BI 213 - General Biology III

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): BI 211 and BI 211L

Corequisite(s): BI 213L

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.