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BIOL 171 - Introductory Biology
Course Description
- Prerequisite: CHEM 151 (or concurrent) or CHEM 161 (or concurrent) or Instructor Approval
- Corequisite: BIOL 171L
- Recommended Prep: High School Biology
Introductory biology for all life science majors. Cell structure and chemistry; growth, reproduction, genetics, evolution, viruses, bacteria and simple eukaryotes.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of BIOL 171, the student will be able to:
- understand and articulate basic biological concepts
- comprehend and apply critical thinking skills in the study of biology
Concepts to be covered include:
- The scientific method and its application to the study of biology
- Biology as the study of life
- The chemistry that makes life possible
- Basic building blocks of biological organisms
- The cell as the unit of life
- Energy transformation for biological organisms
- Cell growth and reproduction
- Transmission of information via genetic material
- The function and regulation of organisms by expression of genetic material
- Relationship between genetics, evolution and the creation of new organisms
- The diversity of biological organisms