Syllabus - Botany 100
Summer 2013
| Date | Lectures | Readings | Lab/Discussion |
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| M 27 May | MEMORIAL DAY - NO CLASS | ||
| T 28 May | Introduction to Botany |
Ch 1 | Ex 1 Muir Woods: A Temperate Deciduous Forest; Scientific Method |
| The Deciduous Forest | Ch 27 | ||
| The Plant Body | Ch 8 | ||
| W 29 May | QUIZ, Plant Names & Classification | Ch 17 |
Ex 2 Plants & People, Plant Names & Classification, Tree of Life, and Greenhouses, Gardens, & Other Resources |
| Introduction to Ecology | Ch 25 | ||
Plants and
Environment
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Ch 11 | ||
| R 30 May | The Plant Life Cycle | Ch 13 | Ex 3 Cell Structure & |
| Plant Cells, Prokaryotic Cells | Ch 4, 18, 19 | ||
| Photosynthesis | Ch 5 | ||
F 31 May |
EXAMINATION | Ex 4 Cell Structure & |
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| Respiration | Ch 5 | ||
| Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen Cycles | Ch 5 | ||
| M 3 Jun | Algae | Ch 19 | Ex 5 Algae, Fungi, Nutrient Cycles & Energy Flow |
| Fungi | Ch 20 | ||
| Bacteria, Viruses | Ch 18 | ||
| T 4 Jun | DNA | Ch 6 | Ex 6 DNA Replication and Gene Expression |
| Making Proteins | Ch 6 | ||
| Mitosis, Asexual Reproduction | Ch 7 | ||
| W 5 Jun | QUIZ, Meiosis, Reproduction, Review of Cell Division | Ch 13 | Ex 7 Plant Propagation: Asexual Reproduction & Cell Division: Mitosis |
| Life Cycles | Ch 13 | ||
| Introduction to Genetics | Ch 14 | ||
| R 6 Jun | Hybrid Crosses | Ch 14 | Ex 8 Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction: Life Cycles |
| Plant Growth by Meristems | Ch 8 | ||
| Stem Structure and Development | Ch 8 | ||
| F 7 Jun | EXAMINATION | Ex 9 Dichotomous Keys: Gymnosperm & Angiosperm Tree Identification | |
| Root and Leaf Function | Ch 10, 11 | ||
| Wood Formation and Function | Ch 9 | ||
| M 10 Jun | Soil, Water, Absorption | Ch 10 | Ex 10 Supermarket Botany: Stems, Leaves, Roots, Flowers, Fruits & Seeds |
| Plant Kingdom | Ch 21 | ||
| Seedless Plants | Ch 21 | ||
| T 11 Jun | Gymnosperms | Ch 22 | Ex 11 Seedless Land Plants: Bryophytes, Lycophytes & Pteridophytes |
| Angiosperms | Ch 23 | ||
| Flowers | Ch 24 | ||
| W 12 Jun | QUIZ, Fruit, Seeds, Seedlings | Ch 23 | Ex 12 Seed Plants: Angiosperms |
| Plant Responses | Ch 12 | ||
| Ecosystems with Deciduous Trees | Ch 26 | ||
| R 13 Jun | Aquatic Plant Adaptations | Ch 27 | Ex 13 Plant Adaptations & Biomes |
| Arid Plant Adaptations | Ch 28 | ||
| Overview - Dutch Elm Disease | Ch 20 | ||
| F 14 Jun | FINAL EXAMINATION
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