BI 101 - General Biology I

Instructor: MAJ Alison K. Burke
Location: Maury-Brooke Hall 203 (Lecture) & Maury-Brooke Hall 203 (Lab)
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45-11:45 a.m. Lab: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 2:40-5:40 p.m.
Credit Hours: 4

Lecture material will be derived from the concepts presented in the text. BI 101 will focus upon basic biochemistry and the structure and function of the principle biomolecules; cell structure and function, membrane characteristics, and the transport of material across the cell membrane; cell division including the process of fission, mitosis and meiosis; the structure of DNA and the process of protein synthesis; basic Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics. Laboratory topics will complement lecture material as well as include use of the scientific method activities as a means of reinforcing lecture material and preparing for an original research project to be conducted at the end of BI 102. The delivery platform used in this course to support students placed in isolation/quarantine during VMI Summer Session will be Zoom. This course is not open to Biology majors. Note: Textbook: Biology: Unity & Diversity of Life (w/out access code) 15th edition, Starr, ISBN: 9781337408332. Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 15th edition, ISBN: 9781337670319.