Course Title

Genaral biology for health sciences

Course Number

7104101

Instructor Name

سلوى خلف

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Second Semester -1

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

A discussion of biology activity at the level of the single cell. Cell structure. Chemical constituents, material exchanges with the environment and the cell membrane. Major energy-generating biochemical pathways. Photosynthesis and control of cellular activities

1. 1. 1. Explain the origin of modern biology briefly as a discipline and its three main strands of cytology, biochemistry, and genetics.
      2. Distinguish between the techniques that are used in cell visualization, the microscope and other methods in modern biology.
      3. Understand basic chemistry concepts that are important in understanding biology concepts.
      4. Identify the structure and function of the four major macromolecules (i.e., carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids).
      5. Investigate the structure and function of cells and cell parts.
      6. Explore the nature of enzymes, their catalytic and kinetic properties and factors that affect their activities.
      7. Explore the essential processes including energy transformation, cellular respiration, cell communication, and signal transduction.
      8. Describe how the transport of materials in and out of cells enables cells to maintain homeostasis (i.e., osmosis, diffusion, active transport).

9. Identify the mechanics of mitosis, meiosis and binary fission and explain the significance of each of them.

1. 1. 1. Compare and contrast the structure & function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
   2. 2. Compare sexual and asexual reproduction.

Use reasoning as they apply biology concepts to their lives.

1. 1. 1. Search Internet. 
      2. Learn independently.
      3. Work cooperatively with a team.

Communicate efficiently using science language and reasoning.

Urry, L A, Cain, M L, Wasserman, S A, Minorsky, P V, and Orr, R B (2020). Campbell Biology, 12th ed, New York: Pearson.