A companion course to BIOL 101, this introductory biology course emphasizes principles applicable to all living organisms, including an introduction to cell structure and function, macromolecules in cells, metabolism, processes of cellular reproduction and genetics, patterns of inheritance, molecular biology of genes, animal form and function, plant form and function, plant and animal nutrition and some of the major organ systems. This course is part of core introductory science, transferrable to most Canadian universities as one semester of a comprehensive first-year level Biology course. A comparative approach to the unity and diversity of organisms is stressed. Mandatory lab sessions reinforce subject matter presented in lectures.

Students must also register in the mandatory lab component of the course, BIOL 102L