This two-semester course sequence emphasi involves the scientific study of living organisms and covers the following topics: basic chemistry; the structure, organization, and energetics of the cell; genetics; evolution; taxonomy; microorganisms; fungi; plant biology; animal biology; environmental biology. This course is built on the standards set forth by the California Department of Education for high school Biology.
This course requires the completion of 16 onsite supervised hands-on labs, or wet labs, which make up at least 20 percent of the course and therefore satisfies the University of California (UC) Laboratory Science criteria.In addition to the 16 hands-on labs, 12 weblabs are also available for students as a supplement to this course. The Biology weblabs are interactive web-based high school level biology labs that provide the realism of traditional hands-on labs. Computer simulated or web-based labs are not a substitute for hands-on labs. The University of California's current online courses/policy states that UC will not accept any online course in area of Laboratory Science unless it includes a supervised wet lab component.
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