Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B2DescriptionBIOL 125 is a general survey of the ecosystems and biodiversity of life in the marine environment. The course includes a brief introduction to the sciences of geological, chemical and physical oceanography as the basis to understand the environment where marine organisms have evolved. A comparative approach is used to study the anatomy, physiology, and evolution of the major groups of marine organisms. This course compares the ecology of the following marine ecosystems: epipelagic, deep sea, hydrothermal vents, intertidal, estuaries, coral reefs, and polar. Aspects of evolutionary, cell, and molecular theory are addressedthroughoutthecourse.Theimpact of humans on the marine environment is analyzed by studying historical and current problems regarding pollution and fisheries.Usually HeldMon Tue Wed Thu 10:40am–1:05pm, Mon Wed 10:45am–12:10pm, Tue Thu 10:45am–12:10pm, Tue Thu 5:30pm–8:40pm 