Bio 1B General Biology
08:00-9:00 AM | 2050 VLSB
Instructor Lew Feldman
Bio 1B: General Biology at UC Berkeley - Spring 2006. General introduction to plant development, form, and function; population genetics, ecology, and evolution. Intended for students majoring in the biological sciences, but open to all qualified students. Students must take both Biology 1A and 1B to complete the sequence. Sponsored by Integrative Biology. Video of this course available at webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.
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|  |  |  | Wed 1/18 | Introduction/Fungi |
| | | | Fri 1/20 | Algae, Mosses, Lower Vascular Plants |
| | | | Mon 1/23 | Ferns and Gymnosperms |
| | | | Wed 1/25 | Angiosperms |
| | | | Fri 1/27 | Angiosperms (con't) |
| | | | Mon 1/30 | Cells, Tissues |
| | | | Wed 2/1 | Roots, Structure and Development |
| | | | Fri 2/3 | Shoots, Primary Structure |
| | | | Mon 2/6 | Shoots, Secondary Structure |
| | | | Wed 2/8 | Plant Growth Substances 1 |
| | | | Fri 2/10 | Plant Growth Substances 2 |
| | | | Mon 2/13 | Flowering |
| | | | Wed 2/15 | Water Relations |
| | | | Fri 2/17 | Water Relations, Mineral Nutrition |
| | | | Mon 2/20 | Presidents Day |
| | | | Wed 2/22 | Mineral Nutrition, Fruit Development, Discussion of Midterm |
| | | | Fri 2/24 | Darwin and The Origin |
| | | | Mon 2/27 | Explanatory Power |
| | | | Wed 3/1 | Mendel, Hardy, and Weinberg |
| | | | Fri 3/3 | Mutation and Selection |
| | | | Mon 3/6 | Genetic Drift and Gene Flow |
| | | | Wed 3/8 | Sex and Sexual Selection |
| | | | Fri 3/10 | Biological Species |
| | | | Mon 3/13 | Modes of Speciation |
| | | | Wed 3/15 | Macroevolution |
| | | | Fri 3/17 | Phlogenetic Systematics |
| | | | Mon 3/20 | Molecular Phylogenetics |
| | | | Wed 3/22 | Precambrian and Paleozoic |
| | | | Fri 3/24 | Mesozoic and Cenozoic |
| | | | Mon 3/27 | Spring Break |
| | | | Wed 3/29 | Spring Break |
| | | | Fri 3/31 | Spring Break |
| | | | Mon 4/3 | Generalizations About the Fossil Record |
| | | | Wed 4/5 | Review |
| | | | Fri 4/7 | Control of Onchocerciasis: What we will study in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| | | | Mon 4/10 | Population Growth |
| | | | Wed 4/12 | Dynamics of Populations |
| | | | Fri 4/14 | Demography |
| | | | Mon 4/17 | Organism Interactions and Competition |
| | | | Wed 4/19 | Ecological Studies |
| | | | Fri 4/21 | Communities |
| | | | Mon 4/24 | Island Biogeography |
| | | | Wed 4/26 | Ecosystems |
| | | | Fri 4/28 | Aquatic Ecosystems |
| | | | Mon 5/1 | San Francisco Bay |
| | | | Wed 5/3 | Microevolution & Natural Selection |
| | | | Fri 5/5 | Humans and the Environment |
| | | | Mon 5/8 | Review |
