Consent of instructor. A study of the common flowering plant families, their identification and classification. Emphasis is placed on field study providing both scientific and aesthetic experiences. Ecological awareness is encouraged. An extensive study of the plant kingdom and related organisms.
Ecological awareness is encouraged.
A survey of ornithology. Lectures cover the biology, evolution and ancestral relationships, migration, flight and flight-related structures, and behavior. Behavior and identification of local birds is addressed in laboratory and on field trips. An in-depth study of classical and molecular genetics. Students see how the science of genetics has emerged from its infancy to present-day molecular aspects of inheritance, including recombinant DNA technology.