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4.00 Credits
General Education: AA/AS Area IV; CSU Area B2; CSU Area B3; IGETC Area 5B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course covers basic ecological and biological principles in order to understand the origin and diversity of living organisms. Topics range from landscape formation, habitats to the adaptations organisms have evolved to live in their environment. Although this is a broad survey course, emphasis will be placed on the animal kingdom and on local environments. A variety of fi eld trips opportunities allow students to study the diversity of life around them. Dissection is not part of this course. Designed as non-majors, introductory course and for those who enjoy the outdoors.
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4.00 Credits
General Education: AA/AS Area IV; CSU Area B2; CSU Area B3; IGETC Area 5B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This non-science majors laboratory course covers basic biological principles and how they relate to humans. Concepts included are cell chemistry, structure, and physiology; genetics (transmission and molecular); biotechnology; human body systems; evolution; reproduction and development; ecology; and human impacts on the environment. This course is not open to students who have completed BIOL 300.
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3.00 Credits
Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course covers identifi cation, sight recognition and ecological relationships of native vascular plants of California. Plant keys and principles of taxonomy are stressed to develop profi ciency in identifi - cation of plant species. This course covers some of society's historical uses of native plants. Frequent fi eld trips and a plant collection are required.
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3.00 Credits
General Education: AA/AS Area VI Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB The focus of this introductory course is the multicultural use of plants. Emphasis is on the identifi cation and use of plants from several cultures including the American Indians, Europeans, South Americans, and Chinese. Topics include the use of plants for food, medicine, basketry, technology, shelter, and music. Sight recognition and plant use will be emphasized. Analysis of ethnicity and ethnocentrism is included.
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3.00 Credits
Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course provides an introduction to the science of Entomology. Approximately 75% of all known species of animals are insects, therefore, they often have a profound effect on human civilization. This class details their great variety, structures and function, habitats, and their signifi cance to plants and animals, including humans. Opportunities for fi eld investigations will be provided.
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2.00 Credits
Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This introductory course covers the biologically unique aspects of bird life. Topics include avian fl ight, migration, song, feeding and foraging ecology, reproduction and mating systems, social behavior, and conservation. Laboratory work explores bird structure and function, and is supplemented by required fi eld trips where fi eld skills are learned. Identifi cation of avian family traits and common local species is accomplished by means of taxonomy and fi eld study.
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3.00 Credits
General Education: CSU Area B2; IGETC Area 5B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course explores the biology, epidemiology, and pathology of selected pathogens such as prions, viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and helminthes that threaten public health on a global scale. It explores the interaction between human behavior and disease agents on the emergence of new infectious agents and the re-emergence of ancient plagues.
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3.00 Credits
General Education: AA/AS Area IV; CSU Area B2; IGETC Area 5B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course provides a broad overview of the natural environment using fundamental biological and ecological principles. Major topics include the cultural history of environmentalism, the role of science in investigating environmental impacts, ecosystem structure and function, and the concept of biodiversity. Human impacts on the plant and animals of forest, grassland, river, desert, tropical, marine and polar systems are covered with a specifi c focus on California landscapes and global biodiversity hotspots. This course provides the scientifi c background to analyze major global and regional environmental problems and to discuss the scientifi c techniques used to solve them. Field trips are required.
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3.00 Credits
General Education: AA/AS Area IV; CSU Area B2; IGETC Area 5B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This introductory course covers biological and ecological principles involved in understanding and analyzing environmental problems and exploring scientifi cally sound conservation techniques. Major topics include the nature of science, population dynamics and distributions, evolution and species extinctions, biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and the interdependence between humans and our environment. This course places emphasis on scientifi c processes and methodology. Statewide and local environments will be highlighted. Field trips and a semester project may be required.
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4.00 Credits
General Education: AA/AS Area IV; CSU Area B2; CSU Area B3; IGETC Area 5B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course is an introduction to oceanography and marine biology. It includes the study of sea water, marine geology, marine algae, marine vertebrate and invertebrate animals, and the ecology of various marine zones. Field trips focusing on the Central California coast are required.
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