BIO 121 General Biology I

Structural and physiological organization of cells involved in growth and inheritance of living organisms is discussed. Consideration of growth of flowering plants and comparisons of levels of specialization reached among major groups within the plant kingdom. Lecture topics are paralleled in laboratory, where living, prepared and preserved materials are used for study and dissection. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Required for major, minor, or specialization in biology, but open to anyone interested in the subject. CSUS Common Course.