Cellular processes including respiration, photosynthesis, mitosis and meiosis. Anatomy, physiology, ecology, and the role of plants in society and history. Social, economic and political perspectives included. Focuses on third-world agriculture. Focuses on dynamics of population change and interactions of populations in functioning community.
Laboratory involves field studies of populations and communities and computer modeling.
BY220 or permission of instructor. Analyzes proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and their major functions, and importance of water. Encompasses whole person and integral role of nutrition in human health. Includes basic oceanography, marine chemistry and marine biology. Emphasizes field experience.