BIO-100J Explorations in Biology: Our Blue Planet

A thematic course exploring five fundamental features of all biological systems, including structure and function, information flow, energy and matter, interactions, and evolution. Marine habitats cover ~70% of the world’s surface and host the greatest range of animal life forms on earth, yet ~95% of our oceans remain unexplored. This course examines how marine species function, their interactions with each other and their environment, and their organization into communities and ecosystems. We will explore threats to ocean life, and regulatory and non-governmental efforts towards its conservation.

Maximum Enrollment

30

(Social Structural and Institutional Hierarchies, Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.)

Credits

1

Corequisite

BIO-100L

Notes

Students must concurrently enroll in a BIO 100L lab section. Not open to students who have taken any other Explorations in Biology course.