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BIOL 1B

FORM & FUNCTION IN PLANTS & ANIMALS · 6 units · used in 418 transfer pathways

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About this course

An introduction to the structure and physiological processes of plants and animals. Transport systems, reproduction, digestion, gas exchange, regulation of the internal environment, responses to external stimuli, nervous systems, hormones, and locomotion. Intended for biology majors.

Sections this term

Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:09 PM UTC
BIOL 1BFORM & FUNCTION IN PLANTS & ANIMALSOpen3 sections · 84 seats reported · 2 instructors
  • CRN 31729 · 03Schultheis · MW 9 AM-11:50 AM · 8711 / MW 12 PM-1:50 PM · 8403Open · 28
  • CRN 31730 · 04Schultheis · MW 12 PM-1:50 PM · 8403 / MW 2:30 PM-5:20 PM · 8711Open · 28
  • CRN 32942 · 05Derugin · MW 5:30 PM-7:20 PM · 8403 / MW 7:30 PM-10:20 PM · 8711Open · 28

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

BIOL 1APRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY

Catalog wording: “BIOL 1A.”

Advisory: “Advisory: Students taking the biology majors' sequence (BIOL 1A, 1B, 1C) are strongly advised to take the sequence in its entirety; not open to students with credit in BIOL 1BH.”

What this course unlocks

Foothill courses that list BIOL 1B as a prerequisite.

Transfer pathways that use BIOL 1B

ASSIST maps BIOL 1B to a requirement in 418 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with BIOL 1B. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

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