SCI199Y1
First Year Seminar 52S
Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty
member engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a breadth requirement
course; see page 40.
BIO150Y1
Organisms in Their Environment
See Life Sciences: Biology
JMB170Y1
Biology, Models, and Mathematics
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT202Y1
Plants and Society 52L
The continuing impact of new scientific technologies on society through changes in agriculture, industry and the economy.
Plant domestication, genetic resource conservation, biological invasions, environmental pollution, global warming, genetic
engineering and biotechnology. Evaluation of the social implications of advances in modern plant science.
Exclusion: All BIO courses except BIO100Y1; all BOT and ZOO courses except ZOO200Y1,
if taken previously or at the same
time.
This course is intended primarily for Humanities and Social Science students
JBS229H1
Statistics for Biologists
See Life Sciences: Biology
ENV234Y1
Environmental Biology
See "Division of the Environment"
BIO250Y1
Cell and Molecular Biology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT251Y1
Biology of Plants and Micro-organisms 52L, 39P
An introduction to the biology of plants, fungi and algae. Diversity of forms,
reproductive patterns, structure and physiology are
emphasized. Laboratories demonstrate major species groups and the relationship between structure and function of plants.
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1
BIO260H1
Genetics
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT299Y1
Research Opportunity Program
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 43 for details.
BOT300H1
Systematic Botany 26L, 39P
The theoretical foundations of taxonomy and the types of evidence used in constructing plant classifications. Practicals
emphasize taxonomic characters and their uses. Includes an independent taxonomic project.
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1
Recommended preparation: BOT307H1
BOT301H1
Introduction to the Fungi 26L, 39P
Systematics, ecology, physiology, and genetics. Role in the environment and importance to man. Techniques of isolation,
identification, and manipulation.
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1
Recommended preparation: BOT251Y1
BIO302H1
Arctic Ecosystems
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO303H1
Tropical Ecology and Evolution
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT304H1
Field Botany TBA
A 2-week course that aims to introduce students to the diversity of plants that can be found in southern Ontario, not only in the
wild but also in botanical garden or other living collections. The course studies field, herbarium, and laboratory methods used
in plant organismic biology research. Topics include plant collecting, plant identification, preparation of voucher specimens,
plant reproductive biology, and plant diversity and phylogeny.
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1
Recommended preparation: BOT300H1, BOT307H1
BIO305H1
Experimental Ecology in Southern Ontario
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO306H1
Inter-University Field Courses
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO307H1
Alpine Ecosystems
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT307H1
Families of Vascular Plants 26L, 39P
Variation in morphology, predominant breeding systems, dispersal syndromes, and other features between families of vascular
plants in the Ontario flora are examined. Students learn key characteristics for identification of important families of ferns, fern
allies, conifers and flowering plants.
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1
BIO308H1
Biodiversity and Ecology in Indochina
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT310H1
Comparative Plant Morphology 26L, 39P
Evolution of vegetative and reproductive morphology of land plants is examined.
Lecture topics cover evolution of meristems,
shoot architecture and vascular tissue as well as evolution of the land plant life cycle, the ovule habit, fertilization processes
and pollination biology.
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1
BIO319H1
Population Ecology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO321H1
Community Ecology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO323H1
Evolution
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO324H1
Evolutionary Ecology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO328H1
Physiological Ecology (formerly BOT328H1)
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT340H1
Plant Development 26L
Plant developmental genetics at the molecular, cellular and organismal level, generation and use of genomic resourses in plant
model organisms. Plant embryo and meristem development, as well as vascular tissue patterning. Genomic approaches
applicable in plant biotechnology include the generation of enhancer-trap and activation-tag collections as well as the
exploitation of natural genetic variation to improve fibre properties in trees.
Prerequisite: BIO150Y1, BIO250Y1, and as of 2006-07, BIO260H1
Recommended preparation: BIO260H1
BOT341H1
Plant Anatomy 26L, 39P
The microscopic structure of plants with emphasis on the characteristics of cells and tissues, how they are formed from plant
meristems and how they function in transport, photosynthesis, transpiration, absorption, and reproduction.
Prerequisite: BOT251Y1
BIO349H1
Eukaryotic Molecular Biology (formerly JLM349H1)
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT350H1
Laboratory in Molecular Plant Biology 12L, 78P
Laboratory methods used in plant molecular biology research. Topics include
vector construction, plant transformations, PCR,
DNA blots, high-throughput screens, genetic mapping, and bioinformatic analyses.
Prerequisite: BIO250Y1, BIO260H1/HMB265H1
Recommended preparation: BOT251Y1 or higher level plant biology course; BIO349H1/MGY311Y1 concurrently
BIO351Y1
Introductory Virology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO359H1
Chromosomes: Structure, Function and Behaviour
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO365H1
Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO370H1
Modeling Techniques in the Life Sciences
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project
An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 43 for details.
BOT404H1
Biology of Moulds 26L, 39P
The biology and identification of microscopic fungi. The physiological and structural characteristics of moulds that allow them to
locate, occupy and consume nutrient substrates in the face of environmental stresses and competition from other organisms.
Techniques for assessing mould activities in natural and human environments.
Prerequisite: BOT251Y1/BOT301H1/permission of instructor
BOT405H1
Medical and Veterinary Mycology 26L
Biology of the fungal parasites and mutualists of animals, emphasizing pathogenic agents. Stress is laid on the physiological
and structural features that characterize parasitic and mutualistic fungi and the pathophysiology of mycotic diseases.
Recommended Preparation: BOT251Y1/BOT301H1
BOT421H1
Plant Cell Metabolism 26L
Advanced plant metabolism in relation to primary and secondary bisynthetic processes. Developments in metabolism of
acetate, mevalonate, aromatic amino acid and compounds of mixed biosynthetic origin.
Prerequisite: BCH210H1/BIO250Y1
BIO428H1
Global Change Ecology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO440H1
Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Animal
Interactions
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT450H1
Plant Proteomics and Metabolomics 26L
This course introduces students to proteomics and metabolomics approaches, such
as mass spectrometry, structural biology,
2D gel electrophoresis, in understanding the regulation of metabolic pathways in plants.
Prerequisite: BIO250Y1, BCH210H1
BOT452H1
Plant-Microorganism Interaction 24L
This course explores the interactions between plants and microorganisms by detailed
examination of extensively studied
pathogenic systems. A selection of current topics in plant-microbe interaction will be discussed, and includes a general
introduction to plant pathogens as well as molecular aspects of pathogenicity and plant defense signal transduction. A
comparison of defense mechanisms between plant and other multi-cellular organisms (e.g. insect, vertebrate) will also be
included for a comprehensive understanding of these systems.
BOT458H1
Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 26L
This course introduces students to major features of gene organization and expression
in plants. Particular emphasis is placed
on the regulation of chloroplast gene expression, interactions between the nuclear and chloroplast genomes, regulation of
gene expression in response to environmental stress and biotechnological strategies for improving crop yields.
Prerequisite: BIO349H1/MBG311Y1
BIO459H1
Population Genetics
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO460H1
Molecular Evolution
See Life Sciences: Biology
BOT460Y1/461H1
Project in Botany TBA
A research project, requiring the prior consent of a member of the Department to supervise the project. The topic is to be
agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course; they must also arrange the time, place, and provision
of any materials. Written and oral reports are required. Normally open only to fourth-year students with adequate background in
Botany.
Exclusion: If BOT460Y1 is taken then
BOT461H1 may not be taken for credit
Prerequisite: Permission of Department
MGY460H1
Plant Molecular Genetics
See "Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biology"
BOT462Y1/463H1
Advanced Topics in Botany TBA
Selected research/lecture topics in plant sciences offered to advanced students. Students completing a second research
project may not be supervised by their BOT460Y1/461H1 faculty sponsor.
Exclusion: If BOT462Y1 is taken then BOT463H1 may not be taken for credit
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
BIO465H1
Conservation Biology (formerly BIO395H1)
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO469H1
Limnology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO470H1
Theoretical Ecology and Evolution
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO471H1
Quantitative Ecology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO472H1
Computational Genomics &
Bioinformatics
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO473H1
Chemical Biology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO482Y1
Topics in Developmental Biology (formerly ZOO482Y1)
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO494Y1
Seminar in Evolutionary Biology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO495Y1
Seminar in Ecology
See Life Sciences: Biology
BIO496Y1
Seminar in Behaviour and Behavioural Ecology
See Life Sciences: Biology
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