Otterbein College Bulletin 1960-1961

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OTJ'ERBEIN CoMPARATIVE

Pl.ANT

ANATOMY

COLLEGE

AND

MORPHOLOGY.

A comparative study of the structure, life cycles, and fossil record of representative members of all plant phyla. Special attention is given to evolutionary principles. Two lectures and two two-hOUl' laboratory periods per week with two half-day field trips required. Laboratory fee $10.00. Usu~ly offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: Biology 111 and 112, their equivalent, or consent of the instructor.

4 hours A study of various systems of classification, characteristics and phylogenetic relationships of principal orders and families of angiosperms, and basic rules of nomenclature. Identification of specimens, involving both laboratory and field study methods. Two lectures and two two-hour laboratory periods per week. Field trips required, some extended beyond the regular laboratory period, or on Saturday. Laboratory fee $10.00. Usually offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: Biology 111 and 112, their equivalent, or consent of the instructor. 207.

PLANT TAXONOMY

221-222. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 6 hours Designed primarily for students having a minimum of previoua work in physics, chemistry, and zoology. Special stress is laid upon those phases which relate to muscular activity, maintenance of health, and general body metabolism. Two lectures and one threehour laboratory period per week. Laboratory fee $10.00 per semester. Prerequisite: Biology 111 and 112 and/or consent of the instructor. 232.

TERMINOLOGY. ! hours A study of the basic roots, prefixes, suffixes and rules which govern the makeup of selected scientific terms. A survey of the rules of nomenclature for Botany and Zoology. Two lectures per week. Laboratory fee $2.00. Prerequisite: Biology 111 and 112, their equivalent, or consent of the instructor.

301.

GENERAL EMBRYOLOGY, 4 hours Includes karyokinesis and the early development of amphibians, reptiles, and birds; the germ cells and the processes of differentiation, heredity, and sex determination. The subject matter is approached from the standpoints of general biological relations. Two lectures and two two-hour laboratory periods per week. Laboratory fee $10.00. Usually offered in alternate years. Prerequisites: Biology 111, 112, and 201 or consent of the instructor.

8hours HISTOLOGY. A microscopic study of tissues and organs selected from representative vertebrates with particular reference to the mammal. Two lectures and two two-hour laboratory periods per week. Laboratory fee $10.00. Usually offered in alternate years. Prerequisites: Biology 111, 112, and 201 or consent of the instructor. 302.


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