HBIO 111 - Cell and Molecular Biology

Credit Hours: 4

HBIO 111 and its companion courses (HBIO 114 and HBIO 112) are a comprehensive introduction to the science of biology, the study of life. This course consists of laboratory research and lecture-discussion for Biology majors. HBIO 111 or HBIO 114 is the pre-requisite course for HBIO 112. HBIO 111 will focus on the cellular and molecular basis of living systems, the energy capture and processing systems of cells, the ways in which cells replicate and pass on genetic material. We will relate these biological processes to three overarching themes: 1. How the structure of a biological macromolecule relates to its function. 2. The ways in which cells and organisms maintain homeostasis in a variety of environments. 3. The shared biological processes that unite all living organisms.

Co-requisite: HBIO 111L