nervous systems and nerve signal transductionSection 7 Animal hormones and transmission of chemical signals.Chapter 3 Structure and Function of Plant credit hours：8Essential ：The students should master some important structure and function of plant, and should capture some important physiology mechanism such as transpiration, internal transport, regulation in plant.Key point： Plant cells and tissues; Plant vegetative organs and their growth; Transport and absorption of water, mineral, organic compounds; Floral structure; Plant hormones and their effects on growth and development.Difficult points：Plant cells and tissues; Transport and absorption of water, mineral, organic compounds; Plant hormones and their effects on growth and development.;Content：Section 1 Structure, Reproduction and GrowthSection 2 Plant Nutrition and Internal Transport Section 3 Regulations System of PlantChapter 4 Heredity and Variation credit hours：4Essential ：The students should master the basic laws of inheritance and the chromosome theory of inheritance, and should know some important theory about gene. Key point： The basic laws of inheritance. The chromosome theory of inheritance. The essence of gene. Genetic linkage and crossing over.Difficult points：The basic laws of inheritance. The chromosome theory of inheritance. Genetic linkage and crossing over.Content：Section 1 The law of MendelSection 2 The chromosome theory of inheritance. Section 3 Genetic linkage and crossing over Chapter 5 The Evolution of Life credit hours：4Aspecies come to being, and should master the evolution of biodiversity in prokaryotes, plant, animal and human being.Key point： The theory of evolution by natural selection. The law of Hardy and Weinberg. The evolution of biodiversity in animal.Difficult points：The law of Hardy and Weinberg. The evolution of biodiversity in animal.Content：Section 1 Darwin and the theory of evolution by natural selectionSection 2 Gene frequency and natural selectionSection 3 Species formation, adaptation and evolution.Section 4 The evolution of biodiversityTable of teaching content and hour distribution :ChapterContentteaching exercisesubtotal1Introduction222Structure and Function of High Animal14143Structure and Function of Plant884Heredity and Variation 445The Evolution of Life4412Total3232Demand for Self-Studies: Due to its big contents and difficulties, the course requires the student more self-studies as well as classroom learning.Measure and Scores: The course needs a clos