BIO 2010
Principles of Biology I · 4 credits · Fall 2026
This course meets as a lecture plus a lab. Your schedule needs one time from each, and the schedule builder picks them together.
Requirements
Prerequisite: Biological Sciences Plan or (Liberal Arts Ad Hoc Plan with Biology Sub-Plan) or Natural Sciences Minor or Environmental Sustainability Minor. Antirequisites: Not open to students with credit for BIO 1005 or BIO 1010.
About this course
This course introduces the student to biological science. Topics include the chemistry of life, cellular organization in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, metabolism, and animal anatomy and physiology: nutrition, circulation and gas exchange, immunity, nervous control, neuroendocrine integration, homeostasis, excretion and osmoregulation, and reproduction and development. Laboratory exercises include observation, dissection, and experimentation. Written laboratory reports are required. This course is especially recommended for students who are considering future study in biology and may wish to take BIO 3001 (formerly BIO 2020), Principles of Biology II. This course is not open to students with credit for BIO 1005 or BIO 1010
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