After learning about the scientific method, students will study life at its most basic level, the cell. Students will then use the cell as a foundation for understanding how life evolves, including a detailed discussion of DNA, genetics, and evolution. Two thousand years ago, most people agreed that life, death, sickness, and health were the result of fickle gods. Today we know a little more about the principles behind life and seek to learn more through the study of biology. This is the first course in a two-part Biology series (BIOL 041 and BIOL 043).

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Course Outline
Module 1: Nature of Science
Module 2: Structure and Function of Life—The Characteristics of Life
Module 3: From Molecules to Organisms—Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Part 1
Module 4: From Molecules to Organisms—Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Part 2
Module 5: Structure and Function of Life—Cell Theory
Module 6: Structure and Function of Life—Cell Transport
Module 7: Matter and Energy Flow—Cellular Processes, Part 1
Module 8: Matter and Energy Flow—Cellular Processes, Part 2
Module 9: Matter and Energy Flow—System Interactions
Module 10: From Molecules to Organisms—DNA, Replication, & Transcription, Part 1
Module 11: From Molecules to Organisms—DNA, Replication, & Transcription, Part 2
Module 12: From Molecules to Organisms—DNA, Replication, & Transcription, Part 3
Module 13: From Molecules to Organisms—Mitosis & Meiosis, Part 1
Module 14: From Molecules to Organisms—Mitosis & Meiosis, Part 2
Module 15: From Molecules to Organisms—Mitosis & Meiosis, Part 3
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