1.2: Learning Outcomes
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)The content, assignments, and assessments for Biology for Non-Majors I are aligned to the following learning outcomes. A full list of course learning outcomes can be viewed here: Biology for Non-Majors I Learning Outcomes.
Module 1: Introduction to Biology
Define biology and apply its principles
- List the defining characteristics of biological life
- Describe classification and organizational tools biologists use, including modern taxonomy
- Identify the main branches of biology
- Describe biology as a science and identify the key components of scientific inquiry
Module 2: Chemistry of Life
Identify the principles of chemistry that are integral to biology
- Define atoms and elements
- Classify different types of atomic bonds
- Demonstrate familiarity with the pH scale
Module 3: Important Biological Macromolecules
Identify and describe the main features of the four main classes of important biological macromolecules
- Discuss why it is said that life is carbon-based and the bonding properties of carbon
- Summarize the roles carbohydrates play in biological systems
- Illustrate different types of lipids and relate their structure to their role in biological systems
- Describe the structure and function of proteins
- Discuss nucleic acids and the role they play in DNA and RNA
- Discuss macromolecules and the differences between the four classes
Module 4: Cellular Structure
Identify and explain a variety of cellular components
- State the basic principles of the unified cell theory
- Compare prokaryotes and eukaryotes
- Identify membrane-bound organelles found in eukaryotic cells
Module 5: Cell Membranes
Describe and explain the structure and function of membranes
- Describe the structure and function of membranes, especially the phospholipid bilayer
- Explain how substances are directly transported across a membrane
- Describe the primary mechanisms by which cells import and export macromolecules
Module 6: Metabolic Pathways
Explain the metabolic pathways involved in the capture and release of energy in cells
- Discuss energy and metabolism in living things
- Describe how cells store and transfer free energy using ATP
- Identify the reactants and products of cellular respiration and where these reactions occur in a cell
- Illustrate the basic components and steps of fermentation
- Identify the basic components and steps of photosynthesis
- Discuss the connections between metabolic pathways
Module 7: Cell Division
Describe and explain the various stages of cell division
- Understand chromosome structure and organization in eukaryotic cells
- Identify the stages of the cell cycle, by picture and by description of major milestones
- Identify and explain the important checkpoints that a cell passes through during the cell cycle
- Understand how sexual reproduction leads to different sexual life cycles
- Identify the stages of meiosis by picture and by description of major milestones; explain why meiosis involves two rounds of nuclear division
- Describe and explain a range of mechanisms for generating genetic diversity
- Examine karyotypes and identify the effects of significant changes in chromosome number
Module 8: DNA Structure and Replication
Relate DNA structure to the process of DNA replication
- Explain how DNA stores genetic information
- Explain the role of complementary base pairing in the precise replication process of DNA
- Identify different viruses and how they replicate
Module 9: DNA Transcription and Translation
Describe the conversion of DNA to RNA to proteins
- Outline the process of transcription
- Summarize the process of translation
- Identify the central dogma of life
- Recognize the impact of DNA mutations
Module 10: Gene Expression
Explain the regulation of gene expression
- Define the term regulation as it applies to genes
- Understand the basic steps in gene regulation in prokaryotic cells
- Discuss different components and types of epigenetic gene regulation
Module 11: Trait Inheritance
Complete monohybrid and dihybrid crosses and family pedigrees, and explain the inheritance of various traits
- Identify the impact of Gregor Mendel on the field of genetics and apply Mendel’s two laws of genetics
- Explain complications to the phenotypic expression of genotype, including mutations
- Explain the conventions of a family pedigree and predict whether a disease will be passed through a family in one of three modes
- Discuss the role environment plays on phenotypes
Module 12: Theory of Evolution
Explain the theory of evolution, which documents the change in the genetic makeup of a biological population over time
- Describe the work of Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Islands, especially his discovery of natural selection in finch populations
- Describe how the theory of evolution by natural selection is supported by evidence
- Recognize that mutations are the basis of microevolution; and that adaptations enhance the survival and reproduction of individuals in a population
- Read and analyze a phylogenetic tree that documents evolutionary relationships
Module 13: Modern Biology
Describe and discuss techniques used in modern biology
- List key technologies enabling modern uses of biology
- Identify societal uses of biotechnology
- Discuss the risks and benefits involved in applications of genetic and genomic science
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