BIOL 101BPrinciples of Biology

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This course is an introduction to biological principles for biology and health professions majors. Topics emphasized include principles of evolution and systematics; evolution and diversity of major prokaryote and eukaryote taxa; anatomy and physiology of animals; plant structure and function; and ecology. The laboratory section of this course requires animal dissections and the preparation of an insect collection. This course completes the lower division core curriculum in biology for biology and pre-health professions majors. Students need disposable gloves and a lab coat for lab.