Learning Outcomes

• understand the organization of life at levels of complexity from sub-cellular to ecosystem
• characterize the diversity and classification of life
• apply a scientific process of inquiry, including appropriate techniques, instrumentation, and data analysis
• understand that organisms are open systems that exchange materials and energy with their environment
• explain processes of the short term adaptability of organisms that maintain homeostasis or preserve functions
• understand that the continuity of life is dependent upon hereditary processes and information in the form of DNA
• comprehend evolutionary change as a product of natural selection
• recognize the cell as the basic unit of structure and function of organisms
• possesses the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in a career related to biology