A general study of the physical and chemical properties of living material, cell organelles, transport cell division, energy transformations in photosynthesis and cellular respiration, plant and animal tissues, the classification of organisms and genetics. A continuation of Biology 117. Emphasis is on supporting life processes, animal systems, evolution, ecosystems and communities. Required of science transfer students in biology and chemistry. A continuation of BIO 123.
Emphasis is on plant and animal systems, evolution and ecology.
Emphasis is on microscopy, histological techniques, tissue culturing, and macromolecular separation and identification. An introductory study of the microbial world with emphasis on the nature and behavior of microorganisms, the interrelationships that operate between microbes and the human host in health and disease, and the principles of prevention and control of infectious disease. Laboratory experience develops techniques in the proper handling, observation and identification of microbial cultures. Recommended for students in the health sciences. An analysis of basic physiological concepts and their relationship to selected vertebrate types.