Applied topics include physical activity, pregnancy, age-related changes, weight control and other contemporary issues. A survey of the various life forms found on Earth. Emphasis is on taxonomy, life cycles and environmental requirements of the major groups and representative species of plants, animals, fungi, protists and prokaryotes. Evolutionary history of and ecological interactions between major groups are also discussed. Laboratories include field studies and the introduction of techniques for the collection, preservation, identification and analysis of specimens of the major groups.
Students present written and oral lab reports.
The evolutionary history of life, the present ecological adaptations of species and relationships among populations in various environments. Includes the roles of Mendelian and population genetics in shaping a population in response to environmental changes. Course work is lecture-based, but laboratories take students into the fields of the surrounding area. Students do environmental research or service projects. Basic information regarding the structure and function of the human body.