BIOL& 223 - Majors Organismal Physiology

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 44
Lab Hours: 22
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: For students intending to major in the sciences. Animal development and physiology, plant development and physiology, including photosynthesis. Final course of three-quarter series. Lab included.

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a grade of C or higher; and either placement into MATH& 141 OR co-enrollment with MATH& 141 OR completion of MATH& 141 with a grade of C or higher; and CHEM& 161 with a grade of C or higher (or concurrent enrollment).
Distribution Requirements:

Natural Sciences Distribution Requirement

General Education Requirements:

Fulfills Think General Education Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Describe how organisms obtain and use nutrients and energy
Explain how organisms develop and reproduce
Understand water balance issues and how organisms transport fluids internally
Distinguish how different organisms are structured
Explain thermoregulation, gas exchange homeostasis
Apply the principles of the scientific method to critical thinking

Course Contents

Plant and animal structure and reproduction
Plant and animal growth and development
Transport in plants and animals
Plant and animal nutrition
Cell signaling with plants and animals
Homeostasis in plants and animals
Organ systems in animals

Instructional Units: 5.5