Structural and functional features of the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems are examined. Recommended for students in the health sciences. A study of the structure and function of the body is continued by examining the endocrine, reproductive, circulatory, digestive, respiratory and excretory systems. A general study of the physical and chemical properties of living material, cell organelles, transport cell division, energy transformations in photosynthesis and cellular respiration, plant and animal tissues, the classification of organisms and genetics. A continuation of Biology 117.
Emphasis is on supporting life processes, animal systems, evolution, ecosystems and communities.
Required of science transfer students in biology and chemistry. A continuation of BIO 123. Emphasis is on plant and animal systems, evolution and ecology. Emphasis is on microscopy, histological techniques, tissue culturing, and macromolecular separation and identification. An introductory study of the microbial world with emphasis on the nature and behavior of microorganisms, the interrelationships that operate between microbes and the human host in health and disease, and the principles of prevention and control of infectious disease.