Introduction to Ecology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ecology: its meaning and scope.
    Adaptation.
    Climate.
    Water balance.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Light and biological cycles.
    Nutrients.
    Soils.
    Concept of the ecosystem.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Ecosystem energetics.
    Biogeochemical cycles.
    Grassland to tundra.
    Forest.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Freshwater ecosystems.
    Saltwater ecosystems.
    Properties of populations.
     18 population growth and regulation.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intraspecific competition.
    Population genetics.
    Interspecific competition.
    Predation.
    Plant-herbivore systems.
    Herbivore-carnivore systems.
    Parasitism.
    Mutualism.
    Community structure.
    Disturbance.
    Succession.