1/15/2025 1:18:34 AM	BIO 10 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BIO 10	Title:  INTRO PRIN BIOLOGY
Full Title:  Introduction to Principles of Biology
Last Reviewed:1/28/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Basic course in biology including concepts of cellular biology, chemistry of life, cellular and organismic reproduction, organismic physiology, genetics, evolution, ecology and the methods of science; for students not majoring in biological sciences.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Concepts of cellular biology, chemistry or life, cellular & organismic reproduction, genetics, evolution, ecology & the methods of science.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	C	Natural Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B2	Life Science		Fall 1981
	B3	Laboratory Activity
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5B	Biological Sciences		Fall 1981
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The students will:

1.  Memorize and be able to define biological terms which illustrate

   such fundamental processes as metabolism, reproduction, homeostasis,

   and evolution.

2.  Recognize and name the major levels of biological organization from

   macromolecule and cells to ecosystems and biomes.

3.  Learn the major biogeographical realms of the earth and describe

   how prevailing climatic conditions determine where these realms

   are located.

4.  Be able to name indicator species of major biomes and how these

   organisms have adapted to the natural habitat in which they have

   evolved.

5.  Identify and be able to classify some of the commonly known

   organisms.

6.  Be able to explain how there is a complimentarity between form

   and function by relating the structure of cells and organisms to

   their physiological processes.

7.  Explain how energy flows causing materials to cycle through the

   various trophic levels of ecosystems.

8.  Understand how populations increase in numbers and are limited by

   environmental and intrinsic factors.

9.  Relate the principles of genetics to the processes of evolution.

10. Understand that all populations and ecosystems are in a continuous

   state of ecological and evolutionary change.

11. Learn the basic steps in scientific methodology of investigation

   and to apply these methods in laboratory exercises.

12. Apply statistics to observations made in the laboratory and integrate

   these statistics with the scientific method of investigation.

13. Formulate hypothesis with regard to experimental data obtained

   in laboratory experiments and interpret the results by evaluating

   the data.

14. Recognize that any scientific theory may be partially or entirely

   in error, and therefore theories are always subject to further

   critical analysis.

15. Understand the Uncertainty Principle of Science and how that

   principle applies to all knowledge.

Topics and Scope

1.  The biosphere: climate and world biomes.

2.  The biosphere: diversity of life forms.

3.  Ecology of ecosystems and communities.

4.  Populations: structure, function, and interactions.

5.  The methods and philosophies of science.

6.  Organisms: nutrition, support, transport and gas exchange.

7.  Organisms: chemcial and nervous integration.

8.  Behavior of plants and animals.

9.  Organs, tissues and cells of microorganisms, plants, animals.

10. Cell structure and ultrastructure.

11. Chemistry of cells and life.

12. Cellular reproductions.

13. Organismic reproduction.

14. Genetics of organisms.

15. Mechanisms of evolution and speciation.

16. Evolution of life and world biomes.

Assignments:

1.  Assigned reading from texts and handouts.

2.  Lab reports involving scientific method of analysis and

   interpretation.

3.  Assigned homework in laboratory manual.

4.  Genetic problem homework.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 10%
Written homework, Lab reports, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
Homework problems, Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 60%
Multiple choice, Matching items
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 30%
LAB PRACTICALS

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

BIOLOGY 5th ed., by Starr and Taggart, 1989.

DARWIN AND VOYAGE OF THE BEOGLE by Alan Morehead.

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