In general at the end of Biology 1B students will be able to:
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Evolution Learning Outcomes | Plant Biology Learning Outcomes | Ecology Learning Outcomes |
Lecture Topics | The number of hours spent on each lecture topic | Learning Outcomes |
Evolution | ||
Introduction, Analyzing & classifying organic diversity Systematics, biological diversity, phylogeny Evidence of evolution, the Darwinian theory Process and patterns of inheritance Genes within populations, Hardy-Weinberg Origins of species, Intro. to Macroevolution Is a new synthesis needed? Evolutionary time scale and the fossil record Plate tectonics, biogeography, changing climates Origin of life, Diversification of animals Radiation of vertebrates and origin of life on land Mass extinctions and amniote evolution
Changing climates and origin of the modern biota | The development of Darwinian thought (1.5) The genetic basis of evolution (1.5) Population genetics & Microevolution (3) Natural Selection & Speciation (3) Geological Time and the fossil record (1.5) Macroevolution (1.5) Systematics and classification (1.5) Evolution and Ecology (1.5) | explain how life might have originated on this planet describe the experiments of Mendel and use Mendel's principles to solve novel problems. describe the Hardy-Weinberg law and explain the conditions that must be met for it to hold true explain the consequence of violating each of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg law and explain when a population is in equilibrium. use cladistic analysis to better understand and explain the phylogenetic relatedness among organisms. describe Darwin's theories and how the principles of natural selection can lead to speciation. give examples of adaptation and of both allopatric and sympatric speciation. contrast alternate models for macroevolution and describe the major patterns in the fossil record. relate broad patterns in the fossil record to major geological events and plate tectonic movement. |
Ecology | ||
What did Darwin really say? What is a species? Microevolution Natural selection Population growth Dynamics of populations Demography Organism interactions and competition Ecological studies Communities Island biogeography Ecosystems San Francisco Bay
Aquatic ecosystems | Ecology and the ecological method (1.5) Individuals - adaptation and behavior (1.5) Population biology (3) Community Structure (3) Species Diversity - patterns and maintenance (1.5) Ecosystems (1.5) Ecology, environment and man (1.5) | describe the different levels of organization used in ecology. distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors. explain how single species populations grow and are regulated. distinguish between density dependent and density independent birth and death rates. describe how population data can be analysed using statistics, graphs, life tables, and survivorship curves. describe the principal interactions between different species and how they affect the respective species. describe the major forces structuring communities and explain how community structure can be represented by food webs. explain how communities change in both space (biomes and gradients) and time (succession). explain the large scale patterns of biodiversity, describe how biodiversity is measured and predict the consequences of continued species loss. |
Plants and Fungi | ||
Introduction / Fungi Algae, mosses, lower vascular plants Ferns and Gymnosperms Angiosperms Angiosperms Cells, tissues Roots, structure and development Shoots, primary structure Shoots, secondary structure Plant growth substances Plant growth substances Flowering, fruit development Water relations Water relations, plant mineral nutrition | Introduction, classification and the origin of life (1.5) Plants in water and on land (3) Plant ecology (1.5) Water relations and mineral nutrition (1.5) Plant sex (1.5) Plant Growth Hormones (1.5) Fungi (1.5) | describe and distinguish the variety of possible life cycles for a sexual organism and diagram a generalised lifecycle for animals, plants, and fungi. describe the distinguishing features of the major plant phyla and their evolutionary relationships. show how the evolution of plants is associated with the morphological and physiological adaptations required for a terrestrial life. explain the mechanisms of xylem and phloem sap movement in plants. describe how plants control and co-ordinate actions using hormones and give examples of the effects of each of the major groups of plant hormone. explain how reproduction and embryo development occurs in gymnosperms and angiosperms. distinguish between primary and secondary growth in plants and explain how both occur. list the major groups of fungi and describe their life cycles. |