Introduction to Biology on a Changing Planet

3 ch (3C) · Undergraduate

Introduces students to the biodiversity, ecology, and evolution of life on Earth through exploration of the ever-changing nature of Earth’s ecosystems. Topics are chosen to help students understand major groups of plants and animals through the history of life; responses of individual organisms, populations, and species to changing environments; climate change in past, present and future; and human impacts on the biosphere. NOTE : This course is not equivalent to BIOL 1001 / BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1012 / BIOL 1019 , and is restricted to students who have not received prior credit for BIOL 1001 , BIOL 1009 , BIOL 1012 , or BIOL 1019 .