Botany 2104 Course Schedule

Weber State University

Department of Botany

Botany 2104 Course Schedule for Fall 2009 (subject to change) PDF of schedule

Date	Lecture	Activity	Reading
Week 1 Aug 24	Introduction to the course Plant Kingdom Organs and tissues of flowering plants	Examine plant organs and tissues	Ch 1 Ch12 Appendix
Aug 26	Metric system Lab safety orientation Start seeds	"Metric System" "Lab Safety Orientation" Lab safety tour Start "Seed Germination and Root Growth"	inside back cover pp 504-508
Aug 26	Metric system Lab safety orientation Start seeds		McMillan: pp 16-17 Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It (Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana University)
Aug 28	Seed germination and dormancy Root growth	Finish "Seed Germination and Root Growth"
Week 2 Aug 31, Sept 2	Chemistry and Biomolecules Botany Essay		Fundamentals of Chemistry Ch 2 Botany Student Portfolio
Sept 4		"Storage Polymers of Seeds"
Week 3 Sept 7	Labor Day - no classes
Sept 9, 11	Diffusion and osmosis Water potential Cellular Membranes	"Diffusion and Osmosis"	pp 71-81
Week 4 Sept 14, 18	Microscopy Light microscopes Dissecting microscopes Electron microscopes Sample preparation	"Microscopy" Instructions on making free hand sections, by David Webb at U Hawaii - Manoa Set up "Roots" Procedure 9
Week 4 Sept 14, 18			Light Microscopy Online Biology Book - go to the section on microscopes Proper Use of the Compound Microscope
Sept 16	Uinta Mountains Field Trip -- class will not meet today
Week 5 Sept 21	Exam 1. Review sheet.
Sept 23, 25	The eukaryotic cell	"Plant Eukaryotic Cell"	pp 35-58
Week 6 Sept 28, 30	Plant Form and Function: Evolutionary Aspects Research Design	"Evolution: Adaptability of Plant Form" "Research Design" Set up "Roots" Procedure 9 (Sept 28) Set up "Mineral Nutrition" Procedure 3 (Sept 28)	pp 198-207 Alfred Wallace's paper
Oct 2 Week 7 Oct 5	Plant cells and tissues notes from Botany LS1203	"Cells and Tissues"	Ch 23
Oct 7, 9	Root anatomy notes from Botany LS1203	"Roots" IBA Data	pp 528-538, 540-546
Oct 9 Week 8 Oct 12	Stem anatomy notes from Botany LS1203	"Stems"	pp 547-558, 575-579
Oct 14 (and Week 9, Oct 19)	Leaf anatomy notes from Botany LS1203	"Leaves" stomata data	pp 558-570, 575-579
Oct 16	Fall Break - no classes
Week 9 Oct 19	Leaf anatomy	"Leaves"	pp 558-570, 575-579
Oct 21	Anatomy catch-up
Oct 23	Exam 2. Review sheet.
Week 10 Oct 26	Secondary growth notes from Botany LS1203	"Secondary Growth"	pp 538-540 Ch 26
Week 10 Oct 26	Secondary growth notes from Botany LS1203	"Secondary Growth"	Secondary Growth in Monocots (Webb)
Oct 28	Secretory Structures	"Secretory Structures"	Secretory Cells and Tissues (Mauseth) Secretory Cells and Tissues (Webb)
Oct 30	Respiration	"Respiration" -- Procedure 1	Ch 5, 6
Week 11 Nov 2	Respiration	"Respiration" -- Procedure 2	Ch 5, 6
Nov 4	Finish Respiration Start Photosynthesis Review basic leaf structure		Ch 5, 6 Ch 7 pp 559-567
Nov 6	Photosynthesis	"Photosynthesis" -- Procedures 1-3	Ch 7
Week 12 Nov 9	Photosynthesis	"Photosynthesis" -- Procedures 4-6	Ch 7
Nov 11	Photosynthesis Photosynthesis-transpiration compromise	"Photosynthesis" -- Procedures 7-9	Ch 7, pp 667-675
Nov 13	Exam 3. Review Sheet.
Week 13 Nov 16, 18	Mineral nutrition WFP Data	"Mineral Nutrition" Video: Carnivorous Plants	pp 645-649, 653-661 Barry Rice's Carnivorous Plants Page
Nov 20	Mitosis Meiosis	"Nuclear Division Processes"	pp 58-67, 143-148
Week 14 Nov 23, 25	Flowers Notes from Botany LS1203	"The Flower"	pp 436-450
Nov 27	Thanksgiving Break - no classes
Week 15 Nov 30	Pollination Fertilization Notes from Botany LS1203	"Pollination and Fertilization" Video: "The Birds and The Bees" from The Private Life of Plants	pp 460-465
Dec 2, 4	Fruits Asexual Reproduction Notes from Botany LS1203	"Fruits" Video: "The Seedy Side of Plants"	pp 465-470 pp 158-159
Dec 9 (Wednesday)	FINAL EXAM, 12:30-2:20 Review Sheet

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7 November 2009