Biology of Plants

Tentative Schedule

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Jan 27	Topics: Introduction. What is a plant? Why Plants? GH Tour. Mystery Plants! Planting Seeds.
	Readings: Moore: Ch. 1, Ch. 24
Feb 3	Topics: Morphology of Plants and Seeds (onion, corn, bean, castor bean, pea), Seed Vocabulary, Seed Germination
	Readings: PABL: 130, 132; Moore: Ch. 12
Feb 10	Topics: Basics, Cytology, Cell cycle, Cells and Tissues, Water Relations, Meristems, Cell Vocabulary, Apical Dominance
	Readings: PABL: pp 1-12; Moore: Ch. 3, Ch. 9, Ch. 13
Feb 17	Exam I + Topics: Root Anatomy, Root Vocabulary, Endodermis, Respiration, Mineral Nutrition
	Readings: PABL: pp133-136, Moore Ch. 15, Ch. 6
Feb 24	Topics: Dicot & Monocot Stem Anatomy, Transpiration, Stem Vocabulary, Stem Cuttings
	Readings: PABL: 136-143, Moore Ch. 14a
Mar 2	Topics: Woody Stem, Periderm, Bark, Secondary Growth, Hormone/Light Control of Growth
	Readings: Moore Ch. 16
Mar 9	Topics: Leaf Anatomy, or not!, Photo-synthesis, Leaf Cuttings, Plant Preservation
	Readings: PABL: 144-150, Moore Ch. 14b, Ch. 7
Mar 16	Exam II + Topics: Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyta Chapter, Life Cycles, Maybe Cladistics
	Readings: PABL: pp. 13-18, Moore Ch. 10, 25
Mar 23	Spring Break--No Class
Mar 30	Topics: Chlorophyta, Keys, Evolutionary Pathways, Algae Lab
	Readings: PABL: pp. 19, 28-40, Moore Ch. 27
Apr 6	Topics: Liverworts, Mosses, and Hornworts, Gravitropism, Phototropism, Bryophytes Lab
	Readings: PABL: 73-85, Moore Ch. 28, 19
Apr 13	Exam III + Topics: Pteridophyta Pteridophyta, and allies, Heterospory
	Readings: PABL: 86-104, Moore Ch. 29
Apr 20	Topics: Gymnosperms Coniferophyta, Gymnosperms Lab
	Readings: PABL: 105-129, Moore Ch. 30
Apr 27	Topics: Anthophyta, Male Flower Parts, Female Flower Parts,Pollination BiologyAngiosperms Lab
	Readings: PABL: 131-132, 151-167, Moore Ch. 17, 31
May 4	Topics: Anthophyta, Fruits, Evolution
	Readings: PABL: 130-175, Moore Ch. 22, Ch. 23, Ch. 24
May 16	10:00 AM Field Trip: Mystery Plant Report Due
	This is a Tuesday event! Be sure you have it free!
May 18	12:30 PM Exam IV

Additional Resources:

Moore Chapters: Ch. 2, Ch. 4, Ch. 26, Ch. 31

Organisms not covered this semester: Lower Fungi, Fungi Lab, Sac Fungi, Club Fungi, Brown and Red Algae

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