BIOL 4241 - Entomology

(3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 4 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite: (BIOL 2107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2107L Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2108 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2108L Minimum Grade: C) or (BIOL 1107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1107L Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1108 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1108L Minimum Grade: C) and CHEM 1211K or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L ) and CHEM 1212K or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L )
The study of insects. This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of insect taxonomy, morphology, physiology, behavior, and evolution. The relationships be-tween insects and humans, other animals, and plants will be examined. The influences of in-sects on culture, religion, art, history, and colonization will be discussed. The laboratory will be devoted primarily to developing an understanding of insect identification.