Marine Biology
Marine Biology explores ocean and marginal sea systems, focusing on organism-environment interactions, trophic connections, and habitat selection.
Summary
Past student reviews · Nazan Gillie
The weekly workload consisted of one discussion, a 300-word writing assignment, an activity, and a quiz, with no exams required.
What you’ll be able to do
Describe the oceanic environment, its chemical and physical factors and life in a fluid medium.
Explain the processes in the open sea: Nutrients, productivity, food webs.
Identify and describe marine organisms in their habitats: How they function and adapt.
Explain the drivers behind the diversity of marine life: Habitat stability and diversity, evolutionary and ecological connections.
Explain and discuss the human impact on the sea: Agricultural land to the seas, point and non-point sources of nutrients, increased primary productivity, over fishing.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course map(ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102),ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152, or BIOCORE 381
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the class
Past student reviews · Nazan Gillie
A student described the course as interesting with clear expectations, praising the instructor's kindness and approachability.
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Nazan Gillie
The weekly workload consisted of one discussion, a 300-word writing assignment, an activity, and a quiz, with no exams required.
Past student reviews · Nazan Gillie
The reviewer found the material engaging and noted that the instructor was super kind and easy to communicate with.
Topics
- Oceanic environment and physical-chemical factors
- Open sea nutrients, productivity, and food webs
- Marine organism identification, function, and adaptation
- Drivers of marine biodiversity and evolutionary ecology
- Human impacts on marine ecosystems
Skills
- Describing oceanic environments and physical-chemical factors
- Explaining open sea nutrient cycles, productivity, and food webs
- Identifying marine organisms and describing their functions and adaptations
- Analyzing drivers of marine biodiversity and evolutionary connections
- Discussing human impacts on marine ecosystems including nutrient loading and overfishing
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