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Majors and Courses of InstructionBiological SciencesZOOL 345. Marine Biology (1.25 units; Downing)(Alternate years. Not offered 2011-2012)Marine biology is the study of life in the ocean. Topics include physical and chemical propertiesof oceans, productivity and energy flow, and animal and plant diversity. Physical and biologicalfeatures of major habitats and the ecology of representative animals are discussed. Emphasisis placed on human interactions with the marine environment including human impacts oncoralreefs, fisheries, marine mammals, and coastal ecosystems. Laboratory study explores standardmarine biology techniques, experimental design, data analysis, and exposure to representativemarine animals and plants. Possible field trip to the Atlantic coast. Prerequisite: ZOOL 115 orBOMI/ZOOL 100.5. F.BOMI 346. Aquatic and Paleoecology (1.25 units; Anderson)(Not offered 2011-2012)Basic principles of lake origin, classification; physical and chemical limnology; planktonic andbenthic ecology; principles of paleoecology; studies of lake evolution; postglacial climatic andvegetational change. Weekly field trips to research areas; laboratory analysis of sediment corematerial. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisites: one course in BOMI or ZOOL; CHEM 110. S.ZOOL 347. Population and Community Ecology (1.25 units; Gatz)The scientific study of the factors affecting the distribution and abundance of animals. Ways togather and analyze data relating to population size, population growth, life histories, competition,predation, community organization and relative abundance of species are taught and practicedduring and after our field laboratories. Statistics are taught and used. Lecture and laboratory.Prerequisite: ZOOL 115 or BOMI/ZOOL 100.5. F.ZOOL 349. Island Biology (1.25 units; Burtt, Carreno, Downing, Gatz)(Not offered 2011-2012)Characteristics of islands, and analysis of the reasons why island organisms provide superiorexamples for the study of evolutionary, ecological, and behavioral phenomena. The course includesa required trip to be Galapagos Islands (extra cost) and students prepare intensively for thisexperience. Offered contingent on sufficient enrollment. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor andone unit in BOMI or ZOOL. S.BOMI/ZOOL 351. Cell and Molecular Biology (1.25 units; Markwardt)Topics in this course center on the following fundamental questions: How is the genome structuredand organized? How is the information contained within the genome expressed in time and space?What factors control the cell division cycle and how do they work? How are proteins and lipidsmade, organized, modified, and moved within the cytoplasm? What kinds of systems control thegrowth of cells in their appropriate social context and what kind of pathologies result when theseregulatory systems fail? A series of recent papers will be used to learn about model building andprediction testing. The lab will introduce a variety of modern molecular techniques and modelorganisms. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisites: CHEM 110, 111 and BOMI/ZOOL 120.CHEM 260 is recommended. S.68