Introduction to Biology Lab

Catalog description

This laboratory course provides the hands-on application of concepts learned in the Introduction to Biology lecture (BIOL C1001) for the non-biology major. Students use experimentation and investigation to develop important critical thinking skills. Students engage in the process of science to explore the building blocks of life, the role and regulation of DNA, how populations change over time, the movement of energy within and between living organisms, and how species interact with each other and their environment. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with some of the equipment and techniques used by biologists. Part 2: Laboratory and hands-on exposure to the biological sciences, including the scientific method, data and measurement, microscopic analysis of cells, osmosis, diffusion, cell division, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, bacteria, protists, plants, fungi, invertebrate animals, and vertebrate animals. BIOL C1001 is either a prerequisite or a co-requisite to BIOLC1001L. Not for Biology major credit.