Botanist: Dr. Esther Iglich ( eiglich@mcdaniel.edu)

* For the Final: Complete set of study questions for the final

* For THURS. LAB: Here is the cheat sheet forthe wildflower ID : take a good look; you might want to do some quick sketches on the sheet I gave you; Wildflower ID

For Sawyer: home page

For Angie: images of carnivorus plants..

Reading materials:

• Text: Botany: an introduction to plant biology, 2/e by JD Mauseth mm enhanced
• Web Notes: links inserted in syllabus: check for additions regularly
  

Jan 30	Introduction to botany the early earth: the blue greens	Chapter 1 & 19 *Web Notes:Blue greens
Feb 1	Producers of the sea: lower algae	Chapter 21 *Web Notes:the algae
	Lab 1: initiating materials for later labs ( nutrient, tissue culture, photosynthesis)

Week 2

Feb 6	Forests of the sea: the higher algae	Chapter 21. Web Notes:
Feb 8	From early land to bogs: Mosses and liverworts	Chapter 22 Web Notes:
	Biodiversity lab 2: algal communities & algal cuisine

Week 3

Feb 13	Before and during the time of the dinosaurs:Vascular plants without seeds See online Algae Images from lab!	Chapter 23. Web Notes:
Feb 15	Dealing with the extremes: early gymnosperms 1 Minitest 1: all algae material Algae Images from lab!	Chapter 24. Web Notes:t
	Biodiversity Lab2:Early land plants and their Fossil remains	Pictures of Fossils for lab id

Week 4

Feb 20	The advanced gymnosperms; identificatione advanced gymnosperms; identification	Chapter 45. Web Notes:none
Feb 22	Angiosperms: cell structure Minitest 3: early land plants + gymnosperms Mintest 2: all bryophytes and early land plants through ferns	Chapter 3 Web Notes:Chapter 3 plus Organelles web page from lab Images for early land plants
	Gymnosperms: identification of tissues and species. See these pages for our attempt at id'ing campus species. gymnosperm ID

Week 5
 

Feb. 27	Tissues and primary growth of stems	Chapter 5. Web Notes:
Mar 1	Roots Minitest 4: gymnosperm notes + gymnosperm ID	Chapter 7 Web notes
	Videomicroscope analysis of tissue and cell types

Week 6

Mar 6	Stems and leaves	Chapter 6 Web Notes: Note these notes cover 3/6 & 8
Mar 8	Structure of woody growth Minitest 5: cell structure + tissues +roots + Organelles web page from lab*	Chapter 8. see above; review chapter carefully
	Plant adaptations: lab analysis with digital photography capture techniques icl.leaf adaptations & wood id.

Week 7

Mar 13	Flowers and reproduction	Chapter 9. Web Notes:
Mar 15	Photosynthesis I: light reaction No Minitest !! considering the results, I have decided to upgrade our minitest into a standard size exam including materials from organelles through flowers ON March 29 after Spring Break I will be including study questions from the organelles, roots, stems, leaves and flower chpts to help better orient you and to ensure you read the text. Chpts 3, 5,6,7,8	Chapter 10. Web Notes: Note... this set of notes covers all topics of photosynthsis through ***Study questions for chpts 3, 4,5 7 & 8 &9
	Lab: Flower/fruit lab

Week 8

Mar 27	Photosynthesis II: stroma reactions +C3, C4, Cam and photorespiration	Chapter 10 Web Notes:'dark reaction
Mar 29	Transport processes: xylem	Chapter 12: 336 Web Notes:
	Analysis of photosynthetic rates in C3 vs. C4 plants part 1

Week 9

April 3	Standard exam including all materials from cell structure through leaves, stems, roots,woody structure and flowers/seed Please know the study question answers as well as slides online.. and Study slide images that relate to the above qestions.	.***Study questions for chpts 3, 4,5 7 & 9,8
Apr 5	Transport processes: Phloem notes	Web notes on phloem
	Measuring photosynthesis with CO2 analyzers Continuation from previous week: water use and boundary layers....

Week 10

Apr 10	Plant hormones I	*Web Notes for hormones Read chpt 14; *Study questions for hormone chapter! *Study photo/transport questions plus notes!
Apr 12	Plant hormones II Minitest 7: photosynthesis + flow in xylem and phloem - *study photo/transport questions plus notes! no slides	Web Notes for hormones II same as above.
	Lab: Start hormone lab and finish up photosythesis/water relations

Week 11

Apr 17	Development and morphogensis: hormonal action	Web Notes for Morphogenesis Chapter 12:319.
Apr 19	Plant defenses and medicinal botany I Web Notes: plant defenses Lecture notes for 4/19, 4/;24 Quiz on photosynthesis and xylem/phloem transport!	Web Notes: plant defenses
	Lab: plant propagation & medicinal botany

Week 12

April 24	Plant defenses continued....	Web Notes: plant defenses
April 26	Trip to Longwood - all day excursion!

Week 13

May 1	Bioengineering of plants I. Study Questions for Genetics Chapters 15 and 16	Web Notes on Bioengineering + video
May 3	Bioengineering of plants II.	Our trip to Longwood Gardens: Review plant images (the images will be upgraded with text in the next 2 days )
	Plant wildflower ID: trip to Hashawa

Week 14

May 8	Plant impacts: the impact of plants on earth's functioning: class effort -
May 10	Complete set of study questions for the final
	Independent work, clean-up and final write up for hormone lab....

Final: week of finals see schedule for date

Requirements of the course:

	a. Weekly minitests before lab starts: no makeup's. These will cover the material noted.	Each minitest is worth 50 points 10 minitests for 500 points
	b. Plant id's	50 pts
	c. Lab projects: each lab will require a results and discussion write up; sometimes your work will form a part of a larger groups final product, other times it will be an individual effort. In any case it will be graded and potentially returned for revision if necessary.	30 points each: 1. callus culture 2. photosynthesis results/discussion.3. nutrition 4. plant hormones
	d. Attendance is required: after one absence points will be deducted for missing lectures ; labs are required - I can not do' redos'...

 

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The Internet Directory for Botany

http://herb.biol.uregina.ca/liu/bio/idb.shtml

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Date: 1/01