Biology Concepts

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Three lecture. Three lab. Basic principles and concepts of biology. Explores methods of scientific inquiry and behavior of organisms and energy in biological systems. Students will be able to: utilize the scientific method in developing and testing hypotheses; analyze significant current events in science and explain their significance; evaluate the significance of changes in basic environmental variables to ecosystem function; discuss the basic phenomena important to population dynamics and organismic interactions; analyze the essential arguments for the theory of evolution; apply basic mendelian genetics; explain the fundamentals of human genetics and human inherited disease; evaluate the main biotechnologies and explain the implications of genetic engineering from both a societal and individual point of view; list the basic molecules of living systems; demonstrate an understanding of fundamental cellular organization and energetic principles. Prerequisite(s): ENG 098 or higher English course or placement above ENG 098. General Education: Natural Sciences