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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
BIO 10 | Title:
INTRO PRIN BIOLOGY |
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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 |
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| 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
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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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:
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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
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| B2 | Life Science | Fall 1981 | |
| B3 | Laboratory Activity | | |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| 5B | Biological Sciences | Fall 1981 | |
| 5C | Fulfills Lab Requirement | | |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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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:
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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
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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:
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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:
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BIOLOGY 5th ed., by Starr and Taggart, 1989.
DARWIN AND VOYAGE OF THE BEOGLE by Alan Morehead.
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