Unit information: Biology 1B: Life Processes in 2008/09

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Unit name Biology 1B: Life Processes
Unit code BIOL12000
Credit points 40
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Emeritus Professor. Gibson
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

A-level Biology or good science A-levels

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Biological Sciences
Faculty Faculty of Life Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

The structure and function of cells and their macromolecular components; seed biology; animal physiology and developmental biology; transmission, molecular, population and evolutionary genetics; environmental physiology; natural communities and interactions within communities; exploitation and management of natural and agricultural ecosystems.