STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1.   Recognize terminology, specific facts, experimental methodologies, and general concepts related to basic chemistry, cell structure and function, cell reproduction, bioenergetics, and genetics.

 2.   Read, analyze and apply the concepts learned to interpret new situations.

 3.   Distinguish between the principles and purposes of procedures and techniques introduced in the laboratory.

 4.   Describe the role of research in the biological sciences and its impact on society.

 5.   Employ the scientific method to the extent of formulating a hypothesis, designing a set of experiments with controls, analyzing results, and deriving conclusions.

 6.   Interpret and manipulate data in a variety of formats, such as graphs, tables, and charts.

 7.   Select and apply contemporary technologies to solve problems or compile information.

 8.   Write and speak clearly and logically in presentations and essays.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Introduction

         A.      Nature of the Scientific Enterprise

         B.      Science and Society

         C.      Unifying Concepts

 II.     Fundamentals of Chemistry

         A.      Atoms, Molecules, Bonding

         B.      Biologically Important Molecules

         C.      Water and pH

 III.    Cell Structure and Function

         A.      Procaryotic and Eucaryotic

         B.      Techniques of Study

         C.      Organelles

         D.      Membrane

         E.      Transport Mechanisms

 IV.     Cell Reproduction

         A.      Mitosis

         B.      Meiosis

 V.      Bioenergetics

         A.      Laws of Thermodynamics

         B.      Anaerobic, Aerobic Respiration

         C.      Photosynthesis

 VI.     Genetics

         A.      Classical

         B.      Chemistry of Heredity

         C.      Development