Biology and Society

Honu, Chelonia mydas,

Hawaiian Green Sea Biology 101
Turtle
Instructor
Dr. George Wong
Botany
Department

gwong@hawaii.edu

Office Hours
Wed. 3:30
St. John 612B
 Syllabus
Syllabus includes:
Schedule of lectures
Dates of exams and videos.
How course will be graded
Lecture outline slides, in pdf
format, on Laulima:
http://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal
Instructions on how to print pdf
also on Laulima.
Lectures (Biology Labs (Biology
101) 101L)

Course Instructor: Lab Coordinator: Dr.

Dr. George Wong C. Wesley Riley
Contact Information: Contact Information:
gwong@hawaii.edu rileyc@hawaii.edu
Lectures: MWF, Lab Room: Dean 104
11:30 AM to 12:20
Lab Website:
PM
www.biology.hawaii
Lecture Hall:
.edu/
Spalding Auditorium
Textbook: No Text! biology101L/default
Office Hour: W. 3:30
PM
 Exams
4 exams including final.
Final exam not cumulative.
Questions on video included
on exam.
Some questions on exams
may not have previously
been seen.
Enter your name, last name
first, first name last on
scantron.
 Exams
Make sure you know your ID
number and how to correctly
enter it on the scantron!
1234-5678  – no hyphen!
1234 5678  – no space!
12345678 
Scantron
 Scantron
Do e J a n e
Scantron
1234 56 8
7
 Missed Exam Policy
There will be no makeup exams
without justification!
Your grade will be based on your
final exam and two highest scores.
The lowest score of your first
three exams will be dropped!
The final exam will count
towards your final grade!
Final Exam: Friday, May 13,
2011, 12:00-2:00.
 Missed Exam Policy
If you miss two or more exams
you will fail the course.
 Calculation of Grades
Based on Straight
Percentage:
A=90-100%
B=80-89%
C=70-79%
D=60-69%
F=<60%
No + and –
grades
Dean Hall Map
TA
TA Office
Office Biology
Biology
Program
Program
Office
Office
Room
Room 22

Lab
Lab
(upstairs)
(upstairs)
Room
Room
104
104
Biology 101 Lab

Lab begins this week in

Dean 104!
You do not need to
purchase a lab manual.
 Learning Outcomes
Basic terminology used in biology.
General history and philosophy of the
biological sciences.
Key fundamental concepts in
evolution, cell biology, population
biology, ecology, genetics and
biological diversity.
How to ask scientific questions,
make hypotheses and interpret
results.
Current biological issues in human
society.
The Ideal Place to Study Biology

Hawai‘i
Highest Extinction Rate in
United States, Hawaii has…
< 1% of landmass of United States!
>30% of rare and endangered
species in the United States.
lost over 1000 species to
extinction since arrival of humans.
~300 endangered plant species.
About 1/3 have <20 individual
plants.
~50% of all native plants
endangered.
Hawaii Has Rare
and Unique
Organisms
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Dubautia waialealae,
endemic to Kauai, in
the open summit
bogs of Waialealae
Dubautia arborea,
endemic to Hawai‘i,
in high altitudes,
(2,125-3,100 m )
Melamprosops
phaeosoma, Po’ouli,
endangered
 ‘Ohia lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha

Meterosideros polymorpha
No-eyed Big-eyed Hunting
Spider
 ‘Alala
Hawaiian Crow
Corvus hawaiiensis
Carnivorous Caterpillar
Nene
Nene

Branta
Branta sandwicensis
sandwicensis
endangered
endangered since
since 1967
1967
Flightless Fly
 Pe’e pe’e maka ‘ole
Kauai Cave Wolf Spider
Adelocosa anops
Hawaii’s Complex
Environments
The Heights of West Maui Bog
Kaena Point, on Oahu
South Point, on Hawaii
Kilauea, on Hawaii
Mauna Kea, on Hawaii
Hawaii is a Unique
Place, BUT…
With Each Passing
Day, We Lose a Little
Bit of Paradise.

What Can We Do?

 Need to
Understand &
Protect This
Heritage

Brighamia insignis,
found on vertical cliffs
of Kaua‘i and Niihau, is
endangered
 Need to
Understand
& Protect
This Heritage
Saving Brighamia
insignis from
extinction
Many Important Societal
Issues Involve Biology
Many issues are global,
not just Hawaiian.
Solutions cannot be
delayed.
Being educated on these
issues, YOU can make a
difference!
 Natural
Natural
Disasters
Disasters

Resource
Resource
Exploitation Environmental
Environmental
Exploitation
Some
BirdIssues
Bird flu
flu Degradation
Degradation

Population
Population
Pressures
Pressures
Your Own Health Issues:

…Defile Not Your Body

and Your Spirit; The Body
is the Temple of the
Spirit.
Anon. 1st Century A.D.
 Health
Health Care
Care

The Choice is Yours

Lifestyle
Lifestyle Decisions
Decisions
Epidemic Diseases

Next
Next crisis?
crisis?
Genetic Engineering
Biological View of the
World
Fundamental processes in
all living organisms.
Fundamental processes
variable among diversity
of living organisms.
Evolution.
Key Themes of Course
How science has developed
historically.
Relationship between
science and society.
Key processes are the same
for all organisms.
Significance of biological
variation and adaptability.
Review: Important Part of
Learning
Recommendations:
Download and read outline
before class.
Take notes in class!
Review lecture notes and
outlines after class (doing so in
a group would be better).
Answer question immediately
after lecture (again, doing it in a
group would be better).
Why Biology 101?
We are in the most unique
place in the world.
There are global problems
that affect us all.
Knowing basics of biology
will help your overall
understanding about life.
You can make a difference!
 Pete Seeger
Clearwater sloop
Hudson River
polluted.
Cleanup in 1969

Pete Seeger
 Pete Seeger
Cleanup continues today:
 A Reminder
Make sure you go to the web site:
www.botany.hawaii.edu/biology101
If you are taking the lab make
sure you attend this week.