BIO-061 Syllabus
Overview
BIO-061 Syllabus
BIO-061
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An intensive course designed for all Life Science majors to prepare the student for upper division courses in organismal and population biology. Course materials include plant structure and function, animal systems and behavior, ecological diversity and dynamics, and evolutionary theory, including population genetics. This course, along with Biology 60, is intended to fulfill a year of transferable lower division general biology. Some field trips are required.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Design and implement controlled experiments using the scientific method, analyze the data using statistical analysis, and present the data in a scientific paper.
- Identify and describe representative eukaryotic lineages, including the major phyla within Kingdoms Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia, as well as relevant life history, anatomy, and physiology of the organisms
- Explain evolutionary theory with an emphasis on natural selective forces and use of the Hardy-Weinberg equation.
- Describe ecological principles and forces including population dynamics, community interactions, and ecosystem connections, with reference to climate change and conservation biology.
- Critical Thinking: Students will be able to demonstrate higher-order thinking skills about issues, problems, and explanations for which multiple solutions are possible. Students will be able to explore problems and, where possible, solve them. Students will be able to develop, test, and evaluate rival hypotheses. Students will be able to construct sound arguments and evaluate the arguments of others.