BIO-153: Principles of Biology I

The hypothetico-deductive nature of scientific inquiry is introduced and is used as a foundation for the exploration of cellular organization and function. Topics covered include atomic bonding, the structure and importance of water to life, macromolecules essential to life, enzyme kinetics, eukaryotic cell structure, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, cell division, an introduction to Mendelian genetics, and the structure and function of DNA. Although the course focuses on the cellular level and below, the importance of these structures and processes to the organism is continually considered. Prerequisite or Corequisite: BIO 155. Recommended Corequisite: MTH 113 MTH 116 or MTH 121, CHE 113 and CHE 115. With BIO 155, this course fulfills the Physical and Natural Place requirement in the General Education Curriculum.