Home > Five College Course Catalog > Evolut:Diversity Life-thruTime

Evolut:Diversity Life-thruTime
Course Number	BIOLOGY 280
Course Title	Evolut:Diversity Life-thruTime
Department	Biology
Campus	University of Massachusetts
Course Description	Process of biological evolution and the evolutionary history of life on earth. Major features of biological evolution including microevolution (the evolution of biological populations), speciation (the origin of species), and macroevolution (evolution above the species level). Microbial, plant, and animal evolution. Primates and the evolution of humans. Origin of major evolutionary innovations stressed, including evolution of photosynthestic, oxygen-releasing bacteria, nucleated cells, sexual reproduction, true roots and leaves, woody plants, the seed and flowers, animals with a true body cavity, insects and their societies, and the vertebrate jaw, the transition from fins to limbs, the evolution of the shelled land egg, dinosaurs and bird origins, and the adaptive radiation of mammals.
Course Notes	Please check SPIRE for class notes and restrictions

Reg #	Section	Credits	Instructors	Meeting Times	Location	Notes
31581	01	3	Margery Coombs;Jaime Tanner	M W F 12:20PM 1:10PM	MOR2 131

Home | About Us | Academic Programs | Administrative Programs
Libraries | Technology | Course Catalog | Events
On and About the Campuses | For Students

©2003 Five Colleges, Inc. | 97 Spring Street, Amherst MA 01002 | 413.256.8316
Home | Search & Site Map | Contact Us

web site design by gravity switch, inc.