Biol 1122 Biology Ii For Health Science Majors

BIOL 1122: Biology II for Health Science Majors

Course Description:

This course is the second in a series of two biology courses and follows Biology 1 for Health Studies Majors. In Biology 2, students study biology at the organism, population and ecosystem level of organization. Topics covered include evolution, biodiversity, plant and animal structure and function, and ecology. This course includes a virtual laboratory component which compliments topics covered in the assigned readings.

Required Textbook and Materials:

The main required textbooks for this course are listed below, and can be readily accessed using the provided links. There may be additional required/recommended readings, supplemental materials, or other resources and websites necessary for lessons; these will be provided for you in the course’s General Information and Forums area, and throughout the term via the weekly course Unit areas and the Learning Guides.

Biology from OpenStax College. Available online at http://cnx.org/contents/[email protected]:1/ or for download here.
Additional freely-available online materials are referenced in the learning guide and assignments for each unit.

Software Requirements/Installation:

This course requires a modern web browser such as Mozilla Firefox (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/products/), a spreadsheet software capable of opening .xls files such as LibreOffice.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Describe evolution as the mechanism for speciation.
2. Describe biological diversity and distinguish among viruses, prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants and animals.
3. Describe plant structure and function.
4. Describe animal structure and function.
5. Describe ecology and the four levels of ecological research.

Course Schedule and Topics:

This course will cover the following topics in eight learning sessions, with one Unit per week.

Week 1: Unit 1 – Evolution

Week 2: Unit 2 – Diversity: Viruses and Prokaryotes

Week 3: Unit 3 – Diversity: Protists and Fungi

Week 4: Unit 4 – Diversity: Plants

Week 5: Unit 5 – Diversity: Animals

Week 6: Unit 6 – Plant Structure and Function

Week 7: Unit 7 – Animal Structure and Function

Week 8: Unit 8 – Ecology

Week 9: Unit 9 – Course Review and Final Exam