ESCI 20 - Introduction to Biodiversity

Institution:

De Anza College

Subject:

Description:

(Formerly Biology 20.) (See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5; Environmental Science 19. Four hours lecture; three hours laboratory, one additional hour to be arranged in the Kirsch Center Resource Center or the Cheeseman Environmental Study Area. Introduction to biodiversity conservation as a branch of the environmental sciences, conservation biology and related scientific fields. Includes survey of species and ecosystem diversity, elements of biological classification; evolutionary trends and the mechanisms of evolution; ecology and the importance and problems of biodiversity conservation today.

Credits:

5.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.deanza.edu/

Phone Number:

(408) 864-5678

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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