Dr. Lewis Feldman Biology 1B Spring 2015 Plant Biology Schedule


Dr. Lewis Feldman is the instructor for the Plant Biology section of Biology 1B during the Spring 2015 semester. Click on his picture to learn about his research interests.

Office Hours: Mon., Wed. 9-10 AM and Tues. 9:30-10:30 AM in 5045 VLSB.

E-mail: ljfeldman@berkeley.edu

Reading Assignments are from the textbook Biology, Raven, 10th Edition.

Handouts from Prof. Feldman will be available on our bCourses site.



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LectureDateLecture TopicReading Assignment
Raven, 10th Edition
Plants 1Wednesday
Jan. 21		Introduction / Fungi

Deadly mushrooms put Lodi family in hospital

Death cap mushrooms claim Lodi woman

Pilobolus: Ultra-High-Speed Fungus Spore Discharge

Health benefits of mushrooms		580-581, 617-635
Plants 2Friday
Jan. 23		Algae, Mosses, Lower Vascular Plants560-594
Plants 3Monday
Jan. 26		Ferns and Gymnosperms594-604
Plants 4Wednesday
Jan. 28		Angiosperms605-616, 730-734
Plants 5Friday
Jan. 30		Angiosperms605-616, 730-734
Plants 6Monday
Feb. 2		Cells, Tissues734-740
Plants 7Wednesday
Feb. 4		Roots, Structure and Development740-744, 760-763, 779-780, 807-808
Plants 8Friday
Feb. 6		Shoots, Primary Structure744-754, 780-781, 853-855
Plants 9Monday
Feb. 9		Shoots, Secondary Structure746-747
Plants 10Wednesday
Feb. 11		Plant Growth Substances 1807-808, 813-822, 852-853
Plants 11Friday
Feb. 13		Plant Growth Substances 2

Cherry harvesting		811-828, 856
Monday
Feb. 16		Academic and Administrative Holiday
Plants 12Wednesday
Feb. 18		Flowering829-857
Plants 13Friday
Feb. 20		Water Relations

Watch video of Onion Cells Plasmolysis		755-772, 773-780, 809-810
Plants 14Monday
Feb. 23		Water Relations, Mineral Nutrition,
Fruit Development

Watch video of Phloem Loading		755-772, 773-780, 809-810
Evolution 1Wednesday
Feb. 25		First Evolution Lecture
Dr. Alan Shabel
Friday
Feb. 27		Midterm 1, 6-7 PM