Apply the Mendelian principles of heredity for both autosomal and sex-linked inheritance. [BIOL 2030] Arrange animal phyla according to relative size Compare locomotive, skeletal, feeding/digestive, excretory, respiratory, sensory, and reproductive structures between the major taxa of metazoans Comprehend the complexity of homology relationships under a variety of different molecular evolutionary processes. [BIOL 3046] Demonstrate proficiency in the use of taxonomic keys (Lab). [BIOL 3221] Demonstrate the relationship between critical thinking and good scholarship within a course project. [BIOL 3046] Describe invasive species of algae; origin and damage. [BIOL 3221] Describe some aquatic macrophytes and their ecological importance [BIOL 3221] Describe the Archaea: Shared features with Eukaryotes; Thermophily and Methanogenesis. [BIOL 2004] Describe the impact of algae in aquatic and terrestrial environments [BIOL 3221] Describe the importance of algae to humans [BIOL 3221] Describe the protist cells and some major groups of Protists; focus on Haptophytes, Diatoms, Apicomplexan parasites, Ciliates, Cellular slime molds (including life/sexual cycles for the latter four) [BIOL 2004] Describe the ultrastructural, morphological, chemical and reproductive characteristics of different algal groups [BIOL 3221] Explain how complex genetic systems lead to modifications of the basic principles of Mendelian inheritance. [BIOL 2030] Illustrate the evolutionary origins of the chloroplast and its diversity [BIOL 3221] Interpret Mendel’s rules of heredity in terms of the eukaryotic cell cycle. Describe meitoic crossing over and its relationship to genetic linkage. [BIOL 2030] Interpret phylogenetic trees Know the history of molecular biology and recombinant DNA [BIOL 3036] Know updates and extensions to Darwinian theory that led to modern theory. Comprehend and explain principles arising from the neo-Darwinian synthesis and neutral theory. [BIOL 3046] Outline concepts of biogeography [BIOL 3221] Prepare slides for use with a compound microscope (wet mounts, Gram stains, bacterial spore stains, and fungal hyphae culture slides) [BIOL 2004] Understand how molecular evolutionary processes give rise to patterns of genetic diversity that we observe in the natural world, and how to use those patterns to make inferences about different processes. [BIOL 3046] Understand structures and functions of major components of, and replication of, prokaryotic cells [BIOL 2004] Understand the importance of molecular evolution in the post-genomic era, and be able to explain this to non-specialists. [BIOL 3046] Use knowledge of molecular evolution for clear and explicit communication and exchange of ideas about the topic within a course project. [BIOL 3046]
BIOL 1010
