Prerequisite: CHEM 155 or CHEM 104, MATH 107 or MATH 110C or MATH 137C or SS 110C or equivalent based on SBCC's Assessment Center placement via multiple measures.Course Advisories: ENG 110 or ENG 110H.Cell structure and function: molecular architecture, reproduction and growth; mechanisms of genetics; intercellular communication; cell and organ system physiology; life's origin. Study scientific literature with instruction in critical thinking, composition and logical analyses of ideas and experiments. Required for Biological Sciences majors. Satisfies SBCC General Education requirement in Communication and Analytical Thinking.Hours: 162 (54 lecture,108 lab)Transfer Information: C-ID (BIOL 135S, BIOL 190.), CSUGE Area B2, CSUGE Area B3, IGETC Area 5B, IGETC Area 5C, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable (BIOL 103 maximum credit, 5 units.)SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area A, SBCCGE Area D2Grading Options: Pass/No Pass or Standard Letter