Two or three weekend field trips are routinely scheduled. A survey of the principles of plant taxonomy that includes identification, nomenclature, evolution, and classification of seed-bearing plants. A systematic survey of plant families will be used with emphasis on local representatives. A study of the morphology, phylogeny, and ecology of invertebrates. Introduction to the study of insect biology including ecology, behavior, and taxonomy.
Laboratory includes field observation, sampling and identification of local fauna.
A study of the morphology, life cycles, and host-parasite relationships of representative protozoan and metazoan parasites. Human parasites are emphasized. A study of the taxonomy, distribution, ecology, behavior and evolution of freshwater and marine fishes. One or two overnight field trips on weekends will be scheduled, with emphasis placed on the collection and preservation of specimens and the identification of habitats occupied by various species. Other field trips scheduled during normal laboratory periods.