Relevant topics will be used to illustrate fundamental concepts. Laboratory is required. Credit for BIOL 101 will not be granted to students who have completed BIOL 111. The Biology of Plants Basic characteristics of the structure and function of plants as organisms with emphasis on those plants that are of economic importance to humans. Major topics include plant growth and anatomy, plant nutrition, agricultural practices, reproduction, and propagation of agricultural species, and plant materials for human nutrition, medicine, and fiber.
Laboratory is required.
Natural World 104 Genetics and Heredity A study of the inheritance of observable traits, transmission of genes, the nature of the genetic material, and regulation of gene expression. Recent advances in the understanding of human genetic disease and the potential of genetic engineering will be discussed. A contemporary approach to the major themes of modern biology. Sub-cellular, cellular, genetic, and physiological aspects of biological systems will be explored in the context of the scientific process. Laboratory is required.