This course will investigate the major biological concepts that connect all forms of life and is designed for students with little or no background in science. Topics will include the process of scientific inquiry, the cell as the basic unit of life, metabolism, cellular reproduction, genetics, evolutionary theory and principles of ecology. Laboratory work will introduce students to the basic investigative techniques used to study life's processes. There will be no animal dissection in this course. This course will satisfy the General Education requirement for Scientific Reasoning (previous area title: Science & Technology) for all programs and may be used to satisfy the biology prerequisite for Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO203). This course will not satisfy the general biology requirement of the Associate in Science: Biological Science program. Class meets: 3 hours lecture - 3 hours lab. Prerequisites:Writing Skills II (ENG-095) and Academic Reading III (ESL-098) or Reading Skills II (RDG-095); or Integrated ELL Level III (ELL-103); and a grade of C or higher in Foundations of Mathematics (MAT-093) or exemption by placing into higher level courses. 09/07/2021-12/21/2021 Hybrid and Remote Monday 10:10AM - 11:30AM, Synchronous, Room REMOTE (more)...
- Teacher: Giuseppa Cefalu