BIOL 4B - Organismal Biology and Biodiversity

    Recent Professors
    Darcy F. Ernst, Austin J. McKenna
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    25 students
    Difficulty
    6.8Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    BIOL 004A or its equivalent, with C or better
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of BIOL 4B
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B2 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This is the second course in a two semester majors sequence for students preparing for careers in the sciences, science education, or medicine. This lecture and laboratory course emphasizes the form and function, evolution, and biodiversity of unicellular and multicellular organisms. Topics include bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi, plants, and animals including the phylogenetic relationships among major taxa, macroevolution and Earth history, ecology, and adaptation. Science, the scientific method, and laboratory techniques are also covered. Field trips may be required. (C-ID BIOL 140)
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 1:45pm–4:50pm, Tue Thu 9:00am–12:05pm