Field activities include visits to historic sites in the Long Island area. Evolution is the integration of all biological and historical geological knowledge. The central concepts of current evolutionary studies are examined particularly in relation to concepts and data from population and community ecology, genetics, behavior, morphology, and the history of the earth's changing environments. BIO 234 Principles of Ecology 4 credits An introduction to the fundamental concepts of ecology, to illustrate the complex interrelationships of living organisms with each other and with their environment. The interrelationships, evolutionary development, and taxonomy of representative plants from the major divisions of the plant kingdom.
Emphasis is on morphology as it relates to function, economic importance, and classification.
BIO 253 Marine Biology 4 credits Fundamental introduction to plants and animals indigenous to Long Island coastal and estuarine waters. Laboratory and field studies of natural history,, life cycles, and adaptations of common species. The biochemistry of interactions between living systems and acute toxins are explored describing aspects of normal metabolism and discussing the effects of endogenous and foreign chemical and physical agents on metabolic processes. Emphasis will be o n developing a comprehension of the metabolic basis of toxic interactions. Toxicity test methods, including options in biological targets, exposure routes and durations, and toxic endpoints are covered.