Explore the oceans in this free online course and learn how marine life is crucial to ecosystems and our survival. Water covers more than two thirds of the Earth's surface and marine organisms produce more than half of the oxygen we breathe while helping to regulate the planet's climate, which explains why we refer to the oceans as the ‘planet's heartbeat’. This marine biology course explains how oceans also provide us with food, jobs and entertainment. We go beneath the waves to show you how marine life interacts to create sustainable ecosystems.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192310 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define ‘marine biology’ • Explain the ecology of the ocean and establish their importance • Compare the physical characteristics of the Arctic and Antarctic • Discuss the multicellular primary producers of marine life • Recognise the basic characteristics and features of marine environments • Outline the factors that affect the marine environment • Discuss the vertebrates' affinity with other chordates and the characteristics that make them unique • Explain the environmental factors affecting the distribution of marine organisms • Identify who plays what role down the levels of the ‘food chain’ or ‘food web’ • Evaluate the damaging impact of human activity on marine life • State the aims of marine protected areas • Outline threats to the marine environment |
| Course Code | 1263 |
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