BIOL 1107: Principles of Biology I

3 Credit Hours

Lecture part of a sequence designed for science majors. The course is an introduction to cell and molecular biology as well as molecular and population genetics. Students who successfully complete the class should be able to describe the fundamental biology of the cell, including cellular anatomy and cellular metabolic processes in both plants and animals. Students will also use molecular genetics to describe the basis for heredity and how this is expressed in populations as well as how it informs evolutionary principles.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Connect cellular and molecular biology to other disciplines and current issues in society using observational data, scientific figures, or hypothesis-testing research.
Recognize, compare, and contrast essential biochemical properties of cells and their molecular components.
Relate the structure and substructures of cells and their molecular components to their functions in metabolism, homeostasis, and the flow of genetic information.
Identify important steps in the transformation of energy and movement of materials in living cells.