An introduction to the study of living systems, beginning with the molecules of life and progressing to cellular and organismic levels of organization. Students will be exposed to numerous topics in biochemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, genetics, and developmental biology. Laboratory exercises explorestructure-function relationships in selected phyla of the animal kingdom. An introduction to the study of organisms, emphasizing adaptive aspects of morphology, physiology, behavior, ecology, and evolution of whole organisms and populations.
Laboratory exercises explore structure-function relationships in plants.
A study of the structure, function, life cycle, and taxonomy of major invertebrate phyla. A study of the structure, function, control, physiology, and classification of prokaryotes and viruses. Two hours lecture and two two-hour labs per week. Four hours Description and discussion of basic tissues, organs, and organ systems of the human body with a special emphasis on interrelationships of these levels in functional anatomy. Structure will be correlated to function for each section.