This course focuses on the uses of microorganisms in a wide range of useful applications. The conditions necessary for the growth and development of microorganisms is studied, and their use in large-scale production processes is examined. The uses of microorganisms as food sources and their use in food technology are considered. This course includes the use of microorganisms in medicine, genetic engineering and the role of microorganisms in waste disposal. The course content will be covered through the use of video presentations, power point presentations, lecture/discussions, group discussion, and student presentations.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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This course focuses on the energy relationships between organisms and their environment. It explains the structure of ecosystems and energy flows within ecosystems in relation to food chains and trophic levels. The factors influencing environment and habitats are studied. This course also considers the characteristics of biotic communities and aspects of population ecology. The human impact on ecosystems is discussed. The course content will be covered through the use of video presentations, power point presentations, lecture/discussions, group discussion, and student presentations.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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This course focuses on the energy relationships between organisms and their environment. It explains the structure of ecosystems and energy flows within ecosystems in relation to food chains and trophic levels. The factors influencing environment and habitats are studied. This course also considers the characteristics of biotic communities and aspects of population ecology. The human impact on ecosystems is discussed. The course content will be covered through the use of video presentations, power point presentations, lecture/discussions, group discussion, and student presentations.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
Programme Type: Associate Degree
This course focuses on the life processes of living organisms. In studying the life processes the relationship between form and function is emphasized. The adaptive structure of cell structure and their specialized function in living processes such as excretory, sensory and reproductive cells are studied. The basic anatomy and physiology of plant and animal structures in gaseous exchange, transport, homeostasis, control and reproduction is covered in this course. The course content will be covered through the use of video presentations, power point presentations, lecture/discussions, group discussion, and student presentations.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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This course focuses on the cell as the basic unit of living organisms. The structural complexity and the mechanism by which the cell replicates itself is studied. This course covers the major energy processes of cells and the control of cellular chemical activity. The course content will be covered through the use of video presentations, power point presentations, lecture/discussions, group discussion, and student presentations.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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Throughout the development of our understanding of Limnology, emphasis must be placed on the differences among lakes, rivers, ponds, wetlands. The discrepancies between the physical and chemical characteristics of the aforementioned ecosystems must be appreciated to command a good understanding of their biota and their growth characteristics. During this course, students will investigate the aquatic communities and ecosystem processes that occur in lakes, rivers, ponds, wetlands. The effects of human impact on these systems will also be examined. Major type of activities will be videos of the three major lakes with in the TCI geographic location.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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This course is designed to bring more understanding to biological building blocks. All living entity have cells and the course will review the cell from a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) view to highlight all the functions of organelles. This course introduces biology majors to the structures and functions of cells and their organelles. Topics include: cell theory; ultra structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; structure and functions of cell organelles and inclusions; cell division; DNA replication; transcription; and translation. Videos, permanent slides and reference text will be some of the main learning activities that students can expect from this course.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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In years gone by, there has been an increasing interest in the field of Marine Biology. The excitement arises from the growing awareness and concerns in all facets of the society with significance interest of our oceans as sources: for the regulation of climate, a dumping ground for human waste materials, reservoirs for a broad spectrum of minerals, and of course, as a source of food. Furthermore, the interest was even fuelled with concerns of fishing rights among nations, the whale problem, and the worldwide decline or collapse in certain places, of many marine fisheries, to name a few. As a result, this course covers biological and ecological principles of marine systems, global and regional maritime environmental concerns and conservation issues. It provides a comprehensive study of marine ecosystems, including the foundations of physical and chemical oceanography, but focused on the biological processes that occur in the ocean and its associated habitats. It gives the student an overview of the structure, physiology and ecology of marine life. It explores the inter-relationship that exists between these biological processes and the environmental, physical processes and how these affect the distribution, adaptation and survival of marine life in the oceans. What to Expect Students will also investigate the interactions between biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors in various marine environments, such as seagrasses, mangrove forests, estuaries, and coral reefs, and discuss the anthropogenic impacts on these environments. These concepts will be presented through lectures, in-class presentations, discussions, and possibly a field trip. Overall, students will understand the dynamics of the biological processes in the ocean that characterise different marine habitats and their associated fauna. Courses of highlight includes: Fisheries Development, Intro to Coastal Zone, Intro to Marine Biology, Limnology and Biodiversity.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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Saltwater covers seventy-one percent (71%) of its surface, and many aspects of the marine world minimize physical and chemical stresses on organisms. The barrier to evolving gas exchange and osmotic regulatory structures that can function in freshwater and terrestrial environments are formidable, and relatively few lineages have escaped their marine origins to do so. Thus, it is not surprising to find that the marine environment continues to harbour an enormous diversity of higher taxa and significant body plans. Productivity in the world’s oceans is very high, and this also probably contributes to the great variety of animal life in the sea. Taxonomy of aquatic invertebrates is a course designed to present the diversity of aquatic life forms submitted in the animal kingdom. The course structure enables the student to observe the increasing complexity of animals from the simpler life forms to multiple groups. Classification, morphology, physiology, behaviour and ecology of major aquatic invertebrate groups as they relate to phylogenetic relationships, adaptations for specific habitats and lifestyles will be studied. It also highlights the dominant aquatic invertebrates that are of economic/commercial importance.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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It is believed by many that different life forms descended from the same origin event and have many things in common. Life forms are composed of many cells or one cell, they carry out metabolism and transfer energy with the universal energy currency (ATP) in all biological forms, and they encode genetic information in both DNA and RNA. From basic observations of the Biosphere, living things are highly diverse, ranging from bacteria and paramecium to blue whales and sequoia trees. Coral reefs, such as those found in the Turks and Caicos Islands are microcosms of diversity, comprising many life forms and sheltering an enormous array of life. For centuries, biologists have tried to group organisms based on shared characteristics. The most meaningful groupings are based on the study of phylogenetics an evolutionary relationships among organisms, which may explain life’s variety. The course is will be delivered in an evolutionary context, the multiplicity of living things and their particular adaptations to survive in a specific environment. Topics covered will include a variety of organisms from all Kingdoms with a particular reference to their anatomy, patterns of development, mode of nutrition, level of organization, and other noteworthy characteristics. The major learning activities would be video documentation of life began vs other theories of life began. Group setting discussion on anatomy of similar organisms across kingdoms.
Faculty: Natural & Applied Sciences (NAS)
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