Ecology
Overview of Course
	Subject Area: Science Course Number: 2003380 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisites: NONE
Major Concepts/Content. The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop understanding of the natural relationships between organisms and other environmental factors.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
•	Implementation of scientific habits of mind
•	Application of scientific knowledge, methodology, and historical context to solve problems
•	Use of laboratory technologies
•	Terminology
•	Biotic and abiotic environmental factors
•	Food chains and webs
•	Energy flow through ecosystems
•	Biogeochemical cycles
•	Population density and dispersal in an ecosystem
•	Major world biomes
•	Endangered species
•	Air, water and land pollution
•	Impact of humankind on the environment
•	Ecosystem analysis
•	Field and laboratory techniques
•	Connections between ecology technology and society