Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

356 / BIOLOGY
BIOL 352
Physiology Laboratory
1 Semester Hour
Laboratory experiments in physiology.
Laboratory, 4 hours; Data analysis, 1 hour.
Prerequisite: BIOL 351 or 356 or 357, or concurrent
enrollment.
BIOL 353
Plant Physiology
3 Semester Hours
Introduction to plant function, including photosynthesis,
mineral nutrition, water relations, metabolism, and growth
processes.
Prerequisites: BIOL 201; CHEM 220, 221; MATH 122 or
131.
BIOL 354
Plant Physiology Laboratory
1 Semester Hour
Laboratory experiments in plant physiology.
Laboratory, 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 353 or concurrent enrollment.
BIOL 355
Physiology of Drugs
3 Semester Hours
A study of the absorption, distribution, action,
biotransformation, and elimination of drugs. An introduction
to the pharmacology of certain drugs.
Prerequisites: BIOL 202; CHEM 222, 223.
BIOL 356
Cell Biology
3 Semester Hours
A detailed study of subcellular organelles, including their
origin, function, and regulation within the cell.
Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or NTLS 375; CHEM 222, 223.
BIOL 357
Comparative Animal Physiology
3 Semester Hours
A study of the different strategies utilized by various
organisms to deal with problems of oxygen supply,
temperature, water, salt balance, etc. Emphasis is on the
vertebrates.
Prerequisites: BIOL 102, 201; CHEM 110, 112.
BIOL 359
Cell Biology Lab
1 Semester Hour
Laboratory experiments in cell biology.
Laboratory, 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 201.
BIOL 361
General Microbiology
3 Semester Hours
Properties and ecology of viruses, bacteria, and protists;
principles of genetics and physiology of bacteria;
pathogenesis of bacteria and viruses; microbes as tools for
molecular biology.
Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or NTLS 375; CHEM 220.
BIOL 362
General Microbiology Laboratory
1 Semester Hour
Laboratory experiments in general microbiology.
Laboratory, 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 361 or concurrent enrollment.
BIOL 371
Plant Biochemistry
3 Semester Hours
Primary and secondary biosynthesis of plants;
photosynthesis; nutrient acquisition and transport; plant
pathogen/predator defense mechanism. Integration of these
processes into an overall biochemical strategy.
Prerequisites: BIOL 201; CHEM 110, 112.
BIOL 375
Advanced Genetics
3 Semester Hours
Topics in genetics including both meiotic and mitotic
recombination, quantitative genetics, gene structure,
genetic control, and gene therapy.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or NTLS 375; CHEM 222, 223.