Topics in Biology

Catalog description

A study of some areas of biology most relevant to today's students with an emphasis on concepts and principles that will best assist students to meet the obligations of an informed citizen. Topics to be considered include process of science, structure and function of plants and animals, the relationship of organisms to one another and their environment, genetics, microbiology, biotechnology, bioethics, and evolution. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Meets foundational core life science requirements.