The professor emphasizes the importance of starting the assignments immediately. How is the course material designed to facilitate short, incremental work, and why does the professor urge students to “start now?”

Describe the consequences for a student who fails to complete a course bundle for a C grade by the non-negotiable deadline (e.g., February 5th for Bundle 1).

Identify three of the “essential human qualities” that the course will critically focus on as defining human potential, and mention at least two historical movements where their embodiment will be analyzed.

Explain the philosophy behind the course’s grading structure, where a student can consciously choose their final grade (C, B, or A).

In the example discussed in lecture, sparrows with shorter and longer wings died in a windy, strong winter storm.  This is an example of _______

Neither chloroplasts or thylakoids are found in animal cells (ex: human cells).

The internal environment of the mitochondria and the chloroplast is called the matrix.

As discussed in lecture, tall flowering plants being grazed on by cows leads to shorter flowering plants of the same species.  This is an example of directional selection.

Transcription is a process that occurs in the nucleus.

The number of electrons a particular element contains influences the behavior of the element.