Current social issues and historical perspectives of science, especially biology, and its medical and technical applications, as these relate to gender and race. Two lectures, one three-hour laboratory per week. Weekend field trips may be required. Community structure, biogeochemistry and historical development of terrestrial ecosystems. Taxonomy, natural history, and distribution of plants or animals.
Students collect from the field, identify, classify and mount specimens.
Two lectures and two laboratories per week. Fee required for field trips. Topics include photosynthesis, mineral nutrition, water as related to plants, growth and movement of plants. Two lectures and two laboratories per week. Two lectures and two laboratories per week.