Three lectures, one laboratory period weekly. General Biology II and Lab . A survey of the animal and plant kingdoms, and the structure, function and organization of cells, tissues, and organs. Three lectures, one laboratory period weekly. A study of the origins of the major groups of plants and their life cycles.
Description is given of plant cell types and their organization into tissues and organs.
Aspects of plant physiology such as photosynthesis, water and solute uptake, sugar transport, nitrogen metabolism, growth, and responses to environmental stimuli are also discussed. Laboratory experience included. Environmental Science . Study of problems caused by human use of the natural world with analysis of remedies for these problems through social, economic, or political change. Ecological topics including physiological ecology, behavior, population dynamics, community interactions, and ecosystem function are studied using the framework of natural selection and adaptation, ecological models based on fundamental mathematical principles, and experimental evidence from the primary literature and student laboratory investigations.