Unity of Life II: Multicellular Organisms

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Three lecture. Three lab. This course emphasizes general concepts pertaining to the evolution, biodiversity, and ecology of multicellular organisms. Students will be able to: describe the theory of natural selection within evolution and the supporting evidence; describe prokaryotic evolution, anatomy, reproduction, physiology, and ecology; describe eukaryotic evolution, anatomy, reproduction, physiology, and ecology; describe plant evolution, anatomy, reproduction, physiology, and ecology; describe animal evolution anatomy, reproduction, physiology and ecology; analyze basic ecological principles including biogeochemical cycling; analyze and discuss the limitations of phylogenetic trees representing the evolution of all life; analyze the impact of humans on the Biosphere; evaluate ecosystem biodiversity and conservation ecology; utilize diagrams, graphs and/or tables to communicate data and scientific observations; communicate the results of laboratory experiments in a written format; analyze and test experimental hypotheses related to core concepts using the scientific method; explore how biology relates to other disciplines. General Education: Natural Sciences