BIO 353 - Organismal Biology

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Organismal Biology focuses on the study of entire organisms, including their structure, function, ecology, and evolution. The course begins with a broad survey of biodiversity. We discuss our shared evolutionary history and the relationships among major groups of life, as well as the unique characteristics of different types of organisms. The course then investigates the relationship between structure and function in individual organisms, with a focus on plants and animals. We consider how organisms develop, coordinate their physiology, reproduce, and respond to their environments. Lectures and labs apply concepts to many different examples, including laboratory model organisms and species found near campus. Students are recommended to have completed, or be concurrently enrolled in, BIO 251. Cross-listed NO

Offered Fall, Spring

Course Fee: Yes
Prerequisite(s): BIO 151, BIO 181, or their equivalents; BIO 152, BIO 182, Bio155, or their equivalents