BIO 182 - Unity of Life II: Multicellular Organisms

 

Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

1. describe the theory of natural selection within evolution and the supporting evidence;
2. describe prokaryotic evolution, anatomy, reproduction, physiology, and ecology;
3. describe eukaryotic evolution, anatomy, reproduction, physiology, and ecology;
4. describe plant evolution, anatomy, reproduction, physiology, and ecology;
5. describe animal evolution anatomy, reproduction, physiology and ecology;
6. analyze basic ecological principles including biogeochemical cycling;
7. analyze and discuss the limitations of phylogenetic trees representing the evolution of all life;
8. analyze the impact of humans on the Biosphere;
9. evaluate ecosystem biodiversity and conservation ecology;
10. utilize diagrams, graphs and/or tables to communicate data and scientific observations;
11. communicate the results of laboratory experiments in a written format;
12. analyze and test experimental hypotheses related to core concepts using the scientific method;
13. explore how biology relates to other disciplines.