Biology 111 Foundations of Biology II A sequel to Biology 110 addressing basic concepts of biology through the use of experiential learning and investigative skills. Offered Spring Semester. A study of the structure of ecological populations and the processes that affect them. Specific topics include population growth and regulation, intraspecific competition, life history patterns, population genetics, and symbiotic interactions. A laboratory with field work is included.
Laboratory exercises stress experimental design and data analysis.
A study of the structure of ecological communities and ecosystems and the processes that affect them. Specific topics include interspecific competition, predation, food webs, species diversity, succession, biogeography, species conservation, and the flow of energy and materials through ecosystems. A laboratory with field work is included. Laboratory exercises stress experimental design and data analysis. The first course in the major sequence and is designed for those students prepared to embark is college-level chemistry courses.