Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Describe the components of marine communities, and the physical and biological factors that shape their composition.
• Explain basic ecological principles e.g. energy flow, population dynamics, nutrient cycles.
• List the characteristics of major groups of marine organisms e.g. algae, cyanobacteria, fishes, invertebrates.
• Classify marine life into the appropriate taxonomic groups.
• Explain how humans use biological ocean resources.