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BZ1001:03

Fundamentals of Biology

Cairns

HECS Band 2

26 hours lectures, 36 hours practicals. Semester 2.

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:

to gain an appreciation of the cellular basis of living organisms;

to gain an appreciation of the relationship between structure and function of cells and cellular organelles;

to understand the basics of the genetic control of cellular activities;

to learn about the basic principles of evolutionary biology;

to understand the basics of the mechanism of inheritance.

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