Students receive practical training in the laboratory by learning representative plant life cycles and relationships among plant groups. Cell biology labs stress techniques and fundamentals of genetics. 3 hours lecture, plus lab. Biology or premed major. This course begins with a study of the environment and ecology.
Students then learn about animal biology.
The course concludes with an overview of major bones, muscles, vessels, and organs of the human body. Each major phylum is represented in the laboratory by specimen dissection. 3 hours lecture, plus lab. Major or concentration other than biology or premed. This course introduces the student to plant biology.