BL121 Organismal Biology   (3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: BL118, BL119. Corequisite: BL126. An examination of the relationship between structure and function of cells, tissues, and organ systems in eukaryotic organisms. Uses a comparative approach to examine how organisms solve various problems including nutrition, hormonal and neural communication in the internal environment, reproduction and development, and transport of materials. Designed to introduce students to the process of scientific thinking as well as principles of organismal biology. Required for biology majors. Fulfills the science core requirement for non-science majors.