BIOL 341 - Principles of Ecology

Credits: 3

Semesters Offered: Fall
Campus/Sites Offered: Varies by semester.
Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year.

Description
The fundamentals of ecology and levels of population, community, and the ecosystem.

Student Learning Outcomes

Compare the interactions between organisms and their environment and how they control the distribution of species.
Analyze the scope of ecological research from organismal to global ecology.
Compare ecology and evolutionary biology.
Compare both biotic and abiotic limiting factors of ecosystems, including the role of biogeochemical cycling.
Interpret the different patterns of population growth and explain the environmental factors that underlie each pattern.
Contrast between community structure and the various forms of biodiversity.
Separate terrestrial and aquatic biomes and their specific defining characteristics.

Prerequisite: BIOL 191 with a grade of C or higher
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade