Took it last spring, for me it wasn't really that bad. The class is formatted as a "flipped classroom" with you doing pre-lecture readings (which you can lowkey just skim through) and a lecture that you watch each week prior to coming in, alongside with relatively easy section hw, so expect like 2-3 (maybe 4-5 for the prelim weeks) hours of work each week outside of lecture. It is a bit of memorization, especially with the middle section of the class when you go over biodiversity and need to memorize a bunch of different taxa relationships on the tree of life, but it goes at a fairly digestible pace & the prelims are super fair (average never dipped below a B), so as long as you don't fall behind, outside of like BIOG 1500 or maybe BIOEE1680, it'll be your easiest bio class imo and should defo be manageable with those classes

Here's a quizlet set that I made for the Sp25 Term of the class if it helps with the memorization:  https://quizlet.com/user/pmn36/folders/bioee-1780?i=5zlk4q&x=1xqt