2001-2003 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Arkansas-Monticello
BIOL 2223 Human Anatomy
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Corequisite: ENGL 1013
A basic course in anatomy with emphasis on cells,
tissues, organs, and systems of the human body.
BIOL 2261 Human Anatomy Laboratory
1 credit: 3 hours laboratory
Corequisite: ENGL 1013
Identification of cells, tissues, and organ systems of the
human body.
BIOL 2273 Human Physiology
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: CHEM 1023 or CHEM 1103 or
permission of instructor
Recommended: BIOL 1153 or BIOL 2223
Introduction to the function, mechanism, and controls
of the various organ systems of the human body. Annual
Fall offering.
BIOL 2281 Human Physiology Laboratory
1 credit: 3 hours laboratory
Corequisite: BIOL 2273
Laboratory exercises that demonstrate physiological
principles treated in Human Physiology lecture. Annual
Fall offering.
BIOL 3314 Ichthyology/Herpetology
4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161
Taxonomy and natural history of fishes, amphibians, and
reptiles, emphasizing the local fauna. Spring offering in
odd-numbered years.
BIOL 3324 Ornithology/Mammalogy
4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161
Taxonomy and natural history of birds and mammals,
emphasizing the local fauna. Spring offering in evennumbered
years.
BIOL 3354 Genetics
4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: BIOL 3553, 3561; CHEM 1113, 1131
Principal laws of heredity, including Mendelian,
molecular, and cytogenetics. Annual Spring offering.
BIOL 3411 Mammalian Anatomy Laboratory
1 credit: 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161
Basic mammalian anatomy, with emphasis on the human
skeleton and cat organ systems.
Course Descriptions
BIOL 3423 Plant Morphology
3 credits: 1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory
Prerequisite: BIOL 1143, 1171
Structure, reproduction, and life histories of the vascular
plants: ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, and flowering
plants.
BIOL 3434 Regional Flora
4 credits: 2 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory
Prerequisite: BIOL 1143, 1171
Identification and classification of the vascular plants of
the southeastern United States, emphasizing flowering
plants. Spring offering in oddnumbered years.
BIOL 3484 General Ecology
4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: BIOL 1144, 1153; Six hours of chemistry
Principles of ecology; study of environments and their
components, the flow of energy and materials, ecological
succession, pollution, and radiation ecology. Annual Fall
offering.
BIOL 3493 Environmental Science
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: 3 hours of biology or earth science
NOTE: Same as ESCI 3493
A survey of the environment to provide an understanding
of and respect for the ecosystems upon which the
human species is dependent. Fall offering in evennumbered
years.
BIOL 3503 Marine Biology
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161
Study of the structure and function of the marine
environment with emphasis on the fauna and ecology of
the Gulf of Mexico. Optional field trip to the Gulf of
Mexico.
BIOL 3511 Marine Biology Laboratory
1 credit: 2 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161
Study of the structure and function of the marine
environment with emphasis on the identification of
some of the common organisms of the Gulf of Mexico.
Optional field trip to the Gulf of Mexico.
BIOL 3553 Microbiology
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: 6 hours of chemistry and 3 hours of biology;
or BIOL 2273, 2281, and 3 additional hours of BIOL
The biology of microorganisms including bacteria,
viruses, fungi, and protozoans, with emphasis given to
their importance in health and disease.
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