{"id":642,"date":"2019-08-26T15:47:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T19:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/student-conduct\/?page_id=642"},"modified":"2019-08-26T15:47:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T19:47:39","slug":"dissection-of-plants-and-animals-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/student-conduct\/student-handbook\/dissection-of-plants-and-animals-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissection of Plants and Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DISSECTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dissections of plants and animals are expected of students in many of our courses including, but not limited to, Fundamentals of Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Comparative Anatomy, Marine Invertebrate Biology, Plant Propagation, and General Botany.<\/p>\n<p>Dissections show a complexity in organisms that is invisible to models and computers.\u00a0 Although these are useful tools in the laboratory, they do not show the complicated relationships that exist among structures in dissection specimens.\u00a0 It is knowledge of internal anatomy of organisms which informs an understanding of function and physiology.\u00a0 Furthermore, morphological change during time and space is the cornerstone of an understanding of taxonomic and evolutionary relationships.\u00a0 The Biology Faculty has a deep respect for all organisms, living and dead.\u00a0 They are committed to using the minimum number of dissection specimens necessary for high quality instruction.\u00a0 They understand some students find dissection objectionable for moral\/ethical reasons.\u00a0 In such cases where a student is unable to dissect, they will supply that student with as many alternative experiences as possible.\u00a0 These alternatives may include models, electronic sources of information, photographs, and demonstration dissections.\u00a0 In any event, they do hold each student responsible and accountable for mastery of all course materials including dissected material.<\/p>\n<p>The broad judgment among biologists is that dissection is vital to understanding core biological concepts.\u00a0 Although they embrace that position, they try to accommodate every student who wants to learn biology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DISSECTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS Dissections of plants and animals are expected of students in many of our courses including, but not limited to, Fundamentals of Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Comparative Anatomy, Marine Invertebrate Biology, Plant Propagation, and General Botany. 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