James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

BZ1001:03

Fundamentals of Biology

Cairns

Inadmissable Subject Combination: BZ1020

26 lectures, 36 hours practicals. Second semester.

Staff: Dr P Franks.

A broad introduction to contemporary biology, from the way cells, organs and individual organisms function, through to molecular biology, genetics and the processes underlying the diversity of life.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to gain an appreciation of the cellular basis of living organisms;
  2. to gain an appreciation of the relationship between structure and function of cells and cellular organelles;
  3. to understand the basics of the genetic control of cellular activities;
  4. to learn about the basic principles of evolutionary biology;
  5. to understand the basics of the mechanism of inheritance.

Assessment by theory examination (65%); practical work (20%); tutorial work (10%); class test (5%).