BIOL 20 - Beginning Biology

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week BIOL 20 is a non-laboratory course covering the cell, representative plants and animals, mammalian structure and function, heredity and evolution. Upon successful completion of BIOL 20, the student should be able to: Describe a cell and its parts and functions. Explain how green plant structure has adapted to convert solar energy to the usable chemical bond energy trapped in carbohydrates. Describe the basic macromolecules that organisms use to meet their nutritional requirements and how they are synthesized and degraded. Describe how the parts of an organism's tissue and organ systems help to maintain that organism. Explain asexual and sexual reproductive patterns in plants and animals including development. Describe Mendelian Genetics. Discuss the theory of evolution. Examine the interrelationship of abiotic and biotic factors on the balance of nature. Relate the sources and the effects of pollutants to the quality of the environment.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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