Instructors
Course Lecturer
Adenike A. Akinsemolu
Office Hours: Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 WAT
Phone: +234 814 777 4444
Email: akinsemoluaa@aceondo.edu.ng
Teaching Assistant
Ms. Foluke V. Arijeniwa
Email: farijeniwa@greeninstitute.ng
Course Description
This course emphasizes important biological concepts and principles common to all living organisms. It focuses on; plant and other living things, nutrition, enzymes, photosynthesis, feeding mechanism, respiration, general organization of the angiosperm. Prerequisite IED 132.
Duration
The class duration is six weeks.
Class Work - 4 weeks
Revision- 1 week
Final Examination- 6th week
Course Outline
WEEK 1: MAY
5th, Thursday 12:00 pm
General Introductory class
Quizzes
WEEK 2: MAY
11th, Wednesday 12:00 pm
Organisms and Non-Organisms
Nutrition: Plant and Animal Nutrition
12th, Thursday 12:00 pm
Photosynthesis
Nutrition: Sources of Metabolites, Inorganic Nutrition
Quizzes
WEEK 3: MAY
18th, Wednesday 12:00 pm
Active and Passive uptake, organic nutrition.
Quizzes
19th, Thursday 12:00 pm
Enzymes: Properties, composition, types, mechanism of action.
Quizzes
WEEK 4: MAY
25th, Wednesday 12:00 pm
Respiration I
Quizzes
26th, Thursday 12:00 pm
Respiration II
Quizzes
WEEK 5: JUNE
1st, Wednesday 12:00 pm
Angiosperm
Quizzes
6th, Thursday 10:00 am
Assessment
WEEK 6: JUNE
10th, Monday and 13th, Thursday
Revision
WEEK 6: JUNE
Assessment
Assessment
Grades are based on all of the work completed by you. Note that 40% of your grade is your assessment while 60% is your examination grade. If for any reason you believe I have assigned the wrong grade to your work. Please send me an email.
Quizzes = 20%
Test - 20%
Exam - 60%
Further Reading
Akinsemolu, A.A., Arijeniwa, F.V., Adediran, M.B., and Kayode, G.F.(2022). Biological Sciences: A Concise Introduction. The Green Institute: United States. Available at the Bookstore ONLY or in EBOOK format.
Samantha Fowler, Morrow, Georgia Rebecca Roush, Pinehurst, North Carolina James Wise, Hampton, Virginia (2013). Concept of Biology. OpenStax.
Dela Peña Jr, Renato & Gracilla, Daniel & Pangilinan, Christian. (2016). General Biology.