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2024-2025 Credit Course Catalog

BIO 158 - Evolution and Biodiversity

4 Credits
Lecture: 3 Lab: 3

Evolution and Biodiversity is designed for biology majors, but it also meets general education lab science requirements. The course involves lecture and lab work, including some in the field. The class begins with evolution and the diversity of organisms, from bacteria, protests and fungi to plants and animals. It continues with a comparative examination of anatomy and physiology in plants and animals. In the lab, students work on dissecting a fetal pig and other preserved specimens.

Articulation: 1.1 (IAI): L1 910L; BIO910

Prerequisite: BIO 157  with a grade of C or higher. 
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