BIOL1106 - 03 - Intro. to Organismic & Evolutionary Biology with Lab

(NSL) Natural Science Lab (SI-L) Scientific Inquiry Lab

This is the second of a two-semester introductory biology course intended for, but not limited to, students considering a biology or neuroscience major. The course focuses on the process that generated and interconnects all living diversity on the planet-evolution. Students learn how mutations accumulate within heritable molecules, and how the environment may select for and against certain mutations within populations. Special emphasis is placed on the evolution of our own species, and the evidence that ties us to the rest of life. The remainder of the course is devoted to a broad overview of the diversity of life, how organisms interact, and how our species is influencing the abiotic and biotic world. The laboratory stresses data analysis and scientific writing skills as students build their expertise in molecular, cellular, and organismal biology techniques. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory.