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    Nov 21, 2024  
MCCC College Catalog 2023-2024 
    
MCCC College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 266 - Ecology


Credit Hours: 4
Billable Contact Hours: 6
Prerequisites: MATH 092  and BIOL 151  or BIOL 156  
Session Cycle: FL

This course will study the structure, function and regulation of populations, communities and ecosystems, emphasizing human activities and their ecological consequences. Students will be introduced to the types of questions asked by ecologists, the principal concepts and theories that guide ecological inquiry, and the methods that are used to answer ecological questions. Both terrestrial and aquatic systems will be considered. This course is a continuation of the previously learned ecological concepts in BIOL 151  and BIOL 156 . The laboratory component part of the course will include field trips.