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Biological Principles I BIOL 12101

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Course Description

This course introduces basic principles of biology. Topics include scientific method, evolution, cellular and sub cellular structure, basic cell chemistry, transport across cell membranes, mitosis, meiosis, metabolism, photosynthesis, DNA structure and replication, protein synthesis, and patterns of inheritance. This course is required as a prerequisite for most other four-credit Biology courses.
Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisites: One unit of high school science, preferably Biology, and Preparing for College Reading II (ENGL092), Introductory Writing (ENGL099), and Fundamentals of Mathematics (MATH010), or waiver by placement testing results, or Departmental Approval.

Please Note: Students must earn a C- or better in Biological Principles to take Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II and Microbiology

Mastering Biology
Mastering Biology is a web site with many excellent resources available to you with the purchase of the textbook.
This requires an access code that comes with the book. ( Click for more info.)
You can also pay online for access. It was $32.50 for the version without the e-book and $90.00 for the e-book version the last time I checked.
Course ID (which you will need to enter the course) KOLLETT88830

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