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Recorded HS
Science
Marine Biology

Welcome to the exciting World of Marine Biology! Topics students study include ecological concepts of the sandy beach, rocky shore and benthic communities, seaweeds, planktonic forms, plankton and their relationship to marine life cycles, nekton, benthos, marine bacteriology, marine biological resources, and marine pollution.

Total classes: 10

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th

Suggested credit: 2/3 semester Science. Extra-credit assignments or reading can be added for full credit.

Description

Welcome to the exciting World of Marine Biology! Topics students study include ecological concepts of the sandy beach, rocky shore and benthic communities, seaweeds, planktonic forms, plankton and their relationship to marine life cycles, nekton, benthos, marine bacteriology, marine biological resources, and marine pollution.

Outline

1. The Ocean Environment

2. Marine Life Zones

3. Tools Used by Marine Biologists

4. Simple Marine Organisms

5. Worms and Mollusks

6. Arthropods

7. Phylum Echinodermata

8. Phylum Chordata

9. Marine Reptiles

10. Marine Mammals

Materials and Homework

Course Materials: All course materials will be provided FREE.

Homework: Weekly vocabulary, reading, and quizzes. 1-2 hours/week. Students are expected to read the assigned reading and write their vocabulary words to prepare for the live lecture and computer-graded weekly quizzes (beginning Week 3).

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