Second semester of a one-year course. Topics: continuity through development and evolution, ordering life in the biosphere; prokaryotes (viruses and disease); eukaryotes (protist, fungi, plants, and animals); food and energy; homeostasis and the human immune system; physical, chemical and electrical systems of humans and plants; adaptation in plants.
8 assignments, 1 midterm project, 1 final exam
Prerequisite: "D" or better in first-semester Biology course.