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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours (lecture), 3 credits. This course will explore the three major themes of Evolution, Species, and Biogeography from their historical antecedents to modern ideas. The course will provide the student with a full understanding of the ideas that shape current thinking in organismic biology and advance the dialogue in systematics, ecology, biodiversity, and conservation. PREREQ: BIO 166 and 167, or equivalents. NOTE: Basic computer skills and familiarity with the Internet are strongly recommended.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (2, lecture; 4, lab), 4 credits. Identification and classification of flowering plants by the use of manuals. The characteristics and evolutionary position of selected families, including a discussion of economically important plants. Laboratory work is supplemented by field trips.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (2, lecture; 4, lab), 4 credits. Algae, fungi, liverworts, and mosses are cultured and studied macroscopically and microscopically through all phases of their life cycles. Emphasis is on growth and differentiation, reproductive processes, and the phylogenetic interrelationships among groups. Laboratory work will be supplemented by field trips.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (2, lecture; 4, lab), 4 credits. Vegetative and reproductive structures of primitive tracheophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms are studied in living, cultured, preserved, and fossilized materials in an attempt to trace the growth and phylogenetic development of these groups. Laboratory work will be supplemented by field trips.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (2, lecture; 4, lab), 4 credits. Survey of the anatomy and natural history of the invertebrates. Emphasis is not only on the evolutionary relationships but also on functional problems presented by the environment and the mechanisms by which they are solved.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (2, lecture; 4, lab), 4 credits. Evolution of chordates, with emphasis on comparative anatomic, functional, and developmental aspects of vertebrate organ systems. Laboratory dissections of representatives of each of the vertebrate classes will be performed.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (2, lecture; 4, lab), 4 credits. Experimental studies and modern theories of development. Laboratory study of the frog, chick, and mammal.
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4.00 Credits
6 hours (2, lecture; 4, lab), 4 credits. Anatomy, behavior, classification, ecology, and physiology of insects. The laboratory will include field trips and projects.
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4.00 Credits
5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. PREREQ: GEP 226 and BIO 166-167.
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4.00 Credits
5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits. Gene structure, organization, and expression. Experimental methods used for studying genes and their products. PREREQ: One 200-level BIO course.
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