The TEST program is a test and does not give any help. After you have quit the tutorial, use the left button on the down arrow in the upper corner of the window. Leave the computers on. This course is designed to introduce non-biology majors to the basic concepts of biology including the scientific method, the biology and chemistry of cells, overview of biodiversity, genetics, evolution, and ecology. Two subdivisions of the course, general education emphasis and health emphasis, differ from each other in that the general education emphasis includes more biodiversity while the health emphasis includes more extensive coverage of the human and less on other life forms.
All sections have a required text from which readings are assigned.
Instructors recommend that students skim related material prior to lecture, and read it thoroughly for understanding following coverage in lecture. We point out that text subheadings can be used as an outlive or study guide. We remind students that each paragraph has a topic sentence and that identifying this sentence will aid them in focusing on key concepts. We point out that words in bold face represent new terminology to be learned. We emphasize the use of etymology in deciphering the meaning of new words.