Plant Physiology & Propagation - GA
An introduction to the field of plant biology, sexual and asexual propagation in plants, planting methodologies (cutting, layering, budding, grafting, micro-propagation and propagation by seeds), the metabolic processes of plants (photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, and translocation), plant nutrition and the phenomenon of seed dormancy.
General Biology II Lab
This laboratory course is structured to incorporate experiments representative of materials being covered in BIO 220. It offers an opportunity for students to experience the biological concepts taught in class because it acts as hands-on supplement to lecture. It is especially useful for those people who learn better by doing.
Bioenergetics (BIO 201)
This course discusses the basis of biological energetics. It explains the light dependent and light independent stages of photosynthesis and covers an introduction to the various photosynthetic pathways: C3, C4 and CAM and the concepts of limiting factors of photosynthesis. It also explains uptake and transportation of water, minerals and products of photosynthesis. It also includes: cellular respiration; photorespiration; aerobic and anaerobic respiration; glycolysis; Krebs cycle; and electron transport systems and the generation of energy compounds such as ATP. This course concludes explaining response and coordination in plants.
General Biology II
This General Biology course is designed for Biology and Natural Resources Management majors who are pursuing an Associate Degree at the Independence Junior College. This course introduces students to phylogeny and taxonomy in classification. It provides a detailed breakdown of the six kingdoms of organisms including: Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, protista, fungi, Animalia and plantae. It therefore includes the lifecycles of some of the phylum that belong to the different kingdoms including Chlamydomona, Amoeba, Paramecium, Coniferophyta, Bryophyta and so on. General Biology II also incorporates sexual and asexual reproduction in animals and plants including earthworms, grasshoppers, frogs, humans and birds. The course further includes oogenesis and spermatogenesis in humans as well as the menstrual cycle, courtship, pregnancy, problems associated with the reproductive system, labor and delivery.
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
This course provides the vocabulary, theory, principles, and hands-on experience to support the practical, clinical and technical requirements of programs that require knowledge of human systems. The interrelationships of body systems are presented so that the human body is studied as an integrated whole and emphasis is placed on homeostatic mechanisms as they relate to health and disease. Topics include: Anatomy, and physiology of endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, immune, digestive, renal and reproductive systems; integrative homeostatic theories of life support and maintenance.
Human Health and Disease
This course introduces basic concepts and causes of human illness including etiology, pathology, and immunology. Additionally different categories of disease including common disease affecting the Caribbean region form the bases to identify and assess the impacts of diseases to human survival and well-being. Substance abuses and its physical and social effects and the role of immunology and social and preventative medicine are also an integral component of this course.
Reproductive Biology
This course explores the behavior of chromosomes, nucleus and cytoplasm in mitotic and meiotic cell division and their importance for stability and variation in species. It is also designed to explain mechanisms of asexual reproduction in plants and other organisms, describes methods used for vegetative propagation and explains the use of tissue culture and tissue culture techniques. This course further examines sexual in plants and animals. It details sexual reproduction in flowering plants including; insect pollination, cross-pollination and self-pollination. In addition, it explains the sexual reproduction in humans including; anatomy, hormones, contraceptive methods, and the role nutrition plays on the developing fetus.
Genetics, Variation and Natural Selection
This course is designed for Biology majors and introduces students to basic unit of inheritance, DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid). It focuses on the structure of nucleic acids and their roles in protein synthesis and nuclear division. It also introduces students to the process of DNA replication, protein synthesis and nuclear division. It further looks at macromolecules and how they direct molecular process in eukaryotic cells. Students are also introduced to the basic principles of classical genetics involving the work of Gregor Mendel, which discusses key concept involving patterns of inheritance. In addition, topics such as genetic engineering, speciation, variation and natural selection and evolution are explored in this course.
Fundamentals of Biochemistry (BCHM 101)
This course is an introduction to basic biochemistry and chemistry activity in the cell and examines the structure and function of fundamental chemicals of living organisms: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, enzymes, inorganic ions and water. Topics include: fundamental chemicals of living organisms; monomers and chemicals bonds; carbohydrates; disaccharides and polysaccharides; lipids; the role of lipids in organisms; proteins; dipeptides and polypeptides; quaternary structures; inorganic ions; roles of calcium and iron; pH; colloids; water; enzymes: role, protein nature, mode of action and substrate, properties, denaturation and inhibition. This course is the prerequisite for Bioenergetics.
Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO 203)
This course provides the vocabulary, theory, principles, and hands-on experience to support the practical, clinical and technical requirements of programs that require knowledge of human systems. The interrelationships of body systems are presented so that the human body is studied as an integrated whole and emphasis is placed on homeostatic mechanisms as they relate to health and disease. Topics include revision of cell theory; cell structure, metabolism, reproduction, levels of organization; study of the normal histology; gross anatomy; physiology of body tissues; integumentary, skeletal, muscle, and nervous systems; interrelationship and integration of body systems’ homeostasis mechanisms as they relate to health and disease. Course specifics: laboratory study includes examination of life-size models and examination of various microscope slides.