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Nov 11, 2024
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2023-2024 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BIO 109IN - Natural History of the Southwest 4 Credits, 6 Contact Hours 3 lecture periods 3 lab periods
Study of the common plants and animals of the Southwest. Includes their identification, adaptation, behavior and ecology. Also includes physical geography and geological principles of the region.
Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC - SCI; Meets CTE - M&S.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Utilize scientific methods to formulate and answer questions.
- Apply biological principles to current issues.
Performance Objectives:
- Apply basic geological principles to interpret the physical setting of the Southwest.
- Apply meteorological and biological principles to describe the formation of the major biotic communities in the Southwest.
- Describe major desert adaptations and the process of natural selection.
- Identify common plants and animals of the Southwest.
- Integrate basic biological principles and specific natural history information and distinguish the common plants and animals of the Southwest.
- Demonstrate skills necessary for life-long learning of natural history including conducting scientific research.
Outline:
- Science
- Physical Geography of the Southwest
- Formation
- Geological principles
- Geological history of the southwest
- Climate
- Biotic Communities of the Southwest
- The four deserts
- Other biotic communities
- Desert Adaptations
- Natural selection as a mechanism
- Plants
- Animals
- Common Plants and Animals
- Interrelationships
- Identification and natural history
- Plants
- Invertebrates
- Fish, amphibians, reptiles
- Birds
- Mammals
Effective Term: Fall 2016
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