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General Ecology

General

Prefix

BIOL

Course Number

312

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

Interactions between organisms and their organic and inorganic environment. Biomes, climate, populations, communities, biotic interactions, energy and nutrients, landscape and spatial ecology, biodiversity patterns. Lab.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

4

Max

4

Goals and Diversity

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Apply the scientific method to experimental problems in ecology.

Outcome

Calculate measures of population growth and biodiversity indices.

Outcome

Summarize principles of behavioral ecology, population ecology, community ecology and ecosystem ecology.

Outcome

Generate experimental hypotheses and carry out experiments, including correct data analysis and conclusions.

Outcome

Compare characteristics of aquatic and terrestrial environments, and explain the abiotic principles which determine those characteristics.

Outcome

Analyze the adaptations and responses living organisms have to their environment.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Terrestrial and aquatic biomes. 15% Population genetics and natural selection. 5% Environmental factors which affect Individual organisms. 10% Population growth and dynamics. 15% Community interactions. 15% Ecosystem ecology. 15% Landscape ecology. 10% Global ecological concerns. 15%

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