This course is an introduction to biology as it applies to our everyday life. Learners will explore the interplay between science and self through a personalized case study of themselves and their environment. By the end of the course, learners will be able to recognize the interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of the scientific principles behind the physical world and their experiences living in it.
Contemporary Biology
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8
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10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, we will make some discoveries about soil, the original and true cells of organisms that live within it and, the ways in which water and minerals travel from the soil and throughout plants.
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3 videos13 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this module, we will take what we have learned about cells and cell transport and make discoveries about the way plants and animals obtain the energy they need for life. Building upon the knowledge gained, we will also make discoveries about interactions between organisms.
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2 videos10 readings2 assignments
In this module, we will take what we have learned about cells and cell transport, energy flow and transfer, and organismal interactions and we will make discoveries concerning the ways toxins enter cells, and their effects on the cell's genetic material.
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1 video10 readings2 assignments
In this module, we will take what we have learned about cells and we will make discoveries concerning our genetic code, the two processes of cell replication, and how we inherit specific traits.
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2 videos14 readings2 assignments
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Reviewed on Jan 20, 2022
this course has helped me a lot in understanding biology h
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Reviewed on Apr 15, 2022
This course is really interesting, I learned a lot.
CC
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Reviewed on May 26, 2023
Overall, the content was thorough an interesting. That being said, there were quite a few grammatical errors in the readings that should have been caught.
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