Biology (Biol)
1A-B. General Biology (3-3)
General biology with laboratory. One semester mainly plant study and
one semester mainly animal study. Either semester may be taken first. For
general student and for general elementary preparation. (A) Plant Biology.
Structure, function, ecology and economic study of plants. Heredity and
evolution. (2 lecture, 4 lab hours) (B) Animal Biology. Structure, function,
ecology and economic study of animals; physiology as applied to man. (2
lecture, 4 lab hours)
10. Survey of Biology (3)
For general students. Not open to students with credit in Biol. 1A-B, or
advanced biology. Facts and principles of plant and animal life; relationship
to human life.
15. Science Photography (2)
(1 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Elementary photography; selection and uses of cameras, lenses, photographic
chemicals, sensitized materials and lighting; practical application and
darkroom practice. Enrollment limited. No credit for general education biological
science requirement.
17. Nature Photography (2)
For teachers, naturalists, and other biological field workers. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. (3 field, 3 darkroom hours)
40. Rural Biology (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Environment of a suburban or rural home; plants and animals which man has
adjusted to his use and recreation; application of biological science to
outdoor living.
51. Heredity and Evolution (2)
(2 lecture hours weekly.)
Elementary genetics and modern evolution theories; application to human
problems. Prerequisites: Biol. 10 or 1A-B or equivalent.
73. Great Men of Science (2)
(2 lecture hours weekly.)
Introduction to history of natural science through study of biographies
of scientists. Prerequisite: Biol. 10, or 1A-B, or equivalent. Counts as
Social Science credit for nursing students.
66. General Human Anatomy (3)
For general students. Recommended: an introductory college biology course.
Structure of the human body. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
100. Conservation of Natural Resources (2)
(2 lecture hours weekly and 2 field trips.)
Conservation of natural resources of United States in minerals, soils water
supplies, forests, wild life and recreational values with consideration
Of local, state, and national plans for their permanent maintenance. Prerequisite:
Natural sciences.
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)
(2 lecture hours weekly and Saturday field trips.)
Relation of plants and animals to environment; local forms of plant and
animal life and adaptation to local conditions. Prerequisites: Biology la-b
or equivalent. Spring semester odd years.
120. Genetics (4)
(3 lecture hours and 3 lab hours)
Variation and heredity; plant and animal improvement. Facts and problems
of human heredity; the individual and the population as a whole. Prerequisites:
Biol 1a-b.
149a-b. Elementary Science for Teachers in Service (2-2) or (3-3)
(6 to 9 conference and laboratory hours weekly.)
Objectives, methods and content of elementary science program. Each student
conducts an elementary science unit under personal supervision of instructor.
Enrollment, limited to teachers in service
150. The Teaching of High School Science (2)
(1 lecture hour and conference weekly.)
Objectives, content and methods for high school sciences; planning, equipping
and maintaining science classroom; development of science teaching in American
public schools; recent courses of study, textbooks and reports; planning
a unit. Prerequisite: 12 units of college natural science..
162. Biological Visual Aids (2)
Collecting and preparation of biological materials and specimens for class
room. Preparation of charts and other visual aids for use in the biological
sciences. Prerequisites: Upper division courses in biology as determined
by the instructor.
190. Special Problems (1-4)
Hours to be arranged. Special problems to be arranged with individual instructors.
195. Honors Study (1-4)
Hours to be arranged. Investigation of local problems in plant or animal
biology. Permission of instructor required. For majors in biological science.
66. General Human Anatomy (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Demonstrations and laboratory study of prepared human dissections, models
and microscopic slides. No prerequisites; Biol. 1b recommended.
166. General Human Anatomy (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Demonstration and laboratory study of prepared human dissections, models
and microscopic slides. For Physical Education majors. Prerequisite: Physiol.
8 and Biology 1b, or Biology 10.
Bacteriology (Bact)
14. Microbiology for Nurses (5)
(3 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
General microbiology with emphasis on medical aspects; techniques and procedures
for handling pathogenic organisms; cultural characteristics; growth factors;
antibiotics; sanitizing agents; immunology; infection and disease,. Prescribed
for students in prenursing. Prerequisite: Chem. la or 55. Credit not allowed
for both Bact. 14 and 54.
54. General Bacteriology and Microbiology (5)
(3 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Early history of bacteriology; the morphology, physiology, ecology, and
classification of microorganisms, including yeasts, molds, and bacteria;
growth factors; effects of physical and chemical agents; bacteriology of
air, soil, water and dairy products; industrial application; immunology
and disease. Prerequisite: General Chemistry.
110. Bacterial Physiology (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
The metabolism of bacteria, including growth, enzymes, nutrition, respiration,
and biochemical changes, with emphasis on the fundamental aspects of the
physiological processes; chemical studies of the carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
and nucleic acids of bacteria; vitamin effect on growth; putrefactions;
fermentations; anaerobiosis; bacterial photosynthesis. Prerequisites: Bacteriology
14 or 54 and Chemistry 8.
116. Introduction to Laboratory Procedures (3)
Principles of laboratory methods in industry and medicine. Student may select
industrial or clinical field for study. Much time spent working under director
of an outside clinical or industrial laboratory. Weekly conferences for
presentation of problems and discussion of principles involved in various
labora- tory methods. Prerequisites: Chem. la-b, 55, or equivalents; Bact.
14 or 54; Physiol. 8; and permission of the instructor.
118. Advanced Microbiology (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Advanced principles of life activities of microorganisms with emphasis on
study of pathogenic species and laboratory diagnosis of important diseases
and serology. Prerequisite: Bact. 14 or 54.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Biology (Biol)
200. Bio-ecology (2)
A broad application of biological principles with emphasis on plant ecology,
but conducted with the cooperation of both botany and zoology instructors.
One lecture or conference period and 3-hour field period weekly. Prerequisite:
graduate standing with a major in biology.
203. Problems in Biology (2)
A selected problem in the field of biology under the direction of a staff
member. Prerequisite: graduate standing and an upper-division course in
the field chosen.
Biol Sci 300. Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching (2)
(See Education 300)
Biol Sci 331. Observation and Participation in the Teaching
of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools (2-3)
(See Education 331)
Biol Sci 332. Directed Teaching in Secondary Schools (4)
(See Education 332)
104. Plant Physiology (4)
(2 lecture hours and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
An experimental study of the general principles of absorption, transpiration,
food synthesis, respiration, growth, movement, and reproduction in living
plants. Fall semester odd years. Prerequisites: Botany 2a-b and general
chemistry.
106A-B-C. Plant Taxonomy (3-7)
a. Taxonomy (1). - (1 lecture hour weekly.) Principles and methods of
the classification of plants.
b. Spring Flora (3) 11. (9 laboratory hours weekly.) The spring flora of
the valley and marginal Sierran foothills in Fresno County up to 5000 feet.
c. Summer Flora (3) (25 hours weekly for 6 weeks.) The summer flora of the
Sierra around Huntington Lake from Big Creek to Kaiser Peak at 10,000 feet.
May be taken for 3, 4, or 6 units -- i.e., a and c, a and b, or a, b, and
c. If both b and c are taken extra work in the form of a more detailed study
of some plant family or group of families will be required in view of the
fact that there will be some repetition of families and genera between b
and c.
Prerequisites: Botany 2a-b.
107. Plant Ecology (3)
General survey of plants and plant associations in relation to environment;
successional and habitat factors determining local distribution of native
plants; adaptation of Fresno area to economic plants. Prerequisites : Botany
1, 104,106. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*
115. Plant Technique (3)
(9 lab and conference hours)
Preparation of plant tissues for microscopic study; fixation, staining,
and sectioning methods. May be taken concurrently with Bot 134, plant anatomy
or Zool 157, histology. Prerequisites: Biol 1A-B or Bot 2A-B and Chem 1A.
130. Plant Pathology (4)
Prerequisites: Bot 1. Disease and its control in the economic plants of
California. Lectures, laboratory and field work. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
134. Plant Anatomy (4)
The microscopic structure of vascular plants, including field and garden
crops, with emphasis on development and differentiation of cells and tissues;
tissue systems; organogenesis; the stelar theory. Fall semester even years.
Prerequisite: Botany 1. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
8L. Physiology Demonstration (1-2)
Optional supplement to Physiol. 8. (2 or 4 lab-demonstration hours)
151. Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
Prerequisites: Zool. 1, Chem. 8; or permission of instructor. Comparative
functions of animals.
153. Physiology of the Endocrines (2)
Prerequisites: Biol 1A-B; Physiol 1. Functions of the ductless glands of
the human body.
3. Introductory Economic Entomology (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Introductory study of general and economic entomology; taxonomy of the principle
orders of insects; life histories, habits, recognition, and control of some
of the principle agricultural insect pests of the San Joaquin Valley.
105. General Entomology (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Anatomy, physiology, life history and classification of insects. Field and
laboratory work. Training in collection, methods of mounting and preservation,
and in classification of specimens. Spring semester odd years. Prerequisite:
Biology 1b or Zoology 2a-b.
106. Economic Entomology (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
A general study of beneficial and injurious insects. Emphasis to be placed
on insect pests of fruit trees, truck and field crops, food and stored products;
life histories, habits, natural enemies, and recognition of various insect
pests; introductory study of insecticides and apparatus of application.
Alternate years. Prerequisite: Zool. 3 or 10:5.
107. Medical Entomology (3)
(3 lecture hours weekly.)
General study of insects and other arthropods of medical and veterinary
importance, including poisonous and parasitic species, and species capable
of causing or transmitting diseases to man and domestic animals; life histories,
habits and control of the species concerned. Alternate years. Prerequisite:
Zool. 3 or 105.
108. Parasitology (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Classification and identification of parasitic protozoa and helminths of
man; selected life history studies of significant species. Even years. Prerequisites:
Zoology 1 and general chemistry.
113. Natural History of Vertebrates (4)
(3 lecture hours and 1 field trip or three hours laboratory weekly.)
Natural history of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fishes; introduction
to the literature; practice in classification of species; behavior and distribution
with special emphasis on local forms. Prerequisites: Biol. 1B and permission
of instructor.
114. Advanced Invertebrates (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Structure, life histories, natural history and ecological relations of the
invertebrates (exclusive of insects). Collecting and field study with the
classification of all the groups. Fall semester odd years. Prerequisite:
Zool. 1.
114F. Field Work in Advanced Invertebrates (1)
A week's study of marine invertebrates at a selected location on the coast.
Prerequisite or concurrently: Zool 114.
116. Animal Technique (2)
(6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Preparation of animal tissues for microscopic study. Methods of killing,
fixing, staining, imbedding, and mounting. Enrollment limited.
134. Applied Vertebrate Zoology (3)
(1 lecture, 3 laboratory and 3 field hours weekly.)
Relation of vertebrates to human affairs; principles governing encouragement
and control; philosophies and methods of federal and state agencies concerned
with wild life conservation. Practical field and laboratory methods of collecting
and preservation of specimens for economic evaluation. Prerequisite: Zool.
1.
134F. Field Work in Applied Vertebrate Zoology (1)
A week's special field study of marine in selected localities. Prerequisite
or concurrently: Zool 134.
135. Mammalogy (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory or field hours weekly.)
Classification, ecology, distribution and phylogeny of the mammals of the
world; laboratory, field technique and practice in scientific writing emphasized.
Prerequisite: Zool. 103 or 164.
135F. Field Work in Mammalogy (1)
A week's special field study of marine in selected localities. Prerequisite
or concurrently: Zool 135.
137. Herpetology (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory or field hours weekly.)
Classification, ecology, and distribution of amphibians and reptiles; laboratory
and field technique and collecting practice. Taught even years. Prerequisite:
Zool. 1.
137F. Field Work in Herpetology (1)
A week's special field study of marine in selected localities. Prerequisite
or concurrently: Zool 137.
157. Histology (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues and organs of vertebrates with specific
reference to mammalia. Prerequisite: Zoology 1.
158. Elementary Hematology (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Principles of hematology; procedures used in clinical laboratories; blood
cell counts, blood typing, hemoglobin determination, sedimentation rate,
bleeding and clotting times. Prerequisite: Physiol. 8 or Zool. 157.
160. Embryology (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Development of vertebrates; germ cell formation; cell lineage and formation
of germ layers; organology; theories of development. Animals studied: tunicate,
amphioxes, frog, chick, pig. Prerequisite: Zoology 1.
163. Taxidermy and Museum Management (1-4)
(Lecture and laboratory by arrangement.)
Beginning taxidermy. General principles of practical field collecting; scientific
skin making and labeling; practice in mounting birds and mammals' life histories
and geographic distribution of species taken. Prerequisites: Biol. 1A-B
or Zool. 1.
164. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Comparative study of the evolution and development of the principal organ
systems. Prerequisite: Zoology 1.
165. Ornithology (4)
(3 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
For use of those expecting to enter biological field work as a life occupation
and for those expecting to teach zoology or nature study. Prerequisite:
Biolo 10 or 1A-B.