Principles of the formation of animals and plants, beginning with an examination of the production of gametes and moving through an overview of animal development. The course concludes with the major processes of organ-system development using information from molecular biology, genetics, endocrinology, and anatomy. Lab exercises involve living and prepared materials. The functional aspects of the green plant and some of the basic anatomy out of which process develops. Covers plant hormones, differentiation, transport from soil to shoot, response to temperature and light, and control of reproduction.
Lab exercises on a variety of vascular plants.
A review of the animal kingdom from single-celled animals through the higher phyla, including morphology, taxonomy, and life history of major phyla with additional emphasis on comparative vertebrate anatomy. Lab involves detailed comparison of selected animal types. Phylogeny of the major plant groups, the important Illinois angiosperm families, and the interrelationships among plants and humans during the rise of civilization. Lab covers the specifics of plant morphology with prepared slides and preserved and living plants. Microbial principles and techniques for application in other fields or as a first course for study in area of microbiology.