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  • BIO 120: Environmental Issues

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Assesses man's impact upon the natural world by reviewing a number of current environmental problems. Topics include ozone depletion, the greenhouse effect, habitat destruction and over population. Basic ecological concepts such as food chains, food webs, cycling of materials and energy flow through an ecosystem, and productivity will also be emphasized.
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  • BIO 130: Introduction To Forensic Pathology

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    A survey of disease processes of the human body as they relate to biological forensic evidence. The basic mechanisms of infection, cancer, trauma, blood clotting, hemorrhage and related topics will be discussed along with their importance to forensic investigation, crime scene assessment and autopsy findings. Significant disease processess of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, brain, muscles, bones, and other organs are explained and analyzed to allow an understanding of their effects on the human body and how they relate to death.
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  • BIO 145: General Botany

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Studies the morphology, anatomy, physiology, life cycles, genetics, taxonomy, and evolution of representative non-vascular and vascular plants with emphasis on the local flora.
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  • BIO 155: General Biology I

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Introduces biology as a science that deals with fundamental concepts and processes common to all living organisms. Topics considered include basic ecological principles, evolution, biological chemistry, cell structure and function, cellular respiration and photosynthesis.
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  • BIO 156: General Biology II

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Sequel to General Biology I (BIO 155). Includes study of mitosis meiosis,Mendelian/neoMendelian/molecular genetics and deals with the diversity of organisms and their life processes. Prerequisite(s): BIO 155
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  • BIO 171: Anatomy and Physiology I

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This is the first course in a two-semester sequence that explores the structure and function of the human body and mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis within the body. Topics include basic organic chemistry, cells, tissues and the following organ systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and endocrine. Also discussed will be interactions between systems as well as selected diseases and disorders and their relationship to typical anatomy and physiology. Prerequisite(s): CHM107, CHM160, CHM255 or high school chemistry (C or better) and ENG095 or placement.
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  • BIO 172: Anatomy and Physiology II

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This is a continuation of Human Anatomy and Physiology I. Students will continue to explore the structure and function of the human body and mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis within the body. Topics include the cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Also discussed will be interactions between systems as well as selected diseases and disorders and their relationship to typical anatomy and physiology. Prerequisites(s): BIO 171 with a "C" grade or better.
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  • BIO 210: Zoology

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course introduces students to the science of animals. It presents a survey of the animal kingdom with emphasis on diversity, evolutionary relationships, phylum characteristics, functional adaptation, and environmental interaction. This course is appropriate for science majors and nonscience majors alike.
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  • BIO 255: Making Sense of Classical Genetics

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Classical genetics is the foundation on which all other genetics courses rest. It is concerned primarily with the ways that genetic traits are passed through generations in plants and animals. Traits may be dominant, recessive, intermediate, polygenic, sex-linked, or autosomal, and each will be explained in the course. Today, a prime reason for performing classical genetics is for gene discovery-the finding and assembling a set of genes that affects a biological property of interest. In addition, the inheritance of chromosomes, how they produce a functional protein, and how we can use DNA to manipulate these traits will be covered. Finally, the course of traits in entire poplulations will be analyzed, allowing students to predict the futures of endangered species, and perhaps even humans themselves.
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  • BIO 265: Microbiology

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Deals with microbial organisms in general by surveying the history, methods and nature of microbiology. Bacteria and viruses are discussed in greater depth, particularly those that cause human disease. Also covered is the beneficial role played by microbes. Prerequisite(s): BIO 155 or BIO 171 and CHM 107, CHM 160, CHM 225 or high school chemistry (C or better), ENG 085 or placement
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