General Ecology

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This general education course is designed to introduce the concepts, questions, facts and methods of ecology, the scientific study of how organisms interact with their nonliving environment and with other organisms. The course will emphasize organismal biology and its relations within biological sciences. The couse is designed as a lecture and lab course. The lab portionwill reinforce concepts learned in lecture and provide opportunities to observce ecology at work in local environments. The class will consist of 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of lab per week. Prerequisite: ENG*080; minimum grade C or appropriate reading placement score.