BIO100 — Biology Concepts
BIO 100 - Biology Concepts BIO 100 - Biology Concepts Description: Basic principles and concepts of biology. Methods of scientific inquiry, energetics and metabolism, genetics, evolution and natural selection. Not for majors in the biological or preprofessional sciences. Duplicate credit for BIO 100 and BIO 156 will not be awarded. Apply the scientific method in problem solving. Describe the basic chemistry of life. Describe the structure and function of the four main types of biological macromolecules. Identify and describe the function of the parts of a typical cell. Describe the properties of enzymes and their relation to cellular metabolism. Explain the fundamental processes of photosynthesis. Explain the fundamental processes of cellular respiration. Describe the biological processes of cell division including the cell cycle, mitosis, and meiosis. Solve mendelian and nonmendelian genetics problems. Describe the fundamental processes of gene expression. Describe the scientific evidence for evolution and the role of natural selection. Explain the evolutionary patterns of multicellular life. Conduct experiments, observe biological phenomena, record and analyze data in written form. (13,14) Use a light microscope to examine cells and cell structures. (4,15)