Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026Class Size30 studentsCredits4PrerequisiteKnowledge, skills, and abilities at the intermediate algebra level as determined by the math placement process. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B2DescriptionThis course surveys the organismal/meta-organismal half of biological disciplines. Topics include the taxonomy and physiology of prokaryotes and basal eukaryotes; the taxonomy, developmental biology, and physiology of plants and animals; and single-species population dynamics and interspecies interactions in communities. The laboratory emphasizes evolutionary process and mechanism, phylogeny reconstruction, comparative anatomy/physiology/survey of plants and animals, and life history evolution. Required field trips support the development of observational and data analysis skills aligned with course objectives. C-ID BIOL 135S (with BIO 204 ) and BIOL-140.Usually HeldMon Wed 3:00pm–4:15pm, Mon Wed 3:00pm–4:20pm, Mon Wed 9:00am–10:15am, Mon Wed 9:40am–11:00am 