Biology: Third Year Courses
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Biology 3B03: Plant Physiology
Principles of physiology and plant cell metabolism. Topics include: photosynthesis, photorespiration, mineral nutrition, water relations and transpiration. [3 units]
Biology 3FF3: Evolution
Successful participants synthesize and apply the main theoretical concepts and evaluate and analyse the major empirical observations related to evolution upon completing this course. [3 units]
Biology 3HD3: Human Disasters
Examines a range of human and biologically based disasters, such as antibiotic resistance, DDT, the Great Sparrow Massacre, the Kansas Dustbowl and Agent Orange, by contextualising the circumstances and examining the science involved. [3 units]
Biology 3JJ3: Field Methods In Ecology
An introduction to techniques in ecology, including restoration, population, community, functional, and behavioural ecology, based on field labs. Lectures provide background and data analysis. [3 units]
Biology 3R03: Field Biology I
Academic component associated with field work chosen from an assortment of modules. Content and schedules vary annually. Module must differ from any completed for credit in BIOLOGY 4J03. [3 units]
Biology 3S03: An Introduction to Bioinformatics
This course introduces the techniques and methods of basic computer analysis of sequence data, including alignment, databases, and phylogenetic reconstruction. [3 units]
Biology 3SS3: Population Ecology
Population structure and dynamics. Natural selection and regulation of organisms by environmental and biological factors. An evolutionary view of predation, competition, life history schedules. [3 units]
Biology 3U03: Animal Physiology – Homeostasis
Respiration, circulation, acid-base balance and renal function. [3 units]
Biology 3UU3: Animal Physiology – Regulatory Systems
Regulation associated with major features and functions of organisms (e.g. feeding, reproduction, thermoregulation, growth, stress, sleep, aging). Emphasis on endocrinology, evolution, vertebrates and ecology. Material will include selected readings. [3 units]
Biology 3VV3: Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology
A laboratory course providing hands-on experience in basic molecular biology techniques. [3 units]
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