Lecture and laboratory. Offered in alternate years. An in-depth investigation of biological systems at the cellular, subcellular and molecular levels. Studies of a variety of cell types and energy relations within cells. Lecture emphasizes metabolism, metabolic regulation and cellular diversity.
Laboratory emphasizes measurement and analysis of subcellular features.
Offered in alternate years. The fossil record, evolution, morphology, adaptation and paleobiogeography of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The interactions of vertebrates with ancient floras, climates and plate configurations will be emphasized. This course fills a biology elective, but does not fulfill the analytical laboratory requirement. Same as Geology 309.