Topics include the scientific method, basic biochemistry, cell structure and function, cell physiology, cell reproduction and development, Mendelian genetics, population genetics, natural selection, evolution, and ecology. The prerequisite for this course should have been completed within the last five years. Vertebrate animals and vascular plants are emphasized. The prerequisite for this course should have been completed within the last five years. This course is a non-lab general introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the human body.
Emphasis is on human organ systems and their interrelationships.
This course is a basic integrated study of the structure and function of the major systems of the human body. Labs complement the material presented in lecture. This general course in microbiology includes the study of epidemiology, ubiquity, and control and identification of microogranisms. None, but high school biology or BIO 100 is recommended. This course introduces basic principles of population biology, ecology and environmental science as applied to the study of the interactions between humans and the biosphere.