BIOL 355 - Microbial Ecology

(3 units)

Prerequisites: BIOL 311 or MICR 211, or BIOL 211, BIOL 212, BIOL 213; BIOL 260, all with a grade of “C” or better.
Explores relationships of microorganisms to their environment. Emphasis placed on ecological basis for diversity of prokaryotic forms, metabolic functions and community interactions.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.) Not open for credit to student with credit in MICR 355.

General Education: Upper Division B - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning