Biology (Biol)
1A. Plant Biology (3)
Not open to students with credit in Biol 2A or Bot 1. Structure, function,
ecology, and economic study of plants including heredity and evolution.
(2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
1B. Animal Biology (3)
Not open to students with credit in Biol 2A or Zool 1. Structure, function,
ecology and economic study of animals; physiology as applied to man. (2
lecture, 2 lab hours)
2A. Life Science (3)
Not open to students with credit in Biol 1A, 1B, Bot 1 or Zool 1. Principles
of biology related to the cell, maintenance, and rciation of living organisms,
heredity and elementary processes of evolution. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
2B. Life Science (3)
Prerequisite: Biol 2A. Principles of biology related to reproduction, mechanisms
of evolution, diversity of life, populations and communities, biogeography,
history of life. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
66. General Human Anatomy (3)
Recommended: an introductory college biology course. Structure of the human
body. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
101. Nature Study (2)
Concurrently with Biol 102. Prerequisite. 9 units of natural science including
a general biology, botany, or zoology course. Choice and development of
natural science materials for elementary schools.
102. Nature Study Laboratory (1)
Concurrently with Biol 101. Problems and projects for elementary school.
(3 lab or field hours)
112. Field Biology (3)
For biology minors only. Prerequisite: Biol 1A-B, 2A-B or equivalent. Local
environmental and biotic interdependencies. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
116. Microscopic Technique (3)
Prerequisite: 3 units of biology. Preparation of plant and animal tissues
for microscopic study. (9 lab hours)
120. Genetics (3)
Prerequisite: college zoology or botany. Principles of biological inheritance,
including gene structure, gene function, statistical methods, problem solving,
and human genetics.
120L. Genetics Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Biol 120. Experimental studies on inheritance
in plants and animals, including man. (6 lab hours)
133. Aquatic Biology (4)
Prerequisite: one year college biology, one semester college chemistry.
Geology, chemistry, physics of inland waters as related to biology; community
structure, ecological interactions, adaptations, and identification of aquatic
organisms. (2 lec- ture, 6 lab or field hours)
151. Heredity and Evolution (3)
Not open to students with credit in Zool 175 or Biol 120. Prerequisite:
Biol IB, 2A-B or equivalent. Heredity of man and principles of organic change.
157. Conservation of Natural Resources
(3) (Same as E Ed 157)
(Same as T Ed 157.) Prerequisite: biological and physical science. Problems
in conservation of natural resources in the United States; water supply,
soils, minerals, metals, petroleum, natural gas, grasslands, forests, fisheries,
wildlife, and recreational areas; local, state, and national plans and organizations
for conservation; educational implications and techniques.
162. Biological Techniques (3)
Open to credential candidates in the life science or physical science waiver
program; course meets the professional education requirement of 30 units
for the clear credential. Collection and preparation of biological materials
and specimens for instruction in secondary schools.
173. Great Men of Science (2)
Prerequisite: college botany or zoology. Men from all fields of science
and their contributions.
180. Cytology (4)
Prerequisite: Biol 130. Methods of cell research; cellular ultrastructure,
cell function as an expression of structure. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Biology (Biol)
200. Principles and Great Experiments in Biology (2)
Development and influence of current biological thought.
204. Biology of Speciation (2)
Prerequisites: major in the Biology Department, Biol 120, and an approved
field course. Evolution as a process with emphasis on evolutionary mechanisms
of plants.
206. Principles of Taxonomy (2)
Zoological nomenclature and related fields.
208. Field Work in Biology (1-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Botanical and zoological field studies.
Field trips may be required.
220. Insect Toxicology (3)
Prerequisite: Ent 101, Chem 8. Mode of action of insecticides and other
toxicants in insects and other animals; physical and chemical properties.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
225. Insect Taxonomy (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Ent 101, 115. Indentification and classification of major
and specific groups of family and generic status. (6 lab hours)
250. Scientific Research Reporting (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Techniques of scientific photography
and writing, illustrating emphasized. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
255T. Topics in Botany (2; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected area in
the field of botany.
255.1 Basic Metabolism
255.2 Evolution of Cultivated Plants
255.3 Instrumentation
255.4 Plant Ultrastructure
255.5 Plant Symbiotic Association
265T. Topics in Physiology (2; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected areas
in the field of physiology. (Lecture and/or laboratory)
270T. Topics in Zoology (2; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of new fields, areas
not in current courses, or advanced studies in a given area. (Lecture and/or
laboratory)
270.1 Protozoology
270.2 Quantitative Zoology
270.3 Cytogenetics
281T. Seminar in Biological Science (1; max total 4 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Reviews and reports on current literature
in the various phases of biology.
281.1. Vertebrates
281.2. Aquatic Insects
281.4. Strongyle Biology
281.5. Stress
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement Independent Study.
299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submis sion of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.
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* Late afternoon, Satruday, and/or overnight field trips may be required.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Biology (Biol)
302T. Topics in Biology (3; max total 6)
104. Plant Physiology (4)
Prerequisites: College botany, Chem 1A or 2A-B. General metabolism and related
processes. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
106. Plant Taxonomy (4)
Prerequisite: college botony. Principles of plant classification; local
flora. (1 lecture, 9 lab or field hours)*
107. Plant Ecology (3)
Prerequisite: college botany. Interrelations of plants and environment.
(2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*
134. Plant Anatomy (4)
Prerequisites: college botany. Inititation, development and structire of
cells, tissue systems in roots, stems, leaves. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
135. Morphology of Nonvascular Plants (3)
Prerequisites: college botany. Comparative structure and phylogeny of the
fungi, algae, mosses, and liverworts. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
136. Morphology of Vascular Plants (4)
Prerequisites: college botany. Comparative structure and phylogeny of ferns
and seed plants. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
137. Plant Morphogenesis (4)
Prerequisites: Bot 1 or Biol 1A. Morphological and physiological factors
involved in the organization and development of plants. (2 lecture, 6 lab
hours)
140. General Mycology (4)
Prerequisites: college botany. Classification, structure, and development
of representative fungi. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
200 Series
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.
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* Late afternoon, Satruday, and/or overnight field trips may be required.
106. Economic Entomology (3)
(See Plant 121).
107. Medical Entomology (3)
Arthropod-borne diseases of man and animals and arthropod vectors of the
diseases.
107L. Medical Entomology Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Ent 107. (3 lab hours)
110. Insect Physiology (3)
Prerequisite: Ent l01. Principles of physiology as applied to insects; functions
of insect body, tissues, and organs. (2 lecture, 3 lab or demonstration
hours)
115. Insect Morphology (4)
Prerequisite: Bot l01. Comparative study of the form and structure of insects;
external and internal anatomy. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
190. Independent Study (l-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement - Independent Study.
200 Series.
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.
104. Microbiology (5)
For majors. Prerequisites: organic chemistry; Biol 1A or Bot 1. Morphological
and physiological consideration of the Schizomycetes and selected unicellular
Eumycetes; techniques; illustration of principles and determinative bacteriology
in the laboratory. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)
117. Serology and Immunology (4)
Prerequisites: Mcrb 104 and Chem 8. Principles and applications of plasma
changes in presence of antigens. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
118. Bacteriology of Human Disease (5)
Prerequisite: Mcrb 104, 117, Chem 8. Bacterial, mycotic and viral etiological
agents of human disease. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)
150. Medical Mycology (4)
Prerequisite: Biol 1A or Bot 1 and Mcrb 140 or 20. Morphology, physiology,
and principles of pathogenicity of mycotic agents of human and animal disease.
(2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
161. Microbial Physiology (4)
Prerequisite: Mcrb 140, Chem 8. Structure, andphysiological functions in
the microbial cell. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
185. Virology (4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Biological and chemical aspects
of viruses. Techniques of viral cultivation, detection and assay; illustration
of principles.(2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
189. Microbial Genetics (4)
Prerequisite: Biol 140A-B. The nature of genetic information, its mutation,
transfer, and recombination in cells. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Microbiology (Mcrb)
256. Advanced General Microbiology (3)
Intensive study of microbial cell structures and their relationship to physiological
activities of the cell; enrichment isolation procedures and physiological
activities of selected bacterial species, including autotrophic and photosynthetic
organisms. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
257. Immunochemistry (3)
Qualitative and quantitative consideration of the physical, chemical, and
structural characteristics of antigens and antibodies and the dynamics of
antigen-antibody reactions. (l lecture, 6 lab hours)
258. Experimental Virology (3) (Former Biol 258)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Experimental procedures used in
bacteriophage and animal virus research; collection, interpretation and
presentation at data. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
259. Experimental Infectious Pathology (3) (Former Biol 259)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The production and study of tissue
changes resulting from infection with pathogenic microorganisms. (l lecture,
6 lab hours)
260T. Topics in Microbiology (1-3; max total 8) (Former Biol 260)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Intensive investigation of selected
areas inmicrobiology.
281T. Seminar in Microbiology (1; max total 4 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Reviews and reports on current literature
in the various phases of microbiology.
290. Independent Study (l-3; max total see reference)
See Academic Placement - Independent Study.
299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.
140. Comparative Animal Physiology (4)
Prerequisite: Biol 140A-B. Evolution of physiological systems; functional
adaptations to different environments; physiological principles as applied
to animals. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)
170. Cell Physiology (4)
Prerequisites: organic chemistry. Methods, structural bases, cytoplasmic
organoid, molecular components, metabolism. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. .
200 Series
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.
(See also Bot 130, 133, 137; Genet 172; Mcrb 161 .)
103. Vertebrate Zoology (3)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Study of the vertebrates. (2 lecture, 3
lab hours)
108. Parasitology (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology; Chem 1A or 2A-B. Biology of parasites living
in human beings. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
113. Natural History of Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology. Vertebrate classes; natural history of local
species. (3 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
114. Invertebrate Zoology (3)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Invertebrates exclusive of insects, parasitic
protozoa and helminths. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
134. Wildlife Management (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Relation of
vertebrates to human affairs. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
135. Mammalogy (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Mammals of the
world with emphasis on local species. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
137. Herpetology (4)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Reptiles and
amphibians of the world with emphasis on local species. (2 lecture, 3 lab
or field hours)*
138. Animal Ecology (3)
Prerequisite: college biology, including zoology; or permission of instructor.
Environmental relationships of local vertebrates. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field
hours)
140. Ichthyology 4)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Idnetification,
natural history, distribution, ecology and management of fishes; freshwater
fishes of California, native and introduced.
157. Histology (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Identification and study of vertebrate cells,
tissues, and organs. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
158. Hematology (4)
Prerequisite: Physio 1 or Zool 157. Development, structure, identification,
and quantification of cellular blood elements and of those plasma constituents
involved in blood clotting. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
160. Comparative Embryology of Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Principles of development in amphioxus,
frog, chick, and pig and human. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
164. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology. Comparison of structures in selected invertibrates.
(2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
165. Ornithology (4)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Introduction
to the identification and natural history of birds with emphasis on local
species. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*
175. Vertebrate Evolution (3)
Prerequisite: Biol 135; Zool 103 or 113. The course of evolution of the
higher vertebrates including present concepts of speciation.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
200 Series
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.
Moss Landing Laboratoy Courses
Note: The following courses are offered at the Moss Landing
Marine Laboratories. See Special Programs - Mass Landing Laboratories; see
also Geol 109.
101. General Oceanography (4)
Prerequisite: college chemistry and biology. An interdisciplinary examination
of physical and chemical characteristics of seawater, distribution and effects
of ocean currents, geology of the ocean floor and relations of organisms
to the marine environment, (3 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
111. Zoology of Marine Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology or equivalent. Field-oriented study of the
natural history, ethology, physiology, identification, and systematics of
vertebrates living in or associated with marine, estuarine, and shore communities;
interrelationships among organisms within these environments. (2 lecture,
6 lab or field hours)
121. Marine Invertebrate Zoology (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology or permission of instructor. Field-oriented
study of adaptations and responses of invertibrate animals to their marine
and estuarine habitats; inter-relationships or organisms within these environments.
Emphasis on field observation, collection, identification, and systematics.
(2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours)
131. Marine Algology (4)
Prerequisite: college botany or equivalent. Field-oriented study of the
ecological associations, physiology, identification, and systematics of
marine and estuarine algae, with emphasis on community relationships. (2
lecture, 6 lab or field hours)
133. Micropaleontology (3)
Prerequisite: college general geology or zoology. Fossil micro-organisms:
stratigraphic and environmental significance of foraminifera. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
141. Geological Oceanography (4)
Prerequisite: M Sci 142 or 143 (concurrent enrollment satisfactory.) Structures,
physiography, and sediments of the sea bottom and shoreline. (2 lecture,
6 lab or field hours)
161. Marine Ecology (3)
Prerequisite: basic ecology, college mathematics and chemistry. Field-oriented
exploration of the physical parameters of marine estuarine and freshwater
environment with emphasis upon ecological and physiological responses of
plants and animals to limiting factors of these environments. (2 lecture,
6 lab or field hours)
180. Special Problems in Marine Sciences (1-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Open only to undergraduate students
having adequate subject matter preparation for the selected problem. Faculty
directed study of selected research problems in the marine sciences. (3
conference, lab and field hours per unit.)
181. Literature of the Marine Sciences (l)
Prerequisite: college chemistry and biology. Directed studies of selected
works from the pertinent literature as basis for colloquium and seminar
presentations and discussions.
185T. Topics in Marine Science (1-6)
Topics in botany, zoology, chemistry, geography, geology, and other associated
areas of the marine sciences: ichthyology, behavior of marine animals, chemical
oceanography, physical oceanography, meteorology of the oceans.
(See Course Numbering System.)
282. Seminar in the Marine Sciences (1; max total 2)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Reviews and reports on recent literature
and problems in marine science.
283. Advanced Studies in the Marine Sciences (3) (Former ML 281)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Studies of the historic roots of the marine
sciences and evolution of major principles and concepts; analyses of selected
researches From recent scientific literature, experience with problem-solving
approaches to marine science studies.
285T. Advanced topics in Marine Sciences (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Advanced topics inmarine science (botany,
zoology, chemistry, geography, geology, and other associated areas of the
marine sciences.)
298. Research in the Marine Sciences (1-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Independent investigations of an
advanced character for the graduate student with adequate preparation. (3
conference, lab, and field hours per unit)
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*Late afternoon, Saturday and/or overnight field trips may be required.