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Biology
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Invertebrate Zoology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 |
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| Description |
This course is a survey of major invertebrate taxa, with some emphasis on insects. Course content includes identification of major groups and their ecology. Some emphasis will be placed on important parasites and agricultural pests. Each student will be responsible for creating a labeled collection of invertebrates. |
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Invertebrate Zoology Lab |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 321 |
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| Title |
Vertebrate Zoology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 |
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| Description |
This course is a survey of major vertebrate taxa, with emphasis on the evolutionary relationships among these groups and the interaction between anatomical structure and ecology. |
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Vertebrate Zoology Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 322. |
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| Title |
Human Anatomy |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 111 OR BIOL 115 |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
Anatomical structure of the human body, from individual organ systems to the integrated whole. Includes cadaver dissection. |
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Human Anatomy Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 323 |
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Minnesota Plant Identification |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 |
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| Description |
Identification of plants in Minnesota, including trees, shrubs, forbs, grasses, sedges, and ferns. Sight identification, keying skills, and proper nomenclature will be emphasized. Will include lecture and lab with much independent study in lab. |
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Minnesota Plant Identification Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 326 |
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Lake Superior Ecology |
| Prerequisite |
one science class as an undergraduate |
| Lasc Area |
Goal 10 |
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| Description |
This 3 credit summer travel course along the north shore of Lake Superior allows students to relate events of the creation and succession of natural resources; human use and exploitation of these resources; and attempts to preserve them. Lectures includes the ecology of the boreal forest and the effects of logging; fish diversity and the rise and fall of the fisheries industry, including the calamity of sea lamprey invasion (and other exotic species); the rise and fall of the iron ore industry and its effect on the environment. Students will study the predator/prey interaction of the moose-wolf population of Isle Royale. The travel portion of the course includes tent camping in state parks to study the driving forces behind park development, including the history of people involved in conservation. As we travel north and across the US/Canadian border, we will visit industries including fisheries, forestry, iron ore mines, taconite mines, amethyst mines and tourism industry, observing their effects on both the environment and people. The concept of local and global sustainability will be a pervasive theme throughout the course. |
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Tropical Conservation Biology |
| Lasc Area |
Goal 10 |
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| Description |
There is one lecture per week during the spring semester to discuss definitions of biodiversity, and general principles of biological conservation. We discuss why diversity is so high in tropical regions, the value of biodiversity in terms of ecological services and economic potential. We then consider Costa Rica as a case study where these principles have been implemented so successfully. The "lab" component of this course is a mandatory, 12-day class trip to Costa Rica over spring break. In Costa Rica, students and faculty spend 2 days in a dry forest research station at Santa Rosa National Park to study the role of research in bioconservation, 4 days at an ecolodge in a humid forest in the "absolute" reserve at Cabo Blanco on the Pacific Ocean to study the impact of excluding people for more than 50 years, and another 4 days in cloud forest near Monteverde Reserve to study ecotourism as an effective but imperfect tool for conservation. A special fee is required to cover the costs of travel, food, and accommodations. MnTC Goal 10. |
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Genetics |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 111
CHEM 150 |
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| Description |
A survey of the modern molecular and classical Mendelian principles underlying biological inheritance. With lab. |
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| Title |
Genetics Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 341 |
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| Title |
Principles of Ecology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 |
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| Description |
The structure and function of ecological systems. With lab and field work that will emphasize local species and ecosystems. |
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Ecology Lab |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 345 |
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| Title |
An Ecological Perspective |
| Lasc Area |
Goal 10 |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
This course seeks to help students understand basic ecological principles, and to use these principles to understand our current environmental problems. An integration of scientific, economic, political and ethical considerations will help students to appreciate the policies and practices necessary to achieving a sustainable future. MnTC Goal 10. |
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Plant Physiology |
| Prerequisite |
CHEM 210 CHEM 210L |
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| Description |
Structure and function of higher plants with emphasis on molecular and cellular physiology as related to whole plant functions. Topics include growth and development, photosynthesis, and environmental aspects of plant physiology. |
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Plant Physiology Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 347 |
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| Title |
Evolutionary Biology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 BIOL 341 BIOL 345 |
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| Writing Intensive |
Yes |
| Description |
Concepts, principles and evidence of evolutionary processes in biological systems. |
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Human Physiology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 OR CHEM 110 OR CHEM 110L OR CHEM 210 OR CHEM 210L BIOL 111 |
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| Description |
The study of human physiology from cellular homeostasis through organ systems. Includes the study of normal function, regulation, and integration of organ systems, and the implications of abnormal function. |
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| Title |
Human Physiology Lab |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 349 |
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