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2022-2023 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIOL 102 - Biological Diversity and Design & Lab

4 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: BIOL 101   with grade of ‘C’ or better.

This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of organic evolution, ecology, genetics, and the diversity of living organisms. Topics will include natural selection, mutation, speciation, extinction, and population genetics as well as structural and functional aspects of ecology, including effects of human activities on the natural environment. A survey of living organisms will include bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi, plants, and animals, emphasizing their ecological niches and the design of the physiological systems.

Both Spring and Fall