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Course Descriptions

BIO107
Diversity of Life
A one-semester course for non-science majors that examines the different forms of life on earth. Topics include physical, chemical, and mathematical laws that prescribe and limit forms of life; strategies for categorizing organisms; cell diversity; characteristics of major phyla; and the implications of the loss of biodiversity. The laboratory component involves dissection, experimentation, taxonomy, and study of the means by which biological information is acquired and shared. (Student will not receive credit for both BIO107 and BIO113, General Biology I.) 4 Credits (3 Lecture - 3 Lab) Prerequisite(s): ENL111 and RDG111 and Placement by Examination or ENL111 and Placement by Examination.