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BSCI161:PrinciplesofEcologyandEvolutionLaboratory
CourseDescription:
BSCI161guidesstudentstoinvestigatehowevolutionworks,whatmethods
scientistsusetounderstandit,howorganismsinteractwitheachotherandtheir
environment,andthescientificframeworkbywhichweunderstandtheseideas.
Thislaboratorycoursecomplementsthelecture-basedBSCI160coursewhile
providingstudentsafoundationinthescientificandcommunicationskillsusedto
developscientificknowledge.
Prerequisites:
MusthavematheligibilityofMATH120orhigher
PrerequisiteorCo-requisite:BSCI160
CourseCredits:1
Recommended:ForSciencemajors.
Textbooks:
LabManual:161BiologicalSciences.LeoShapiroandHansLemke,Eds.HaydenMcNeilPublishing
NOTE:Studentsarerequiredtohaveanew,currentlabmanual.Usedorprevious
editionsarenotacceptable.
SimUTextsubscription:includedwithyourlabmanual
MajorTopicsCoveredinBSCI161IncludetheFollowing:
1. ExperimentswithNaturalSelection
2. Mendel,Meiosis,andGraphing
3. PopulationGenetics
4. TreeThinking
5. AdvancedandAppliedTreeThinking
6. DataAnalysisandPresentation
7. InquiryI:ResearchTechniques
8. InquiryII:LimitingNutrientsandDesigningtheExperiment
9. InquiryIII:SettinguptheExperiment
10. InquiryIV:DataCollectionandAnalysisandMuseumAssignment
11. MeasuringBiodiversity
12. InquiryResearchReport
13. StudentPresentations