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.