BIOL151 - Cell Function and Inheritance
General
Prefix
BIOL
Course Number
151
Course Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
Lec/Lab
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
The cellular and genetic basis of life. Current laboratory methods. Lab.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
4
Max
4
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Design and perform laboratory experiments on biological specimens and communicate results in written and oral form.
Outcome
Identify and define the tenants of Biological Evolution.
Outcome
Identify and define the ultrastructure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells with illustrations and vocabulary including the structure of two key organelles, mitochondria and chloroplasts.
Outcome
Identify the chemical building blocks of life, the chemical reactions of Biology and the Biochemical Language of Life and decode the universal Biochemical Language of Life using computers.
Outcome
Discern the regulation of the universal language of life in molecular terms and observe it in a biotechnology laboratory.