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BIOL 202

General Biology

3 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Biology from molecules to cells
  • Cells and organisms
  • Biology of vertebrates
  • Introductory biological concepts for non-science students

Readings

  • Jay Phelan. What Is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology, 5th edition. W. H. Freeman.
    Listed reading
Fall 2019

Topics

  • Scientific thinking
  • Biological chemistry and cells
  • Energy and metabolism
  • DNA and gene expression
  • Chromosomes, cell division and inheritance
  • Evolution and the origin of life
  • Animal diversification and microbes
  • Introduction to physiology
  • Circulatory and respiratory systems
  • Conservation biology

Readings

  • Jay Phelan. What Is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology, 4th edition. W. H. Freeman, with Launchpad.
    Listed reading
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