An introduction to animal systems with emphasis on fundamentals of ecology, cell biology, and genetics. Survey of the animal kingdom emphasizing animal diversity and structure and function.
Animal dissection is required.
No credit toward biology major or minor. Formation and function of sex cells. Problems of lactation, fertility, sterility, sexuality, birth control challenges and human population. The fundamentals of bodily function are studied at the cellular, organ and system levels and are related to a systematic approach to the macroscopic structure of the body. Edible and poisonous wild plants.