ANIMAL BIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Not open to students with credit for BOTANY/BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 151 or 152 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain and illustrate how biological concepts connect across levels of organization, from molecules to ecosystems. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how the structure of a cell allows it to exhibit each of the functions that characterize living organisms. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe how genetic information is stored, retrieved, and transmitted during cell division and reproduction. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe human anatomical systems and understand their role in homeostasis and communication. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Evaluate relationships between living organisms and nonliving factors in ecosystems. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the mechanisms of natural selection and explain how they drive speciation, biodiversity, and evolutionary change. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Recognize and describe examples of the diversity and complexity of life across different biological systems. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Explain how biological discoveries and applications impact human society, medicine, agriculture, and global sustainability. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain and illustrate how biological concepts connect across levels of organization, from molecules to ecosystems. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how the structure of a cell allows it to exhibit each of the functions that characterize living organisms. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe how genetic information is stored, retrieved, and transmitted during cell division and reproduction. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe human anatomical systems and understand their role in homeostasis and communication. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Evaluate relationships between living organisms and nonliving factors in ecosystems. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the mechanisms of natural selection and explain how they drive speciation, biodiversity, and evolutionary change. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Recognize and describe examples of the diversity and complexity of life across different biological systems. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Explain how biological discoveries and applications impact human society, medicine, agriculture, and global sustainability. Audience: Undergraduate