Introduction to life in the oceans, including a survey of marine habitats, associated life forms, their interactions with each other and the transfer of energy within and between ecosystems. Cooperative studies of topics such as: biology of El Nino, over-fishing; introduced marine organisms; biology of coral reefs; destruction of marine wetlands; symbiosis in the oceans; biology of deep sea organisms. Note: (1) Not available for Biology major credit. (2) This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Science & Technology Second Level (SB) requirement.