AREAS OF COMPETENCY - ALL BIOLOGY COURSES CURRENTLY TAUGHT (2005-2006)
AREA OF COMPETENCY
COURSES
1.
Life processes in living systems including organization of matter and energy.
201, 202, 301, 303, 323, 414, 455,
466, Aging
2.
Similarities and differences among animals, plants, fungi, microorganisms, and viruses.
201, 202, 301, 323, 426
3.
Principles and practices of biological classification.
202, 302, 323, 411
4.
Scientific theory and principles of biological evolution.
201, 202, 323, 333, 411, 426, 466,
Aging, Genomics
5.
Ecological systems including the interrelationships and dependencies of organisms with each other
and their environments.
202, 303, 411
6.
Population dynamics and the impact of population on its environment.
302, 303, 415
7.
General concepts of genetics and heredity.
201, 301, 302, 333, 414, 426,
Aging
8.
Organization and functions of cells and multicellular systems.
201, 202, 301, 321, 322, 323, 414,
426, 455, 466, Neuro, Aging,
Microb. Path., Cancer
9.
Behavior of organisms and their relationships to social systems.
202
10.
Regulation of biological systems including homeostatic mechanisms.
201, 202, 303, 321, 322, 323, 414,
455, 466, Aging, Microb. Path.,
Cancer
11.
Fundamental processes of modeling and investigating in the biological sciences.
201, 301, 302, 303, 411, 414, 426,
498, Aging, Microb. Path.
12.
Applications of biology in environmental quality and in personal and community health.
302, 303, 323, 426, Aging, Cancer
13.
Bioenergetics including major biochemical pathways.
201, 202, 303, 323, 415, 466,
Aging
14.
Biochemical interactions of organisms with their environments.
201, 302, 323, 415, 426, Microb.
Path., Cancer
15.
Molecular genetics and heredity and mechanisms of genetic modification.
201, 301, 302, 323, 411, 414, 426,
466, Aging, Cancer
AREAS OF COMPETENCY - ALL BIOLOGY COURSES CURRENTLY TAUGHT (2005-2006)
16.
Molecular basis for evolutionary theory and classification.
201, 202, 302, 323, 333, 411, 426,
466, Genomics
17.
Causes, characteristics and avoidance of viral, bacterial, and parasitic diseases.
202, 302, 323, 415, Microb. Path.
18.
Issues related to living systems such as genetic modification, uses of biotechnology, cloning, and
pollution from farming.
201, 202, 302, 323, 333, 426, 455,
466, Genomics, Aging, Cancer
19.
Historical development and perspectives in biology including contributions of significant figures and
underrepresented groups, and the evolution of theories in biology.
202, 302, 323, 411, 415, 426
20.
How to design, conduct, and report research in biology.
202, 301, 302, 303, 333, 411, 414,
415, 417, 424, 426, 498, Aging,
Microb. Path., Genomics
21.
Applications of biology and biotechnology in society, business, industry, and health fields.
202, 302, 303, 321, 322, 323, 333,
414, 415, 426, 445, 466,
Genomics, Cancer