BIO1101 Biology 1 (FOSCI)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Biological Sciences not elsewh) Band 2

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in the following Program: ABMS

Synopsis

This course provides a brief history to life on earth, introduces the characteristics and diversity of organisms and provides a comprehensive foundation in cell structure and function, introductory genetics, energy transformations (photosynthesis and respiration), the evolution and classification of plants, introduction to morphology, anatomy and phsyiology of flowering plants, principles of ecology and an introduction to the evolution of animals and the tissue and organ systems of animals. The scientific method is used to design, perform and interpret the results of experiments in biology. The residential school is a compulsory component of the external offering of this course.