Spring 2017 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus

Course Prefix/Number/Title:

BOT 212 Botany II (4CR)

Prerequisites: BIOL 120 or instructor approval

Course Description:

Diversity of plants, their classification, anatomy, physiology, and ecology.

Includes a general overview of fungi and algae. Plant cells and tissues, photosynthesis,

translocation and transpiration, root/stem/leaf structure and function, secondary growth,

growth and development, flowers/fruits/seeds, survey of Kingdom

Monera/Protista/Fungi/Plantae, viruses, prions, ethnobotany

Course Objectives:

Demonstrate an understanding and proficiency with the following concepts:

1. structure and function of vascular plants, particularly Coniferophyta & Anthophyta (Goal 7)

2. diversity of plants and plant-like organisms (Goal 7)

3. the ecology and evolution of plant and plant-like organisms (Goal 7)

4. the significance of these organisms to human kind (Goal 7)

Instructor:

Lura

Office:

NSC 114

Office Hours: MWF 1:00-2:00

Phone: (701) 228-5472

Email:

Lecture/Lab Schedule: Spring semester

Textbook(s):

Raven, P.H., R.F. Evert, and S.E. Eichhorn. 2013. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman and Worth

Publishers. 8

Ed.

Lura, C.L. 2017. Botany 212 Lab Manual

Course Requirements:

4 Hour Exams @ 100 pts. ea.

400 pts.

Lab quizzes

130 pts

Lecture quizzes, assignments, etc. 170 pts

Lab final exam

100 pts

TOTAL POINTS:

800

A = 100-90%

B = 89-80%

C = 79-70%

D = 69-60%

F = below 60%