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Sep 07, 2024
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2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BIOL& 211 - Majors Cellular Credits: 5 LEC hours per week: 4 LAB hours per week: 2 This course is the first of a three quarter sequence intended for biology majors and other pre-professional students planning to transfer to a four-year university. It is an introductory cell biology course that can be taken in fulfillment of the AS Degree (Option I) lab science requirements. Topics include: an emphasis on cellular chemistry, eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell structure and function, metabolism, energetics, cell growth, Mendelian and molecular genetics. Students preparing for Allied Health programs are advised to take BIOL& 160 . Prerequisite(s): CHEM& 110 or high school chemistry (one-year) with a grade of C or higher; ENGL 087 or AENG 100 with a grade of C or higher or appropriate placement; or permission of the Science division Chair or designee. Recommended: READ 088 . Course Outcomes:
- Apply major terms, vocabulary, methods and concepts relevant to cellular biology.
- Explain current issues in society and examine their relationship to biology.
- Analyze biological problems using the principles of observation, hypotheses and testing predictions.
- Explain attributes of living organisms including chemical and physical basis of life.
- Solve genetic problems by applying Mendelian genetics principles.
- Apply basic biological principles to existing/new situations.
- Use laboratory equipment safely and with technical skill.
Course Attribute(s): Natural Science
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