Course Details
Country:
Greece
Institution:
American College of Thessaloniki
Course Title:
General Biology II
Course Number:
SNCB113
Course Description:
Students should be able to: 1) Describe the theory of evolution, the mechanisms of evolution especially by means of natural selection, the evolution of populations and species, and the evidence in support of evolution. 2) Describe the history of life on Earth and research into the origin of life as well as the major periods of geologic time, the fossil record and the role of changing environmental conditions and mass extinctions in the evolution of life. 3) Recognize a phylogenetic tree and the principles involved in grouping organisms on an evolutionary tree. 4) Distinguish between organisms in the 3 domains of life and provide identifying characteristics of each. 5) Identify groups of protists, the main clades of fungi, major groups and evolution of land plants and key characteristics and evolution of both invertebrate and vertebrate animals 6) Describe the societal implications of biopharmaceuticals, ocean acidification, climate change, habitat destruction and
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
BIOL 102
Attachment Files:
GeneralBioII.pdf
