This course examines basic biology relevant to human environmental problems, emphasizing human impact on Canadian ecosystems. After explaining basic principles of ecology, the course looks at pollution in Canada and human population, food and fibre supply, urbanization, and non-renewable resources as biological problems. For BSc Biology programs, this course may be taken as an elective but cannot be used as a Biology credit towards a Biology concentration or specialization. (lec 2, tut 1) cr 6