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Sep 07, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025
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BIOL 161 - Life in the Ocean Credit Hours: 4 Billable Contact Hours: 4 Prerequisites: MATH 090 , ENGL 090 and RDG 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests Session Cycle: FW
This course covers the living organisms in coastal areas and the open ocean and their relationship to the marine environment. Topics covered in this class includes the marine fishes; marine reptiles, birds and mammals; marine animals without a backbone; marine seaweeds and plants; physical ocean and ocean floor; marine ecosystems such as coral reefs and estuaries; and the impact of humans on the marine environment.
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