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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on the ecology of conserving biodiversity. It is organized to include species, population, and ecosystem-level issues. Topics such as biodiversity, extinction, sustained yield, exotic species, and preserve design will be covered. Management implications and the ecology of issues are integrated throughout the course. Labs emphasize ecosystems and conservation problems of southern Minnesota. Prerequisite: BIO-101 and declared major in Biology or Environmental Studies. WRITD, Fall semester.
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1.00 Credits
Off-campus experience related to the student's major. A limit of one course from BIO-392 or BIO-268, 368 may be used toward the Biology major and must be approved by the department in advance of the experience so that the department's expectations are clear. See description of the Internship Program.
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3.00 Credits
Special topics for independent study. Admission by permission of instructor. Students who have completed BIO-101 and BIO-102 will enroll in BIO-291. Students who have completed the core will enroll in BIO-391.
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1.00 Credits
This course examines the principles that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms. Topics include population dynamics, species interactions, community organization, energy flow, and nutrient cycles. These principles are related to environmental issues and natural resource management. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week, including field trips and greenhouse experiments. Prerequisites: BIO-101, BIO-102, BIO-201, BIO-202, CHE-107 and CHE-141 Spring semester.
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1.00 Credits
The study of animal behavior from an evolutionary perspective. This course will cover proximate mechanisms and ultimate adaptiveness of behavior in a diversity of organisms from invertebrates to humans. It will examine how behaviors enhance survival and reproductive success, and the ways in which ecological pressures shape behaviors involved in communication, predator avoidance, foraging, parental investment, altruism, and sociality, among other topics. Three lectures and one three-hour lab weekly. Prerequisite: BIO-101, BIO-102, BIO-201, BIO-202, CHE-107 AND CHE-141. Fall semester.
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1.00 Credits
A study of cell morphology and function, using techniques of image analysis. Studies of the cell will use computer enhancement to analyze light and electron micrographs. Additional work will involve fluorescence microscopy and 3D reconstruction. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory weekly. Prerequisites: BIO-101, BIO-102, BIO-201, BIO-202, CHE-107 and CHE-141. Offered occasionally.
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1.00 Credits
This course extends the study of genetic principles introduced in the four-course core sequence. Topics will include transmission genetics and pedigree analysis, population and quantitative genetics, and the molecular genetics of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Four lectures weekly. Prerequisites: BIO-101, BIO-102, BIO-201, BIO-202, CHE-107 and CHE-141. Fall semester.
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1.00 Credits
A general study of the structure, development, habitats, and economic importance of insects, the most abundant type of animal on the planet. Laboratory work explores insect development, physiology, and behaviors. Students also create an insect collection over the course of the semester. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory weekly. Prerequisites: BIO-101, BIO-102, BIO-201, BIO-202, CHE-107 and CHE-141. Offered occasionally.
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1.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the systematics of vascular plants (flowering plants, conifers, and ferns) with an emphasis on woody plants of North America and Minnesota flora. Students will learn the terminology used in systematics, identify representative families, and become familiar with the use of taxonomic keys. Topics included are phylogenetic relationships, speciation, phytogeography, plant mating, and pollination biology. Two three-hour lecture/labs weekly. Prerequisite: BIO-101, BIO-102, BIO-201, BIO-202, CHE-107 and CHE-141. Offered occasionally.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on physiological interactions between plants and the environment. Topics include: 1) how plants respond to challenging physical, chemical, and biological factors; 2) how plants acquire and exchange energy or nutrients with the environment; and 3) plant growth and development integrated by hormonal interactions. These principles are related to ecology, environmental issues, and molecular biology. Three lectures and one three-hour lab weekly. Prerequisites: BIO-101, BIO-102, BIO-201, BIO-202, CHE-107 and CHE-141. WRITD, Offered occasionally, Fall semester.
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