BIO 151 - General Biology: Organisms to Environment

5 Credit(s)

Provides undergraduate science majors with an understanding and appreciation of the major concepts, processes and theories of biology at the organismal and ecological level. Topics such as phylogenetics and evolution, population genetics, organismal diversity and ecology are covered in both lecture and lab format. Students will practice the process of science in a course-based research project and will explore biological issues of public concern.

Course Type: Combo
Tuition Tier: Base
Delivery Method:
In-Person, Remote
CORE42 MOTR Number - Name:
MOTR BIOL 150L - Biology with Lab (Lecture and Lab) Core MOTR Image

Course Learning Outcomes:
CLO 1) Students will explain and apply the process of science and the scientific method, including testing hypotheses by designing and conducting experiments.
CLO 2) Students will evaluate and interpret quantitative data and graphical representations of biological information.
CLO 3) Students will apply modeling and simulation to study biological systems at the organismal and ecological level.
CLO 4) Students will describe how units of structure give rise to the function of all living things at the cellular, organismal and ecological level.
CLO 5) Students will identify the idea that biological systems grow and change by processes based upon chemical transformation pathways of energy and matter.
CLO 6) Students will explain how properties of organisms emerge from the flow, exchange, expression, and storage of genetic information.
CLO 7) Students will describe how all living organisms are genetically related and evolved over time by processes of mutation, selection and genetic change.
CLO 8) Students will analyze the relationship between science and society and how science is integral when addressing social/environmental problems.
CLO 9) Students will construct clear and accurate scientific communications about biological topics.