Biology 206 Jeff YoungJanice Lapsansky

Lab Page Jeff's Page Janice's Page A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory, Van De Graaff and Crawley

Grading Grades will be assigned on the basis of your performance on frequent quizzes and two exams in each of the two portions of the course (animal biology and plant biology), and your laboratory work, as follows: Lecture exams and quizzes will consist of a mixture of multiple choice, fill-in, matching, concept mapping, and short essay questions. Quizzes may be taken with a partner.

Scale Final assignment of a course grade may include an adjustment of up to 1/3 of a grade (using + or - grading). Our use of this option will be based on a consistent and obvious pattern ofimprovement of your test scores during the quarter and/or our subjective evaluation of your attendance and participation in both lecture and lab. (Students who choose P/F as a grading option must achieve at least 74% to pass.) Extra Credit

Course Schedule Weeks ~1-5Weeks ~5-10

Broad Course Goals Integrate knowledge gained in Biology 204 and 205, –Ecology, Evolution and Diversity (systematics) (204), –Cell Biology (205). Understand how organisms are organized at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, whole organism, and mutualistic levels, –Literate in the field (writing, listening, speaking) –Analytical skills, –Laboratory skills, –Other?

Jeff Young, Botanist x3638 Office: BI412 Arabidopsis thaliana Genome-based study of plant physiology and environmental responses. Office Hours M, W and F 2- 3 pm …by appointment.

“ The instructions for assembling every organism on the planet--slugs and sequoias, peacocks and parasites, whales and wasps-- are all specified in DNA sequences that can be translated into digital information and stored in a computer for analysis.” - Eric Lander, Science 287 (2000)

Complete Genomic Sequences ARCHAEAL 36 BACTERIAL 6 EUKARYAL 2003 (September) 16 ARCHAEAL 126 BACTERIAL 20 EUKARYAL Fugu rubripes (Aug. 2002) Mus musculus (Dec. 2002) Yersinia pestis (Aug. 2002) Homo sapiens (Feb. 2001) Anopheles gambiae (Oct. 2002) Plasmodium falciparum (Oct. 2002)

% similarity in all eukaryotes. Flowering Plants Plants * Phytoplanktons, * Algae, * Lichens, * Bryophytes, * Pteridophytes, * Gymnosperms.

Plant Biology and Other Fields Plant Biology Agriculture Pharmaceuticals Genetics Molecular Cellular Biology Biotechnology Ecology Systematics Plant Pathology Horticulture

Basic vs. Applied Plant Biology APPLIED - Agronomy; Field Crops - Horticulture (Ornamental, Fruits, Vegetables) - Genetics and Plant Breeding - Plant Pathology - Soil Sciences - Agricultural Microbiology (Bacteriology, Mycology, Fermentation etc) - Agricultural Meteorology - Agricultural Home Sciences - Agricultural Engineering - Agricultural Packaging - Agricultural Economics - Agricultural Management - Entomology - Plant Ecology - Plant Biotechnology - others... BASIC * Plant Physiology - Transport, Nutrition, etc. - Sensory Responses, etc. - Circadian Rhythms, - Growth and Development, - Environmental Stress, * Plant Biochemistry - Photosynthesis, - Plant Respiration, - Secondary Metabolism, *Plant Cell Biology *Plant Molecular Systematics *Plant-Microbe Interactions Revolutionized by Genetics and Genomics

Overview Development Assimilation Biology 206 Plants Biology 206 Plants Reproduction Transport Morphology Growth and Differentiation Responses to the Environment Photosynthesis Mineral Nutrition Water Solutes Carbohydrates Gas Exchange Sexual Asexual

Success is Easy Do the reading assignments before class, –know the vocabulary, –don’t neglect the figures, Attend lectures, Listen to the lectures, look at the examples, think. Know the material, –it’s easier to just learn it, than it is to try to guess, or divine your instructors intentions.

Jeff Young, Botanist x3638 Office: BI412 Arabidopsis thaliana Genome-based study of plant physiology and environmental responses. Office Hours M, W and F 2- 3 pm …by appointment.