ZOOL 200 provides an overview of: the biology, ecology and Hawaiian cultural relevance of marine organisms with specific emphasis on those found in the Hawaiian Islands; the physical and chemical properties of the marine environment and various marine habitats with specific emphasis on those found in the Hawaiian Islands; the various human impacts affecting marine environments, habitats and organisms with emphasis on impacts relevant to the marine environments of the Hawaiian Islands. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
Recommended Preparation
Registration in ZOOL 200L.
Course Outcomes
- Apply the process of science to understand how the field of marine science increases our knowledge and awareness of marine systems.
- Identify the physical and chemical characteristics of the marine environment and explain how they influence life in the ocean, and on our planet.
- Apply examples of important adaptations specific to marine life by connecting their ecological roles to their environments.
- Identify and appreciate the diversity of marine organisms and habitats, especially in Hawaiʻi.
- Describe a variety of resources (both intrinsic and extrinsic) that humans use from the ocean, how they extract those resources, and the impacts that direct and indirect human activity has on the health, function and resiliency of the ocean and its inhabitants, especially in Hawaiʻi.