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BIO 121 - General Biology I


Lecture Hours/Week: 3
Lab Hours/Week: 2
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: CHM 113 and BIO 111, or 2 years of high school science
Final Exam Required: Yes


Course Description:

Course Objectives: That the student get a grasp of the general principles governing all living organisms, become familiar with the variety of life, realize man's position in the living world, and appreciate man's role in controlling himself and other organisms.

Content Outline:

WeekTopics
1Shared features of living things: Unity/Diversity. The Scientific method
2Chemistry of living things
3-4Cell structure and function
5Cellular metabolism
6Photosynthesis
7Cell division: Mitosis and meiosis
8-9Genetics
10DNA Structure and function
DNA and protein synthesis
11Control of gene expression
Recombinant DNA and genetic engineering
12-13Reproduction and development
14-15Evolution, Speciation and Diversity
16Comprehensive final exam


Laboratory Outline:

WeekTopics
1Observations and Measurements
2Organic Molecules
3Cells
4Osmosis and diffusion
5Enzymes
6Photosynthesis
7Energetics, fermentation and respiration
8Mitosis
9Meiosis: Independent assortment and segregation
10Human genetic traits
11DNA isolation
Drosophila melanogaster experiments
12Embryonic Development
13Pregnancy
14Diversity: Kingdoms Monera and Protista
15Diversity: Fungi, non-vascular plants, worms, insects


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