BIOL 215 General Ecology
Course Information
| Course Number | BIOL 215 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | General Ecology |
| Description | This course examines interrelationships between organisms and their environment, with an emphasis on population, community and ecosystem dynamics. Ecological research methods are applied through hands-on activities in lab and in the field. While basic ecology is the focus, relationships between ecological research and current environmental issues will also be addressed. This course includes outdoor data collection and off-campus field trips. MNTC Goal Areas 3 and 10. (Prerequisites: BIOL 116). |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 96 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 3 Credits, 72 Hours |
| Lab | 1 Credit, 24 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: BIOL 116
Institutional Core Competencies
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Explain the parameters of science and scientific inquiry
- Engage in the process of scientific inquiry to conduct ecological research
- Incorporate information from primary literature into writing
- Describe the conceptual foundations and scope of ecology
- Examine the relationship between ecology and evolution
- Differentiate between various terrestrial biomes
- Describe the key properties of ecosystems
- Describe the flow and transformation of energy through ecosystems
- Illustrate pathways of nutrient cycling in an ecosystem
- Describe the key properties of communities
- Examine biodiversity and the implications of biodiversity loss
- Analyze the different types of interspecies interactions
- Describe the ecological niche concept
- Describe the key properties of populations
- Assess the impact of human activity on communities and ecosystems
- Demonstrate safe laboratory practices
SCC Accessibility Statement
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