This integrated course focuses on a unified conceptual approach to the study of living organisms, with emphasis on the application of units of measurement, molecular and cellular basis of life processes, morphology, physiology, human health and nutrition, and issues in biotechnology. The course meets General Education "Science and Technology" RequirementArea 5. The course does not satisfy the biology requirement of the Biological Science concentration. Course meets: 3 hrs. lecture; 1.5 hrs. lab. Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092) or placement and Academic Reading III (ESL098) or Reading Skills II (RDG095) or placement equivalency.

This course is a study of the scientific method, basic biochemistry, cell structure and function, cell physiology, cell reproduction and development, mendelian genetics, population genetics, natural selection, evolution, and ecology.