BIOL 13L - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB

    Recent Professors
    M. Whitford
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    32 students
    Difficulty
    6.5Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    1
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of BIOL 13L
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This lab course is a companion to the Environmental Science Lecture. This lab course examines the earth as an ecosystem composed of biological, chemical, and physical processes, with an emphasis on human impacts. Topics include the structure and function of ecological systems, air and water pollution, pesticide use, waste disposal, climate change, natural resource use, and environment laws. Students learn how humans influence natural environments while focusing on sustainable practices. Students learn basic chemical, physical, and geological processes to better understand these topics. Students need to take Biol13 Lecture and the Biol13 Lab in order for the Environmental Science course(s) to receive credit at transfer university as a general science course or as a majors science course. This course is not open to students with credit in Biology 2. (A, CSU, UC, Cal- GETC)
    Usually Held
    Tue 10:00am–12:50pm