BIOLOGY (2/1 CREDITS)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: LO1 – Define the nature of molecules, the properties of water, and the chemical building blocks of life; LO2 – Explain cell biology includes structure, function, signaling, respiration, and photosynthetic process.; LO3 – Explain the genetic basis of life, DNA structure, and replication ; LO4 – Explain the concept of evolution and biodiversity; LO5 – Explain the animal and plant form, function, and development; LO6 – Apply the basic techniques in biology laboratory.

Topics:

1. Introduction to biology;
2. Introduction to biology laboratory;
3. The role of chemistry in biology;
4. Microscope;
5. Cell structure, function, and communication;
6. Cell membrane: osmosis and diffusion;
7. Cell Metabolism: respiration, fermentation, and photosynthesis;
8. Fermentation and respiration;
9. Cell cycle, mitosis, and meiosis;
10. Photosynthesis experiment;
11. Genetics: the Mendelian Laws and the chromosomal basis of inheritance;
12. Microbial biodiversity;
13. Molecular Biology: DNA, RNA and protein;
14. DNA tools and biotechnology;
15. Evolution;
16. The microbial diversity;
17. Plant structure and diversity;
18. Animal form, function, and diversity;
19. Understanding the basic ecology.