BIOL 1524: General Biology II

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Subject:
Biology
Credit hours: 4 Lecture hours: 3 Lab hours: 2
PCS code (Local ID):
Baccalaureate/Transfer
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Course Description

This course will include: the structure, function, and evolutionary relationships found in the Domains of life; plant and animal structure and function; ecology; and environmental biology. Note: the BIOL 1514 and BIOL 1524 sequence is recommended for students transferring to university programs requiring a full year of general biology.

Prerequisite(s)

BIOL 1514

IAI Number
L1-910L
BIO 910
IAI Title
General Biology for Majors
Biological Sciences, Introduction
Course Fee
$40
Topical Outline
  1. Viruses & Prokaryotes   
  2. Protista
  3. Fungi
  4. Seedless plants
  5. Seed plants
  6. Plant form and physiology
  7. Transport
  8. Soil and nutrition
  9. Plant reproduction                   
  10. Invertebrates
  11. Vertebrates
  12. Cardiovascular system
  13. Respiratory system
  14. Digestive system                                          
  15. Excretory system
  16. Ecology and the biosphere
  17. Population and community ecology
  18. Ecosystem ecology

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe how the taxonomic hierarchical system of classification reflects evolutionary patterns of descent.
  • Utilize the methods of science to identify and investigate questions relevant to biology.
  • Demonstrate the ability to use current techniques and instruments that enable the study of a diversity of organisms on the microscopic and macroscopic levels.
  • List the criteria for the 3 Domain/5-kingdom system of classification.
  • Compare and contrast basic structural, developmental, and physiological classification criteria for the major Moneran groups (cyanobacteria & eubacteria), Protistan Phyla, Fungal Divisions, Plant Divisions, and Animal Phyla.
  • Demonstrate understanding of basic anatomy of plant roots, stems, and leaves.
  • Contrast mechanisms of water transport versus carbohydrate transport in plants.
  • List and explain the major functions of organs in the vertebrate body responsible for circulation, immunity, digestion, respiration, and excretion.
  • Compare and contrast exponential versus logistic population growth curves.
  • List and describe interactions among living organisms that influence their exploitation of environmental resources.
  • Describe the flow of energy and nutrients through ecosystems.