Biology 1B: General Biology (Fall 2010)
Video Lectures
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Lecture 1: Introduction to Ecology Ecology and the ecological method |
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Lecture 2: Ecology of Individuals and Species Ecology and the ecological method |
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Lecture 3: Demography and Life History Individuals - adaptation and behavior; distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors. |
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Lecture 4: Population Growth and Regulation Individuals - adaptation and behavior; distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors. |
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Lecture 5: Interspecific Relationships Population biology; explain how single species populations grow and are regulated. |
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Lecture 6: Community Ecology Population biology; explain how single species populations grow and are regulated. |
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Lecture 7: Community Ecology 2 Population biology; explain how single species populations grow and are regulated. |
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Lecture 8: Ecosystem Ecology Population biology; explain how single species populations grow and are regulated. |
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Lecture 9: Ecosystem Ecology 2 Community Structure: distinguish between density dependent and density independent birth and death rates. |
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Lecture 10: Paleoecology Relate broad patterns in the fossil record to major geological events and plate tectonic movement. |
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Lecture 11: Human Ecology explain how communities change in both space (biomes and gradients) and time (succession). (Video Clip at end removed by instructor request) |
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Lecture 12: Ecology and the Environment Ecology, environment and man; describe the major forces structuring communities and explain how community structure can be represented by food webs. |
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Lecture 13: Conclusion |
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Lecture 14: Darwin and the Origin of Species I The development of Darwinian thought; explain how life might have originated on this planet |
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Lecture 15: Darwin and the Origin of Species II The development of Darwinian thought; explain how life might have originated on this planet |
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Lecture 16: Population Genetics I: Mendel, Darwin, Hardy, and Weinberg 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 |
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Lecture 17: Population Genetics II: Mutation and Genetic Drift explain the consequence of violating each of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg law and explain when a population is in equilibrium. |
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Lecture 18: Population Genetics III: Natural Selection and Gene Flow |
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Lecture 19: Natural Selection in the Laboratory and in the Wild describe Darwin's theories and how the principles of natural selection can lead to speciation. |
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Lecture 20: The Evolutionary Advantage of Sex explain the consequence of violating each of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg law and explain when a population is in equilibrium. |
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Lecture 21: Sexual Selection explain the consequence of violating each of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg law and explain when a population is in equilibrium. |
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Lecture 22: Species and Speciation I describe Darwin's theories and how the principles of natural selection can lead to speciation. |
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Lecture 23: Species and Speciation II give examples of adaptation and of both allopatric and sympatric speciation. |
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Lecture 24: Phylogenetics use cladistic analysis to better understand and explain the phylogenetic relatedness among organisms. |
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Lecture 25: Fossil Record 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. |
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Lecture 26: Human Evolution |
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Lecture 27: Introduction / Fungal diversity and reproduction describe and distinguish the variety of possible life cycles for a sexual organism and diagram a generalised lifecycle for animals, plants, and fungi. |
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Lecture 28: Importance of fungi / Origins of photosynthesis describe the distinguishing features of the major plant phyla and their evolutionary relationships. |
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Lecture 29: Diversity and reproduction of algae describe the distinguishing features of the major plant phyla and their evolutionary relationships. |
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Lecture 30: Origin of land plants: Bryophytes and ferns show how the evolution of plants is associated with the morphological and physiological adaptations required for a terrestrial life. |
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Lecture 31: Gymnosperm diversity and reproduction / seed evol. explain how reproduction and embryo development occurs in gymnosperms and angiosperms. |
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Lecture 32: Angiosperm life cycle and diversity 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. |
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Lecture 33: Angiosperm pollination, dispersal and germination explain how reproduction and embryo development occurs in gymnosperms and angiosperms. |
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Lecture 34: Introduction to plant morphology and anatomy explain the mechanisms of xylem and phloem sap movement in plants. |
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Lecture 35: Shoot morphology, anatomy and growth explain the mechanisms of xylem and phloem sap movement in plants; show how the evolution of plants is associated with the morphological and physiological adaptations required for a terrestrial life. |
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Lecture 36: Shoot growth - cont - and modifications / Root intro explain the mechanisms of xylem and phloem sap movement in plants; show how the evolution of plants is associated with the morphological and physiological adaptations required for a terrestrial life. |
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Lecture 37: Root absorption and modifications explain the mechanisms of xylem and phloem sap movement in plants. |