EPS SCI CM114AAquatic Geomicrobiology: Metabolisms
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences CM114A.) Study of fundamental geomicrobiological metabolisms and biogeochemical reactions occurring in aquatic systems and how these processes interact with environment. Metabolisms include photoautotrophic (anoxygenic and oxygenic photosynthesis), chemoheterotrophic (fermentation and respiration of organic matter), photoheterotrophic (organic matter degradation with light), and chemoautotrophic (iron, nitrogen, manganese, methane, and sulfur oxidation) pathways. Introduction of principals of bioenergetics (adenosine triphosphate production, Gibbs free energy, chemiosmosis, thermodynamic calculations) and biological isotope fractionation. Concurrently scheduled with course CM214A.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Recommended requisite: course C107 or Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M105.
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confidence 1.00 · from textRequires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
EPS SCI CM114A
- EPS SCI C107Geochemical Cycles
- A&O SCI M105Introduction to Chemical Oceanography
2 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 2 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
EPS SCI CM114A
- EPS SCI CM114BAquatic Geomicrobiology: Environments
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.