2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

BI 434 Plant Ecology 4 cr.  (2-0-4)

• Offered: Fall, even years
• Prerequisites: BI 210, BI 310 recommended, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Field study of terrestrial and aquatic vegetation, covering topics in population, community and landscape ecology. Laboratories emphasize research approaches, sampling techniques, data analysis and technical writing skills.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 433 Boreal Flora 3-4 cr.  (2-0-4)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Lecture and field studies dealing with recognition, taxonomy, ethnobotany and ecological adaptations of plants in aquatic and terrestrial communities.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 431 Plant Physiology 4 cr.  (3-0-3)

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, CH 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Principles of plant nutrition, metabolism, plant water relations, transport of materials in plants and physiological aspects of plant growth and development. Methods of studying plant functions are emphasized in the laboratory.

BI 428 Behavioral Ecology 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall, even years
• Prerequisites: BI 210 and BI 215, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Behavior, just like any phenotype, is shaped by selection associated with various environments and ecological interactions. Course considers the diversity of behavior exhibited in natural populations, how it evolves under various ecological conditions and approaches to testing hypotheses about behavioral evolution and adaptive functions.

BI 427 Ecological Animal Physiology 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter, odd years
• Prerequisites: BI 210, and BI 327 or BI 207, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The course emphasizes physiological adaptations of animals to their environment. It covers topics such as thermoregulation, nutrition and digestion, osmoregulation, nitrogen metabolism, sensory physiology and reproductive physiology.

BI 426 Human Histology 4 cr.  (2-0-4)

• Offered: Fall, even years
• Prerequisites: BI 111 and BI 112, or CLS 201, and BI 104 or BI 221, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Study of the microscopic anatomy of human tissues and organs at the light microscope level.

BI 425 Endocrinology 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: BI 111, CH 111, CH 112, BI 218, and BI 207 or BI 327 and junior, senior, or graduate standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Structure and physiology of endocrine glands, biological actions and biochemistry of hormones, emphasizing their role (at the systems level) in multisystem homeostasis, intermediary metabolism, reproduction and behavior of mammals.

BI 424 Entomology 4 cr.  (2-0-4)

• Offered: Every other fall, odd years
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112 junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Insect evolution, ecology, physiology and morphology. Emphasis is placed on the biology and in-field recognition of the local fauna.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 423 Parasitology 3 cr.  (2-0-3)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: BI 111 and BI 112 or CLS 204 and CLS 214, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Life histories, ecology, physiology and host-parasite relationships. Laboratory includes examination of hosts for parasites and preparation of specimens for study.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 419 Biology of Cancer 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Fall, odd years
• Prerequisites: BI 312, BI 406 or CH 450, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Introduction to the biology of cancer cells. Comparison of cell cycle regulation, cell growth, apoptosis and cell adhesion in normal and tumor cells. Study of genes that are altered in tumors, including oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Examination of pertinent literature.