INTRO BIO: ECOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY

Major
Biology
Quarter
Spring
Year
2023
Course Number
BIOL CS 30, Section 1
Enrollment Code
02683
Instructor(s)
Date & Time
TR 11:00AM-12:20PM
Location
Bldg 494, Room 143

Course Description

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED AND REQUIRED FOR NEW CREATIVE STUDIES BIOLOGY MAJORS (incoming students to CCS).

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of ecology and physiology, integrating the two and combining them with evolutionary principles introduced in Biol CS 20 to better understand the distribution and abundance of organisms. Students will be exposed to primary research literature and classic experiments.

Prerequisites: This class is open to and required for first year CCS Biology students who have completed MCDB 1A, and Bio CS 20.

Required Text

Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr Campbell Biology, 12th edition Pearson

(If you don't have this already, you will have to get it directly from the publisher.)