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Catalog Description
Continuation of BIOL171. Anatomy, physiology, and systematics of plants and animals, behavior, ecosystems, populations, and communities. (3 hrs. lect.)
Prerequisite: Credit for BIOL 171 and BIOL 171L.
Corequisite: BIOL 172L.
Recommended Preparation: High school biology and college level reading and writing skills.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Distinguish between the major groups of higher plants by recognizing the anatomical, morphological, developmental features, and life cycles defining these groups.
- Distinguish between the major groups of animals by recognizing the anatomical, morphological, and developmental features defining these groups.
- Describe the biology of higher plants, including the following concepts: basic plant characteristics, plant adaptations to terrestrial versus aquatic life styles, and vascular plant reproduction, growth, anatomy, nutrition, transport mechanisms, and hormonal integration.
- Describe the biology of animals, including the following concepts: adaptations to terrestrial versus aquatic life styles, embryology, behavior, and the anatomy and physiology of animal organ systems (i.e., digestion, respiration, circulation, osmoregulation, thermoregulation, immunity, reproduction, nervous, and endocrine system).
- Describe the basic principles of ecology, including population ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem function.
- Describe the characteristics of the major biomes and ecosystems of the Earth.
- Describe the interrelationships between land, sea, the atmosphere and the living things that occupy these environments.
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