Third & final year teaching BIOL 192 at Boise State University
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Course: BIOL 192 BIOLOGY II: INTRODUCTION TO THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE (3-3-4)(F,S). Organismal biology in an evolutionary context, including biodiversity, structure and function, reproduction, physiology, and morphology of viruses, prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals.
Course Overview: "Our lives depend on the complex web of life around us. From bacteria to balsamroot to bees to bears, all organisms are connected, and their interactions influence our lives. In this class, we will survey the fascinating diversity of life through a framework of evolution. Our goal is to give you a foundation of scientific language and problem-solving skills you will use in upper-division courses and life."
Course Learning Objectives: After completing this course, students should be able to:
● Identify organisms and classify them within major taxonomic groups
● Compare and contrast the form and function, and ecological roles of prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals
● Interpret phylogenetic trees and explain the evolutionary relationships between different groups of organisms
● Apply biological principles and critical thinking to assess and solve biologically-based questions.
● Discuss the ecological and evolutionary processes that have led to the diversity of life on earth.