COURSES FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS

Biology majors are required to take the following Biology courses:

BIO 111 - LECTURE

Tentative schedule of topics covered:

  • Biology as a Science

  • Scientific Method

  • Diversity and the Five Kingdoms

  • Laws of Mendelian Genetics

  • Evolution

  • Nutrient Procurement and Processing

  • Gas Exchange

  • Internal Transport

  • Regulation of Body Fluids

  • Chemical controls in Plants and Animals

  • Reproduction and Development

  • Nervous Control and Coordination

  • Effectors-Skeletal and Muscular

BIOL 111 - LAB

Tentative schedule of topics covered:

  • Diversity of Life

  • Introduction to the Cell

  • Plant & Animal Development

  • Genetics

  • Autotrophic Nutrition

  • Heterotrophic Nutrition

  • Gas Exchange

  • Internal Transport

  • Non-Sexual Reproduction

  • Plant reproduction

  • Mammalian Urinary System

  • Animal reproduction

  • Nervous System

  • Skeletal System

  • Muscular System

BIO 112 - LECTURE

Tentative schedule of topics covered:

  • Scientific Method Concepts

  • History of Cell Biology

  • Microscopy

  • Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells

  • Chemical Components of Cells

  • Biochemistry of Macromolecules

  • Enzymes

  • Origins of Cellular Life

  • Subcellular Organization

  • Bioenergetic Processes

  • Protein Synthesis

  • Differentiated Cell Models

 

BIOL 112 - LAB

Tentative schedule of topics covered:

  • Metric System

  • Microscopy

  • Cell structure and function

  • Techniques and Instrumentation

  • Carbohydrates and Lipids

  • Proteins

  • Enzyme activity

  • Movement of materials

  • Cell cycle, Mitosis, & Meiosis

  • Role of Nucleic acid in Inheritance and Chromosome Morphology

  • Cellular reproduction

  • Photosynthesis

  • Cellular respiration

  • Behavior of Living cell

  • Topics in Bioenergetics

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