Los Banos Campus Biology 1 Expected Student Outcomes

 The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:

 

Assessment

 

 

 

Exam

Lab

Homework Chapter

Other

1.

Organize, analyze and interpret observations and predictions about the natural world using the scientific method.

 

1 & Final

1

1

 

2.

Compare and contrast the general, structural, and functional characteristics of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

 

1 & Final

2

2

 

3.

Analyze and explain the processes associated with and the role of the cell membrane in the processes of osmosis and diffusion.

 

1 & Final

4

3

 

4.

Become proficient in the use and evaluation of the compound microscope as a tool of the biologist.

 

1

3

4

 

5.

Identify and describe cellular and multicellular structures and relate them to their functions and relation to the cell theory.

 

1 & Final

3

4

 

6.

Describe and explain catabolic and anabolic pathways and the role of enzymes in metabolism.

 

1 & Final

5

5

 

7.

Explain how metabolic pathways are performed in plants and animals in the form of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

 

1 & Final

5

6,7

 

8.

Compare and contrast the processes of cellular reproduction in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

 

2 & Final

8

10

 

9.

 Explain the organization, regulation and transmission of genetic information at the molecular level.

 

2 & Final

6,7,10

8,9

 

10.

Analyze patterns and mechanisms of heredity and their application in population genetics.

 

2 & Final

9, 12

11,12

 

11.

Explain principles and mechanisms of evolution at the molecular, micro and macro levels.

 

3 & Final

10, 11

13,14,15

 

12.

Identify the major groups of organisms and arrange them with currently recognized taxa.

 

3,4, Final

12,13,14

16

Phenology

13.

 Identify structures and explain the functions of those structures on plants and animals.

 

3,4, Final

13,14

17,19,20,24

 

14.

Characterize interactions among and between organisms and their environment.

 

4

16,17

27,28,29,30

Phenology

 

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