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| Principles of Biology - Honors | |||
| BIOLOGY | |||
| CLASS CODE: | BIO 100H | CREDITS: 3 | FEE: $5.00 |
| DIVISION: | GENERAL STUDIES | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | HONORS PROGRAM | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course fulfills a General Education - Biological Science requirement. | ||
| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: | A general biology course intended for non-biology majors in the honors program. This course is designed around the areas of cell chemistry and metabolism, cellular structure and function, laws of heredity and ecology. Throughout the course students will examine scientific methods and the means through which our current body of biological knowledge has been obtained. (Fall) | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | A general biology course intended for non-biology majors in the honors program. This course is designed around the areas of cell chemistry and metabolism, cellular structure and function, laws of heredity and ecology. Throughout the course students will examine scientific methods and the means through which our current body of biological knowledge has been obtained. | ||
| TOPICS: | Science Investigation Basic Chemistry and Chemical Bonding Biological molecules/Functional groups Biochemistry Carbohydrates/Lipids/Proteins/Nucleic Acids Cell types/Biological Kingdoms/Eukaryotic cell parts Structure and function of Biological membranes Energy and Metabolic Reactions Biochemical Pathways and Enzymes Aerobic Respiration/Krebs Cycle/CoA step/Electron transport Anaerobic metabolism Photosynthesis The Cell cycle/DNA replication Mitosis and Meiosis Sources of genetic variation Genetic terminology/Mendelian Genetics Independent assortment/incomplete dominance/test crosses x-linked/ABO blood; pleiotropy; epistasis; polygenic inheritance Protein synthesis/transcription/translation Mutations/genetic disease/cancer genes Communities and Ecosystems Global Warming and Ozone Hole Evolution |
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| OBJECTIVES: | This biology course is designed to give you a basic understanding of the underlying principles in biology such as the chemical basis of life, the structure and function of cells, how energy is obtained and utilized by organisms to maintain life and how all organisms are interdependent on one another. We will also study how organisms replace themselves throughadaptive reproductive strategies. This will include the basic principles of cell division, genetics, and evolution. Biology is the study of life and how organisms are produced, grow, combat disease, interact with one another, and survive. A basic understanding of biological principles will help you in maintaining your own health and that of your family. The more you learn and understand, the better the decisions you can make. In addition to biological knowledge, it is desirable that you learn how to think about biological subjects and learn to analyze and separate good and bad information. In order to do this, you must be able to look critically at the information you are presented (in all disciplines) and decide whether it is valuable and how you might use it in your lifetime. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Five exams and homework assignments, quizzes | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2001 | ||