Lecture, field and laboratory activities explore the evolutionary origin and diversification of life in a phylogenetic context, from bacteria and archaea to plants, fungi and animals.

Prerequisites: None

1 - 6

Units

Pass no pass

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Lower division only

Level Limit

Creative studies

College
These majors only biocs
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John Latto
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
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CRST 143
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BIOLCS20 . Latto J G 3 Years Ago

John/Prof Latto is one of the funniest professors! He often makes jokes during lecture to help students understand certain biological concepts. He also genuinely cares about helping his students learn and understand and that doesn't necessarily mean by helping you get a better grade. He keeps his lectures entertaining and very educational!!

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BIOLCS20 . Latto J G 12 Years Ago

Hilarious professor. Keeps things frank and to the point, encourages students to start discussions and interesting debates. No midterms or final!! :)

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EEMB40 . Latto J G 16 Days Ago

Dr. Latto is the best. All lectures are optional and recorded. Section is mandatory but super easy. Final is asynchronus and no midterm. 1 quiz a week with 10 questions and the way he lectures makes what could be complicated material super understandable. take this class!!

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EEMB50 . Latto J G 4 Months Ago

Amazing prof! I took EEMB40 so I took this class and they were both very similar.

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EEMB40 . Latto J G 10 Months Ago

An absolute GOAT! I loved this class: it was super interesting and well structured. Literally one of the first GEs I actually wanted to go to lecture for. Super knowledgeable. No projects, the online weekly quizzes were super easy with two attempts each, and the online final was almost entirely recycled quiz questions. Take for the easiest A ever!!

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EEMB40 . Latto J G 10 Months Ago

This is a super easy class with a very light workload. You get 3 short writing assignments total and one quiz a week. Everything including the final is open note so if you really wanted, you could skip every lecture and just look up the answers. Section is participation based and very relaxed.

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BIOL CS 101
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Models and Experiments
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BIOL CS 101
0 / 20 Enrolled
Models and Experiments
John Latto 4.8 Cristie Donham 2.0
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM