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BIO 111 - Introduction to Biology


Lecture Hours/Week: 3
Lab Hours/Week: 3
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: one year of high school science
Final Exam Required: Yes


Course Description:

Course Objectives: To familiarize the student with human biology and its relationship to other organisms and environmental factors.

Content Outline:

WeekTopics
1What is Biology?/The Scientific Method
2Chemistry of living things/Chemical Foundations For Cells
3Cell Structure and Function
4Ground Rules of Metabolism
5Mitosis and Meiosis
6 & 7Genetics
8DNA Structure and Function
9Principles of Evolution
10Circulation and Immunity
11Respiration and Excretion
12Reproduction and Development
13 - 15Population Ecology/Human Impact on the Biosphere
16Comprehensive final exam on both lecture and laboratory material.


Laboratory Outline:

WeekTopics
1Observation/ Scientific Method
2Molecular Models/Use of the Compound Light Microscope
3Chemical Properties of Cells/Testing for the Presence of Organic Compounds
4Cells and Tissues(Eukaryotic)/Kingdom: Monera (Prokaryotic)/Normal Flora
5Osmosis and Diffusion
6Mitosis and Meiosis
7Chromosomes and Genes/Genetic Corn/Genetics Problems
8
9Senses
10Circulatory system/Pulse monitor/Heart models/Sheep heart
11Blood flow, frog/frog dissection
12Embryonic development
13AIDS: Can I Get It?/Pregnancy: Caring For Your Unborn Child
14Radioactive Waste in America/Are We Swimming In A Sewer?
15Multiply and Subdue the Earth


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