Three hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory. General introductory study of plants and animals. Summer Three hours lecture, one hour laboratory. Survey of earth's biomes and overview of where humans live. Concentrates on how human activities affect biomes.
Major themes are population growth and concomitant demands on energy and resources.
Addresses pollution, consumer society links with the crisis of biodiversity loss. Optional laboratory exemplifies the dominant issues in the course topics by mens of field studies and selected site visits. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Development of living organisms from the fertilized egg to establishment of organ systems. Topics include fertilization, gastrulation, neurulation, regulation of development, cell commitment, morphogenesis, induction, and laying down of organ systems.