A comparative approach which examines gametogenesis, fertilization, patterns of embryonic development, differentiation, and morphogenesis. The underlying theme of this course is the developmental program which is established during gametogenesis, activated at fertilization and expressed in subsequent development. The laboratory illustrates the principles and patterns of development. BIO 270 Plant Growth and Development. An observation, experimentation-discussion course examining the structural, biochemical and molecular aspects of growth and development of angiosperms.
Development is followed from seed germination, through flowering to seed formation.
BIO 284 Marine Biology. An introduction to life in the sea. Studies the ecology, diversity, biogeography, and behavior of marine biota. This course is prerequisite to all Marine Biology Laboratory courses. Directed field-oriented studies in the ecology, diversity, biography, and behavior of terrestrial and aquatic organisms of the American Tropics.