2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

BIO 2010 MICROBIOLOGY (4 credits). Covers the fundamentals of
microbiology. Examines the structure, classification, metabolism and pathogenicity
of prokaryotes, eukaryotic microorganisms and viruses. Labs cover aspects
of isolation, culture, enumeration, identification and control of microorganisms.
Prerequisites: BIO 1020, CHM 1102.
BIO 2110 GENERAL GENETICS (4 credits). The fundamentals of genetics
from Mendel to modern day. Emphasizes the transmission of genetic material, the
molecular nature of heredity and the heredity of populations. In the lab, students
perform genetic analysis with Drosophila (fruit flies), as well as a variety of microbial
systems. Prerequisites: BIO 1010.
BIO 2801 BIOMETRY (4 credits). Experimental design and hypothesis testing
in the biological sciences, and the analysis of biological data using descriptive
statistics and applying parametric and non-parametric tests. Computer applications
include statistical packages, spreadsheets, graphics preparation and word
processing in the development of reports on modules of field-, clinic- and lab-based
studies. (CL) Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 2925 FIELD BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/AFRICA (3 credits).
Field biology and ecology methodology are discussed, demonstrated and applied
in the field to collect data for analysis. Field studies are conducted in Africa.
Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 2935 FIELD BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/SMOKY MOUNTAINS (3
credits). Field biology and ecology methodology are discussed, demonstrated and
applied in the field to collect data for analysis. Field studies are conducted in the
Smoky Mountains. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 2945 FIELD BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/ROCKIES AND THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST (3 credits). Field biology and ecology methodology
are discussed, demonstrated and applied in the field to collect data for analysis.
Field studies are conducted in the Rocky Mountains and the desert southwest.
Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 2955 FIELD BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/CORAL REEFS (3 credits).
Field biology and ecology methodology are discussed, demonstrated and
applied in the field to collect data for analysis. Field studies are conducted in the
Bahamas. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 3010 MICROBES AND SOCIETY (3 credits). Introduces nonscience
majors to the discipline of science using microbiology as a medium. Enables
students to think about how microbes affect everyday life with respect to disease,
food, and how microbes have changed and are changing the way we live. Noncredit
for biological sciences and biochemistry majors, except as free elective.
BIO 3020 APPLIED FORENSIC BIOLOGY (3 credits). Uses labs and
lectures to introduce biomarkers and genetic tools for the detection and analysis of
forensic evidence. Prerequisites: BIO 1010, BIO 1020.
BIO 3210 MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY (4 credits). Introduces the study
of bodily functions. Emphasizes biophysical principles and control systems to
explain organ system function and the maintenance of homeostasis. Prerequisites:
BIO 1020, CHM 2001.
BIO 3220 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (4 credits). Overviews developmental
processes including contemporary themes of molecular, cellular and multicellular
aspects of embryonic and postnatal development. Discusses the issues of
induction, regulation, differentiation and senescence. Prerequisites: BIO 2110.
BIO 3410 GENERAL ECOLOGY (4 credits). Studies the distribution and
abundance of organisms, with emphasis at the level of biological populations.
Interaction of populations with the abiotic environment, energetics, population
growth, reproduction, competition, predation, adaptation and evolution. Modular
lab exercises stress the experimental design and conduct, and data analysis.
Prerequisites: BIO 2801.
BIO 3510 INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (4 credits). Lectures and labs on
the origins and adaptive radiation of the kingdom Metazoa, including comparative
structure and function of living and extinct animal phyla, evolution of organ
system, and comparative physiology and ecology. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 3550 APPLICATIONS OF AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY
(3 credits). Focuses on the technical aspects of aquaculture. Students use the
Aquaculture Research Center to gain hands-on experience in the design and operation
of aquaculture systems. Prerequisites: BIO 1500.
BIO 3625 MOLLUSCAN AQUACULTURE (3 credits). Studies the basic
biology, life history and culture techniques of the major commercially important
molluscs. Covers culture procedures for microalgae. Includes labs culturing
selected microalgal species, and spawning and larviculture of selected bivalve
species. Prerequisites: BIO 3510.
BIO 3701 EVOLUTION (3 credits). Describes the processes resulting in
evolutionary change and the factors affecting those processes. Discusses evolution
at all levels, from cell and molecular evolution to local populations to major
groups, and covers time frames drawing on knowledge of many biological fields.
Prerequisites: BIO 1020, BIO 2110.
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BIO 3935 ECOLOGY OF TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS (3 credits). A threeweek
field examination of the aspects of population and community ecology of
tropical rainforest systems in Belize or Costa Rica, Central America. Familiarizes
the student with ecological principles governing the abundance and distribution of
species in different rainforest ecosystems. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 3940 TROPICAL MARINE ECOLOGY (3 credits). Includes intensive
fieldwork focusing on tropical marine ecosystems and their biological communities.
Emphasizes biodiversity, the ecology of dominant taxa, interactions between
physical and biological processes, and the structure and function of representative
communities. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 4010 BIOCHEMISTRY 1 (4 credits). Introduces the structure and
properties of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Includes lectures
and labs involving intermediary metabolism, properties of enzymes, bioenergetics
including oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis. Prerequisites:
CHM 2002.
BIO 4101 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (3 credits). Presents the structure, function
and regulation of genetic information. Includes in-depth discussion of nucleic
acid replication, transcription and translation. Introduces uses and applications of
nucleic acids in current research. Prerequisites: BIO 4010.
BIO 4110 BIOCHEMISTRY 2 (4 credits). Lectures and labs involving the
metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and nitrogenous compounds including amino
acids, proteins and nucleic acids. Discusses in detail the regulation of metabolism,
biosynthesis of macromolecules and control of gene expression. Prerequisites:
BIO 4010.
BIO 4120 GENETIC ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES (4 credits).
Lectures and labs on the theory and practice of gene splicing and manipulation,
the use of restriction enzymes, plasmid and phage vectors and the cloning of genes.
Also includes nick translation, random primer labeling, colony hybridization and
southern blotting. Prerequisites: BIO 4101, BIO 4110.
BIO 4130 NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS (4 credits). Lectures and laboratories
involving the theory and practice of current methods of nucleic acid manipulation.
Techniques studied include restriction site mapping, end-labeling, sequencing,
mRNA isolation, cDNA synthesis, DNA:DNA and DNA:RNA hybridization, PCR
technology and DNA fingerprinting. Prerequisites: BIO 4120.
BIO 4201 IMMUNOLOGY (3 credits). Covers basic immunology and the
fundamental principles relating to clinical immunology. Studies the two functional
divisions of the immune system, the innate and the adaptive immune systems,
along with the cells and the soluble factors responsible for the immune response.
Prerequisites: BIO 4010.
BIO 4210 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (4 credits). Presents the physiological
processes of plants and their interactions with their environment. Covers water
relations, plant biochemistry, plant development and environmental physiology.
Prerequisites: BIO 1020, CHM 2002.
BIO 4301 CELL BIOLOGY (3 credits). Emphasizes the interdependence
of three systems: a membrane-cytoskeletal system, a system that directs genetic
information into synthesis of cell constituents; and a system integrated into
membranes that converts energy, supplied to cells as nutrients or light, into cell
function and cell synthesis. Prerequisites: BIO 4010.
BIO 4310 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY (3 credits). Lectures and labs examine
the sources and types of microorganisms in food and their role in food spoilage.
Discusses the microbiology of food products, ways of controlling and preventing
spoilage, methods of isolation and enumeration, quality control, safety practices
and food-borne diseases caused by these organisms. Prerequisites: BIO 2010.
BIO 4410 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY (4 credits). Studies the composition
and distribution of biological communities and the community responses to
climatic and other abiotic factors. Ecosystems, biogeography, biodiversity, succes-
sions, paleoecology, pollution, conservation. Modular lab exercises stress the experimental
design, conduct and data analysis of community studies. Prerequisites:
BIO 2801, BIO 3410.
BIO 4515 ECOLOGY OF CORAL REEFS (3 credits). Broadly examines
coral reefs from reef geology and geomorphology to conservation and management,
including the physical environment, coral and symbiosis, reproduction, demography,
community dynamics, diversity and function, biogeography and evolution, and
natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Prerequisites: BIO 3410, BIO 4410.
BIO 4517 INTRODUCTION TO MODELING FOR ECOLOGY AND
BIOLOGY (4 credits). Includes allometric principles, biological processes
within organisms, population and metapopulation models, competition and symbiosis,
predator-prey relations, community and diversity, and models in evolution,
biogeography, ecosystems and conservation. Prerequisites: BIO 3410.
BIO 4530 BIOLOGY OF FISHES (4 credits). Introduces the structure,
evolution, behavior and ecology of freshwater and marine fishes. Labs examine the
anatomy, physiology and ecology of fishes. Includes field collection trips to local
marine and freshwater habitats. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.