Population Biology: Evolution Ecology

Catalog description

This course examines the interaction of organisms with the environment. It includes the principles of classification, evolution, and genetics, which are used as a basis for population studies. In the laboratory, students examine the morphology, behavior, and physiology of representatives of the five kingdoms of organisms and formulate and test hypotheses about the organisms' interrelationships. Assigned scientific articles are discussed and analyzed in recitation. Term paper topics concern the impact of humans on the environment. Not open to students who have completed BIO 1003.