BIO 1224 - Biology for Majors: Diversity

This is an introductory course required for all biology majors, pre-health professions students and other science majors planning to take upper division courses in biology. An introduction to phylogenies, including the ancestral position of microorganisms, establishes the evolutionary framework for understanding life’s diversity. The focus of the course is the morphological characteristics of organisms that facilitate internal regulation and illustrate adaptation, especially in plants and animals. Lecture and lab exercises emphasize growth, anatomy, transport, regulation, reproduction and diversity of plants; and nutrient procurement, movement, excretion, osmoregulation, control systems, reproduction, development, and diversity of animals.

Credit Hours: 4