BI 101 - General Biology

In this Credit Unit, you will explore the dynamics of food webs and nutrient cycles within an ecosystem, the ways humans disrupt natural processes in that ecosystem, how these disruptions impact the environment, and possible ways to soften these impacts.

Course Outcomes:

• Discuss biological community interactions.

• Explain how changes in human population and/or actions impact natural ecosystems.

• Describe the movement of energy & nutrients through trophic levels.

• Recognize the appropriate taxonomic level of an organism based on key characteristics or traits.