BIOB 170N - Principles of Biological Diversity

Credit(s): 3

Prerequisite(s): BIOB 160 or Biology Department’s consent.
A survey of the major categories of living organisms including study of their structure, adaptations, evolution, and ecology. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Identify the major categories of living things.
Explain the structure and adaptations of representative organisms.
Descriminate between the origin and classification of the major categories of organisms.
Demonstrate and weigh knowledge of basic ecological principles.
Apply an appropriate deductive reasoning framework for the subject.