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BI 213L - General Biology III Lab


1 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): BI 211  and BI 211L  

Corequisite(s): BI 213  

Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHEM 104 , CHEM 104L , CHEM 104R  

Course Description: Designed primarily for pre-professional students majoring in the biological sciences, science education, and related allied health fields. Topics include discussion of the fungal and plant kingdoms; the structure, growth, function and differentiation of leaves, roots, stems, flowers and plant reproduction; and basic principles of ecology including communities, population, ecosystems, the ecosphere and human impact on the environment.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:
  • CLO#1: Identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the classification, anatomical features, life cycles and ecological roles of selected taxa in Kingdom Fungi.
  • CLO#2: Identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the classification, anatomical features, life cycles and ecological roles of selected taxa of seedless plants in Kingdom Plantae.
  • CLO#3: Identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the classification, anatomical features, life cycles and ecological roles of selected taxa of seed plants in Kingdom Plantae
  • CLO#4: Identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the successful adaptations of seed plants to terrestrial ecosystems, including pollination strategies and the structure and classification of fruits.
  • CLO#5: Describe and apply knowledge of the process of photosynthesis.
  • CLO#6: Identify, describe, and apply knowledge of the basic structures, organization, and tissues found in plant roots, stems, and leaves.
  • CLO#7: Describe and apply knowledge of the major principles of population ecology. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
  • CLO#8: Describe and apply knowledge of the major principles of community ecology.
  • CLO#9: Identify, describe, and apply knowledge of selected ecosystem types, cycles of matter, and the biosphere.



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