An introduction to the scientific study of life and basic biological principles. Emphasis is on the properties of living systems, their variety, their relationships in space and time to each other, evolution and the environment. Course 101 is not a prerequisite for 102. Introductory Plant Biology. An introduction to the concepts and principles of plant biology including the structure, function, ecology, and evolution of both vascular and nonvascular plants, with emphasis on the importance of plants to life on earth.
Laboratory provides practical experience with plant form and function as well as scientific inquiry.
Students choose a current topic in plant biology for study and presentation. Satisfies the A.B. laboratory science requirement. Offered in fall semester. Ms. Mineo 201. In this introduction to the biology of the invertebrates students study the natural history, phylogeny, anatomy, development, physiology, and importance to human populations of the major invertebrate phyla and a few of the minor ones.