be1l!inniriu! with the methodol– err1p111asi1ze,d. Four lectures and 71-114 Introduction to to Laboratories field to eo[)s,rsti~ms. Three (or four) lectures lab, totaling contact hours per week. Pre15 General Zoology and 71-134 General Pre5 organs are studied in detail. Attention is given to microtechnique including the killing, fixing, embedding, sectioning, staining, and mounting of tissues. Three lectures and two 3-hour labora– tories per week. Prerequisite: 71-134 General Botany. (Alternate, odd years) 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. Each student makes a col– lection of Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. 71-134 General Botany. (Alternate, even years) Introductory Microbiology - W 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 per week. Prerequisites: 71114 Introduction to Biology and 71-151 General Chemistry. Practicum - Sp 2 hours A study of structure and functions of ecosystems with emphasis uron met~ods of ec\>syste1!1 analysis. Supervised field studies will pro– vide practical expenence m examining ecological relationships in our man-dominated rural and urban environment. One lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: 71-200 Environmental Biology. Genetics - A 5 hours A study of the pr_inciples of heredity and their application to plant, ani– mal, and human hfe. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: 71-114 Introduction to Biology and 71-184 Intro– duction to Analysis. 71-311 Vertebrate Embryology 5 hours A stu~y of the initiat~on and development of tissues and organs with emphasis on embryomc development of vertebrates, including the h?"man. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: 71-115 General Zoology. (Alternate, odd years) Plant Physiology 5 hours A study of the unique physiological processes of plant life. These in– clud~ plant and soil-water relationships, mineral nutrition, photosyn– thesis, and mechanisms that enable plants to coordinate their growth and development in response to environmental stimuli. Four lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: 71-134 General Botany and 71-353 Organic Chemistry. (Alternate, odd years) Topics inEnvironmental Biology 5-16 hours Includes a selection of courses offered at the AuSable Trails Institute. All courses emphasize Christian stewardship of creational resources and are taught by faculty of various evangelical Christian colleges. Students may choose from four course sequences which, if completed in addition to requirements for the biology major, will earn certification in one of the
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