Organismal Diversity&Evolution.

Catalog description

A course for biology majors and minors, as well as students who plan to take additional courses in biology. The study of biodiversity and evolution expands the cellular and molecular knowledge students acquire in the Principles of Living Systems course ( BIOB 160 /161) to the organismal level. The objective of this course is to introduce students to the diversity of life and how it evolved. It provides students with fundamental knowledge of the structure, function, ecology, population biology, evolution, and diversity of Earth's organisms. Biological processes play key roles in the lives of humans and knowing how organisms are constructed and cope with life on Earth, as well as their relationships, is basic to an understanding of life. The course integrates topics that include anatomical complexity, physiology, development, environmental adaption and the evolutionary history of organisms. Prerequisites: BIOB 160 /161: Principles of Living Systems Lecture and Lab. Corequisite: BIOB 171 Organismal Diversity and Evolution Lab.