This new course will replace the Bio. 3425 Vertebrates requirement for Biology majors in Honors, Prephysical Therapy, Preprofessional and Teacher Certification options starting in the Fall of 1996. A study of the biology of aging from biochemical, cellular, and physiological viewpoints. Emphasis on age-associated functional and structural changes of the organ systems. Factors affecting the distribution and abundance of organisms.
Basic ecology is examined at the organismal, population and ecosystem levels.
Human impact on the environment. A modern approach to understanding the nature and functioning of hereditary material in living organisms. Biochemistry of genetic material, physical basis of inheritance, and mode of expression of genetic material in individuals and populations. Examination of major principles of classical and contemporary genetics by means of laboratory exercises. Fundamentals of animal and plant tissue culture.