BIO 156IN - Intro Biology Allied Health

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method and the safe, correct use of experimentation materials, and procedures in the biology laboratory.
2. Apply scientific principles to evaluate biological processes via experimentation and data evaluation at the molecular, cellular, and histological levels.

1. Critically evaluate scientific information and communicate cell and molecular biology principles using correct scientific terminology.
2. Demonstrate biology study skills necessary for anatomy and physiology.
3. Apply the scientific process using key components of the scientific method. 
4. Demonstrate the ability to safely use biological tools.
5. Demonstrate the correct use of a light microscope, metric tools for measuring length, mass, and volume, and safety skills.
6. Evaluate examples of life’s hierarchy of organization.
7. Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 
8. Explain the basic chemical processes of life. 
9. Describe the four categories of “macromolecules” and why each is important for cellular structure and functions. 
10. Explain how enzymes function.
11. Describe the structure of the cellular organelles and how each functions using correct biological terminology and visual models. 
12. Demonstrate an understanding of membrane transport mechanisms, protein synthesis and packaging, and aerobic cellular respiration and fermentation.
13. Describe the cell cycle and the purposes, products, and processes of mitosis and meiosis.
14. Explain the molecular biology of gene expression.
15. Describe the principles of Mendelian Genetics.
16. Utilizing visual microscopic displays, identify the primary human tissues, and where in the body each can be found.

1. Principles of Science
   1. Scientific process and scientific experimentation
   2. Analyzing and reporting results
2. Scientific Measurement and Laboratory Techniques
   1. Light microscopy
   2. Metric measurements
   3. Laboratory safety skills
3. Introduction to Biology
   1. Levels of organization (life’s hierarchy)
   2. Cellular diversity (prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic cells)
4. Chemistry of Life
   1. Basic general chemistry
   2. Macromolecules
      1. Carbohydrates
      2. Lipids
      3. Proteins
      4. Nucleic Acids
   3. Enzymes and energy
   4. Metabolism
5. Cell Anatomy and Physiology
   1. Cell membrane and transport mechanisms
   2. Organelle structure and function
      1. Nucleus
      2. Ribosomes and protein synthesis (transcription and translation)
      3. Endomembrane system
      4. Mitochondria and cellular respiration
      5. Cytoskeleton
6. Cellular Reproduction
   1. Cell cycle
   2. DNA replication
   3. Mitosis
   4. Meiosis
7. Patterns of Inheritances
   1. Molecular biology
   2. Mendelian genetics
8. Human Tissues
   1. Epithelium
   2. Connective tissue
   3. Muscular tissue
   4. Nervous tissue
9. Embryonic Development (Optional)
   1. Fertilization
   2. Blastulation
   3. Gastrulation