Prerequisites: BIOL 005C with a grade of “C-” or better; BIOL 102 with a grade of “D-” or better; CHEM 112C with a grade of “D-” or better; MATH 009B with a grade of “D-” or better; PHYS 002C with a grade of “D-” or better; PHYS 02LC with a grade of “D-” or better; BCH 100 with a grade of “D-” or better or BCH 110A with a grade of “D-” or better
Description: Covers the causal interpretation of organic diversity and adaptation. Topics include inference of evolutionary change from the fossil record and from genomic and molecular patterns; microevolution and macroevolution; systematics and the species problem; and natural selection, drift, and other forces of evolution. Credit is awarded for only one of BIOL 105 or BIOL 105V. 127 / Programs and Courses 127 / Programs and Courses