BIO 146Environmental Biology

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Course emphasizing scientific inquiry through a breadth of selected concepts focusing on environmental issues and sustainable solutions. Concepts include ecology, evolution, biodiversity, resource use, human populations growth, green energy and climate disruption. The concept of sustainability will be an underlying theme of the Environmental Biology course. Biological issues with personal and social implications will be clearly integrated throughout the course emphasizing current environmental issues and solutions. Development of scientific literacy will be a foundation of the course to enable students to make informed decisions.