Recent SemestersSpring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024Class Size24 studentsCredits5PrerequisiteBIO 1 with a grade of 'C' or better, and MATH 240 or Intermediate Algebra or equivalent with a grade of 'C' or better. High school-level reading and writing skills are strongly recommended Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B2 · CSU GE Area B3DescriptionThis is the second course in a two-semester sequence intended for life science majors with a strong emphasis on exploring the basic biology and diversity of unicellular and multicellular organisms. Topics include: general biological principles; ecology, classification, structure, function, and evolutionary adaptations of organisms (including plants, fungi, animals, and unicellular organisms) to their environments. (C-ID: BIOL 140) PREREQUISITE: BIO 1 with a grade of 'C' or better, and MATH 240 or Intermediate Algebra or equivalent with a grade of 'C' or better. High school-level reading and writing skills are strongly recommended.Usually HeldMon Wed 8:00am–11:05am, Mon Wed 9:45am–12:50pm 