BI 222 Principles of Biology

Designed for Life Science major transfer students. Topics: comparative anatomy and physiology, multicellular evolution, and diversity of Plants and Animals. Skills: experimental design, data management, descriptive statistics and cladogram construction. Lab included.

Credits

Prerequisite

BI 221 with grade of C- or better or BI 112 with an A- or better or BI 101 (Cell Systems section) with an A- or better or instructor consent

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Explain how structure relates to physiology and transfer these concepts to a new situation
2. Describe how biological systems detect and respond to different internal/external environmental conditions through feedback
3. Compare and contrast solutions to shared homeostatic challenges across various forms of life
4. Describe and relate anabolic (photosynthesis) and catabolic (respiration and fermentation) pathways emphasizing the transformation of energy and matter
5. Explain mechanisms by which cells receive and respond to internal and external signals that vary through space and time
6. Use phylogenies to explore the evolutionary relationships among taxonomic groups
7. Generate questions and construct testable hypotheses about biological mechanisms based on observations of the natural world, design experiments using appropriate methodology, summarize results, work productively in diverse teams