BIOL 1 Cell and Molecular Biology

Units: 4
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade
General Education: Delta Area 2; CSU Area B2; IGETC Area 5B
Prerequisites: CHEM 3A Introduction to Chemistry or one year of high school chemistry with a grade of “C” or better.
This course, intended for majors, will cover principles and applications of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure and function, biological molecules, homeostasis, cell reproduction and its controls, molecular genetics, classical/Mendelian genetics, cell metabolism including photosynthesis and respiration, and cellular communication. The philosophy of science, methods of scientific inquiry and experimental design are foundational to the course. (HBCU, UC, CSU, C-ID BIOL 190)