BIOL 13

About this course

This course is a general survey of the ecosystems and diversity of life in the marine environment. It will introduce the sciences of geological, chemical and physical oceanography as the basis to understand the environment where marine organisms exist is included. A comparative approach is used to study the physiological and anatomical adaptations of the different marine organisms to their environment. This course compares the ecology of the major marine ecosystems including the epipelagic, deep sea, hydrothermal vents, intertidal, estuaries, coral reefs and polar regions. Major aspects of evolutionary, cell and molecular theory, and the scientific method are addressed throughout the course.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use BIOL 13

ASSIST maps BIOL 13 to a requirement in 13 published pathways from De Anza College.

• OceanographyDe Anza → Cal Maritime
• Marine BiologyDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Environmental Studies B.A., Education and Community Outreach ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Environmental Studies B.A., Sustainable Communities ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Interdisciplinary StudiesDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Marine ScienceDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Mechanical EngineeringDe Anza → UC Irvine
• ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Environmental Economics and PolicyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Society and EnvironmentDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Urban StudiesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Marine BiologyDe Anza → CSU Long Beach