1977-1978 Academic Catalog
96 Cedarville College 203 Natural Resource Conservation - Sp 5 hours An ecological approach to natural resource conservation with emphasis on population, air and water pollution, wildlife conservation and other contemporary ecological problems. The course is designed for non-science majors. Science majors may take the course as an elective only. 211 Vertebrate Embryology 5 hours A study of the initiation and development of tissues and organs, with emphasis on embryonic development of vertebrates, including the human. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories each week. Prerequisite: Biology 115 (Alternate, odd years) 212 Invertebrate Zoology 5 hours A survey of representative invertebrates, to include morphology and relations. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Biology 115 (Alternate, even years) 213 Vertebrate Zoology - Sp 5 hours A study of the various vertebrate groups, with emphasis upon vertebrate anatomy. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Biology 115 (Alternate, even years) 216-217 Human Anatomy and Physiology - A, W 5 hours A study of the systems and functions of the human body with the primary emphasis being given to muscle and nerve physiology. Four lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Biology 100 235 Plant Anatomy - W 5 hours Plant cells, tissues and organs will be studied in detail. Attention will be given to microtechnique involving the killing, fixing, embedding, sectioning, staining and mounting of tissues. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories each week. Prerequisite: Biology 134 (Alternate, odd years) 236 Taxonomy of Seed Plants - Sp 5 hours The study includes the classification of the flowering plant with some time given to the history of classification and the various systems by which the angiosperms have been catalogued. A collection of plants will be made by each student. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories each week. Prerequisite: Biology 134 (Alternate, even years) 238 Introductory Microbiology - Sp 5 hours A study of plant microorganisms and viruses and their relationship to man's economy and hygiene. Basic laboratory techniques are stressed. Three lectures and three 2-hour laboratories each week. Prerequisite: Biology 104, Chemistry 151 300 Methods of Teaching Biology 3 hours A study of principles, methods, and techniques of teaching biology including the function of lectures, field trips, demonstrations and laboratory work along with the selection of supplies, equipment and facilities. Prerequisite: SM115 and SM134, and admission to the teacher education program or permission of the instructor. 303 Introduction to Ecology - Sp 5 hours A study of the inter-relations of plant and animal life and their environments. Frequent field trips will be taken. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Biology 115 or 134 (Alternate, odd years) 306 Genetics - W 5 hours A study of the principles of heredity, and their application to plant, animal and human life. Three lectures and two three-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Biology 104, Mathematics 184
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