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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Consent of the divisional chairperson is required.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the basic concepts of ecology. Topics covered include paleoecology, biomes, ecosystems, soils, population dynamics, competition, and predation. Field trips are required. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 212 and BIOL 213.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines environmental problems from scientific, political, and ethical perspectives. The goal of the course is to give students an understanding of the scientific dimension of the world's ecological problems, an appreciation of the political opportunities and obstacles to solving those problems, and a consideration of how our values structure the kinds of decisions we make regarding the planet. The course is taught by professors from the biology and political science areas. The course includes field trips to local environmental locations and guest lectures from local experts on environmental policy. (Same as POSC 528.)
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4.00 Credits
Examines the relationships between animal behavior, ecology, and evolution. Emphasis will be placed on behaviors as survival mechanisms. The course will investigate predator-prey interactions, mating behaviors, aggressive interactions, communication, parental care, and altruism. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 212, BIOL 213, and MATH 104.
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4.00 Credits
A study of DNA and RNA structure and function from both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes; the processes and regulation of DNA replication; transcription and translation; the isolation, amplification, cloning, and sequencing of DNA and RNA; and high-level expression of cloned DNA sequences. Two three-hour lecture/laboratory periods per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 311 and CHEM 330. (Same as CHEM 331.)
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4.00 Credits
A field course which surveys the local fresh water and terrestrial vertebrates. Emphasis is on taxonomy, ecology, and local distribution of the vertebrate species which inhabit Southern California. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 212 and BIOL 213. 321
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4.00 Credits
A study of classical and molecular genetics with emphasis on genetic material and its formation, transmission, function, and organization. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 212 and BIOL 213 (CHEM 301 or CHEM 310 is strongly recommended).
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4.00 Credits
Studies principal life processes in higher plants with emphasis on physiological adaptations to environmental stress and diverse ecological habitats. The course will investigate growth, gas exchange, water and mineral transport, and hormone physiology of higher plants. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 212 and BIOL 213; CHEM 301 or CHEM 310.
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4.00 Credits
The study of physiological functioning from the molecular level to organ systems in mammals. Membranes, neuroendocrine control mechanisms, and homeostatic feedback processes are examined for the respiratory, circulatory, excretory, immune, digestive, reproductive, and other body systems. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 211 and 212 or equivalent; one year of college chemistry.
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4.00 Credits
Focusing on the attributes of life in its simplest form, this course examines the molecular mechanisms regulating cellular function. Emphasis will be placed on current advances in our understanding of cellular architecture, control of cellular activity by gene expression, and the specialization of uniquely differentiated cells. Experimental approaches to these advances and the accompanying primary research literature will be critically examined. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 211 and CHEM 310. BIOL 350 is recommended.
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