RECOMMENDATION BIOL 102/3.0.

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On successful completion of this course, students will have learned to:

• identify the roles of the major physiological systems in diverse animals and how they are regulated through electrical and chemical signals to achieve change or maintain homeostasis
• explain the structure and function of nerves and muscles, and how they contribute to physiological processes
• articulate the role of physiological systems and processes in disease and dysfunction
• compare the nature of interactions between organisms at the level of the population, the community and the ecosystem 
• discuss the mechanisms by which evolution generates biological diversity, and how this is important for ecosystem health

Topics

Topics covered in this course include

• Animal Form and Function
• Ion, Water and Nutrient Balance – Water and electrolyte balance in animals and animal nutrition
• Gas Exchange and Circulation
• Nerves and Muscles
• Endocrine Signalling
• Reproduction
• Immune System
• Evolutionary Processes and Patterns
• Evolutionary Processes
• Speciation and the History of Life
• Animal Behaviour
• Population and Community Ecology
• Ecosystems
• Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

To complete the readings, assignments, and course activities, students can expect to spend on average, about 123 hours on the course.

CDS reserves the right to make changes to the required material list as received by the instructor before the course starts. Please refer to the Campus Bookstore website at http://www.campusbookstore.com/Textbooks/Search-Engine to obtain the most up-to-date list of required materials for this course before purchasing them.

Required Textbooks