BIOL140 BIOLOGY I
| Course Code: | 2380140 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | Biology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Res.Dr. MERVE AKKULAK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
-Students discuss the strength of the evidence in scientific understanding of biological phenomena.
-Students discuss the chemical basis of life.
-Students comprehend basic concepts in biology such as the diversity of living things, the flow of energy through sunlight to ATP, reproduction of cells, etc.
-Students comprehend the structure and function of diverse biological molecules including nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids.
-Students comprehend the maintenance of body fluid osmolality, hydrogen ion homeostasis, and buffering systems.
-Students understand the compartmentalization of cell and function of organelles in a cell.
-Students discuss the structure and functions of cell membranes and enzymes.
-Students discuss basic plant structures and explain their significance.
-Students can scientifically explain the molecular and physiological processes that constitute the daily life of plants in a deep and holistic perspective.
Course Content
Offered to Elementary Science Education majors. The first of the three course biology series include what is biology, fields of biology brief history of biology, contemporary issues in biology, structure and functions of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; cell division; diversity and classification; plant types, tissues, organs and reproduction; animal diversity general characteristics of invertebrates and vertebrates.
Course Learning Outcomes
-Students can properly design daily life experiments with appropriate controls and critically evaluate if the given experimental design is erroneous.
-Students can explain cohesion-adhesion theory in water transport from soil to the plant body and from the plant body to the air.
-Students can explain how working cells use membranes, energy, and enzymes.
-Students can understand how the body maintains pH.
-Students can understand the general concept of plant and animal diversity.