Courses in Biology - JMU Undergraduate Courses in Biology James Madison University BIO 101. A study of the scope and limitations of biological science.
Scientific information is integrated with important social issues.
Emphasis is on the study of the evolutionary development, classification, morphology and ecology of representatives of the major animal phyla. A study of the structure, function and importance of plants including a survey of the major divisions of the plant kingdom. A comparative and theoretical coverage of basic aspects of cell structure and function common to most biological systems, including integration of cell theory, metabolism and gene action. Credit may not be earned in both BIO 220 and CHEM 222. A study of the major principles of biological inheritance through lectures, readings, experimentation and discussions.