Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

3 Tentative Course Outline : Dates Topic Lab Chapter Jan 9 – 10 Introduction to plant cell chemistry, structure, function None 1,2,3 Jan 14 – 18 Photosynthesis Plant cell structure and function 7 Jan 21 – 24 *no class Jan 21 st – MLK Day Plant cells and tissues, translocation and transpiration Primary tissues of stems and roots 23, 30 Jan 28 – Feb 1 Roots, Stems, Leaves Leaf Structure and Function 24,25 Exam 1: Friday; February 1 st During Lecture Feb 4 – Feb 8 Secondary Growth, Growth and Development Secondary Growth and Wood Anatomy 26,27,28 Feb 11 – 15 Reproduction, Flowers, Fruits, Seeds Plant Form, Function, Diversity “Greenhouse Lab” 19 Feb 18 – 22 *no class Feb 18 th – Presidents’ Day Early development of the Plant Body Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds 22 Exam 2: Friday; February 22 nd During Lecture Feb 25 – March 1 Domain Archaea & Bacteria, Viruses, Viroids, Prions Domain Bacteria 13 March 4 – 8 Kingdom Fungi: Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota Fungi I: Ascomycota and Lichens 14 March 11 – 15 *no class this week – spring break No class No lab - March 18 – 22 Basidiomycota, Deuteromycetes, review Fungi II: Basidiomycota, Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota 14 Exam 3: Friday; March 22 nd During Lecture March 25 – 29 Deuteromycetes continued Protista I: Myxomycota, Euglenophyta, Rhodophyta, Dinophyta, Oomycota, Chrysophyta 14 April 1 – 5 Kingdom Protista: Myxomycota, Oomycota, Euglenophyta, Rhodophyta, Dinophyta, Chrysophyta, Bacillariophyta Protista II: Bacillariophyta, Phaeophyta, Chlorophyta 15 April 8 – 12 Phaeophyta, Chlorophyta, Kingdom Plantae: Bryophyta, Hepatophyta Plantae I: Hepatophyta, Bryophyta, Psilotophyta, Lycophyta 15, 16, 17 April 15 – 19 Psilotophyta, Lycophyta, Sphenophyta, Pterophyta Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta Plantae II: Sphenophyta and Pterophyta 17, 18 Exam 4: Friday, April 19 th During Lecture April 22 – 26 Gnetophyta, Coniferophyta, Anthophyta Plantae III: Cycadophyta, Coniferophyta, Anthophyta 18, 19, 20 April 29 – May 3 Biomes, Plants & Society *Cumulative Lab Final* 31, 32 May 6 – May 10 *Finals Week Cumulative Final Exam: Wednesday, May 7 th 9AM-11AM