Mar 06, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

BIO 104 - Principles of Biology II


The second semester of a two-semester introductory sequence provides a survey of major biological concepts and principles important to all living organisms. Topics include a continuation of the evolutionary history of biological diversity (viruses, plant & animal diversity, invertebrates, vertebrates), plant form and function (vascular tissue development, nutrition, reproduction, signaling), animal form and function (levels of organization, homeostasis, nutrition, circulation, gas exchange, immunity, endocrine regulation, reproduction, development, nervous systems, behavior), and ecology (biomes, populations, communities, ecosystems, and conservation). Limited to science majors and biology minors.

Prerequisites BIO 103  or permission of instructor
Corequisites BIO 104L  

Credits: 4

Class Level First Year Undergraduate
Program Undergraduate