BIO-105 — Introduction to Biology
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 meets the General Education requirement for Scientific Reasoning (previous area title: Science & Technology) for all programs and may be used to satisfy the biology 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 Gen. Ed. Course Yes Mass Transfer Course Yes
Prerequisites: BIO-203