COURSE GOALS
The course will present the fundamental principles and concepts of biology. The course will emphasize how the
concepts were originally conceived and tested and how alt
ernatives were rejected. Students will be challenged
to use the concepts to draw conclusions from data, to develop alternative hypotheses to explain observations, to
make predictions and design experiments to test competing hypotheses. In addition, the s
ocial and medical
implications of biological findings will be developed as classroom discussions. In the laboratory, students will
learn and use the fundamental concepts of biology to draw conclusions from data, to develop alternative
hypotheses to explai
n observations, to make predictions, and to design experiments to test hypotheses.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
understand the scientific process; distinguish
observation, hypothesis, test, and theory
know the eleme
nts of and be able to construct a
scientific paper
know how to use a microscope for studying
cells
recognize and know properties of the major
classes of biological molecules
know the characteristics of living things and
each of the major groups of living t
hings
know the function of cellular organelles
understand the structure and functions of cell
membranes
be familiar with the laws of thermodynamics
and how they relate to biological systems
understand how enzymes catalyze reactions and
how they are import
ant to life
know how to determine the rate of an enzyme
catalyzed reaction
know how to recognize competitive and
noncompetitive inhibitors of enzymes
know how to use a centrifuge for cellular
fractionation
know how to conduct an experiment for
determining
the location of biochemical
processes within cells
know a method for separating lipid soluble
molecules
know how to describe the absorption spectrum
of a molecule
understand how cells harvest energy from
chemical substances
understand how plants trap energ
y in light and
use it to build biological molecules
know the stages of the cell cycle and its role in
the life of organisms
recognize the stages of mitosis and meiosis
know how to induce and detect successful
genetic transformation of bacteria
know how to
determine mode of inheritance
from a pedigree
know the major features of meiosis and its role in
the life cycle of organisms
know the biological costs and benefits of sexual
reproduction
understand and be able to apply the principles of
Mendelian genetics
and its modern extensions
understand the chromosomal basis of heredity
understand the basic principles of population
genetics
know how to determine if a population is in
Hardy
–
Weinberg equilibrium
be able to predict the evolutionary future of
populations g
iven the fitness of different
genotypes
understand the basic principles of evolution
understand the structure and function of nucleic
acids
understand the mechanics of protein synthesis
be familiar with the diversity, causes, and
consequences of genetic mu
tations
have an appreciation for the promise and
potential problems of biotechnology
understand Darwinian evolution and its modern
extensions
understand the purpose and process of
systematics
know how to use and construct a dichotomous
key
know how to form
ulate an hypothesis of
evolutionary relationship
understand the six kingdom system of
classification
be familiar with biological diversity within the
prokaryotes
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