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Staff Introduction to the central questions, concepts, and methods of experimental analysis in selected areas of organismal biology. Topics in-clude: evolution, ecology, and plant and animal structure and physiology. Either 110 or 111 may be taken first. Prerequisite: Fulfillment of the basic skills component of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science. Fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning overlay course requirement. Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.25
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Hughes This course combines statistical theory and practical application, the latter using examples from ecology and experimental biology to illu-strate some of the more common techniques of experimental design and data analysis. Students will learn how to plan an experiment and consider the observations, measurements, and potential statistical tests before data are collected and analyzed. Other topics include graphical representation of data, probability distributions and their applications, one- and two-way ANOVA and t-tests, regression and cor-relation, goodness-of-fit tests, and nonparametric alternatives. Students will design and analyze their own experiment in the interactive laboratory component of class. Students also learn to use statistical computer software. Prerequisite: Fulfillment of the basic skills component of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement and one course in biology, chemistry, or environmental science. Fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning overlay course requirement. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Rodenhouse, Thomas An introduction to the scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environments. Topics include evolutionary adaptations to environmental constraints, foraging behavior, sexual reproduction and mate selection, population growth and regulation, species interac-tions, and the structure and function of biological communities and ecosystems. Emphasis is placed on experimental ecology and its uses in addressing environmental issues such as biological control of pests, conservation of endangered species and global climate change. Laboratories occur primarily in the field where exercises introduce students to local habitats, including meadows, forests, alpine tundra, bogs, dunes, marshes, lakes, and streams. Prerequisite: 108 or 111 or ES [100], or by permission of the instructor. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science. Fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning overlay course requirement. Semester: Fall Unit: 1.25
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Buchholtz Examination of evolution, the central paradigm of biology, at the level of populations, species, and lineages. Topics include the genetics of populations, the definition of species, the roles of natural selection and chance in evolution, the reconstruction of phylogeny using molecu-lar and morphological evidence, and patterns in the origination, diversity, and extinction of species over time. Prerequisites: 110 and 111 Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Spring Unit: 1.25
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3.00 Credits
Cameron, Buchholtz, Dolce, Helluy The physiology and functional anatomy of vertebrate animals, with an emphasis on comparisons among representative groups. The course covers topics in thermoregulatory, osmoregulatory, reproductive, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, neural and ecological phy-siology. The laboratories incorporate the study of preserved materials and physiological experiments. Prerequisite: 109 or 111, or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Fall Unit: 1.25
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3.00 Credits
Sommers Smith, Hacopian The structure and function of human tissues, and their cells, using light microscopic, histochemical and electron microscopic techniques. Topics covered include the connective tissues, epithelia, nervous tissue, blood, lymphoid tissue and immunology, as well as others. Labor-atory study includes direct experience with selected techniques. Prerequisite: 110 Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Fall Unit: 1.25
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Peterman, K niger An introduction to experimental plant biology. Topics will include growth and development, stress physiology, plant defense, applications of genetic engineering to the study and improvement of plants and the properties of medicinal plants. The project-oriented laboratory ses-sions will provide an introduction to some of the techniques currently employed in answering research questions ranging from the orga-nismal to the cellular level. Prerequisite: 110 or 111 Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Spring Unit: 1.25
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3.00 Credits
Newton, Crum, McDonough Introduction to the microbial world, with emphasis on bacteria and viruses and their activities in nature, using examples of how these mi-crobes influence human activity. Both medical and nonmedical applications, and useful (food production, genetic engineering) as well as harmful (disease, bioterrorism) consequences of microbes will be discussed along with consideration of biological principles and tech-niques characterizing the organisms. Prerequisite: 110 and one unit of college chemistry Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Spring Unit: 1.25
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3.00 Credits
Moore, Hughes Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface and are our planet's primary life support system. This course examines adapta-tions and interactions of plants, animals and their environments in marine habitats. Focal habitats include the photic zone of the open ocean, the deep-sea, subtidal and intertidal zones, estuaries, and coral reefs. Emphasis is placed on the dominant organisms, food webs, and experimental studies conducted within each habitat. Laboratories will emphasize primarily fieldwork outdoors in marine habitats where students will gather data for the testing of student-originated hypotheses. Prerequisite: 111 or ES 101, or by permission of the instructor. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Fall Unit: 1.25
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3.00 Credits
Ellerby, Mattila In meeting the challenges of survival and reproduction, animals have evolved behaviors that can be spectacular and sometimes unplea-sant. With an eye to how behaviors ultimately shape an animal's fitness, we will explore the aspects of life that makes each animal's strat-egy unique, including communication, orientation, foraging, conflict and aggression, mating, parental care, and social life. Laboratories will expose students to the challenges of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data on animal behavior . Prerequisite: 109 or 111, or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Spring Unit: 1.25
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