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BIEB 102Introductory Ecology—Organisms and Habitat

4 units · BIEB · UC San Diego

This course emphasizes principles shaping organisms, habitats, and ecosystems. Topics covered include population regulation, physiological ecology, competition, predation, and human exploitation. This will be an empirical look at general principles in ecology and conservation with emphasis on the unique organisms and habitats of California.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “BILD 3 or equivalent.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Winter (1 program).

Required in (1)

  • Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution (B.S.)

One of the options in (2)

  • Environmental Systems—Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (B.S.)
  • Marine Biology (B.S.)
What it opens up

Courses that list BIEB 102 as a prerequisite (1)

  • BIEB 194 Advanced Topics in Modern Biology: Ecology, Behavior, Evolution