Dates

Course Topics

Chapter(s)

August 23 and 25

Course requirements; Introduction to Botany

1

August 28 and 30, September 1

Plant Cells, Tissues, and Organs

2 – 4, 24

September 6

Leaves

26

September 8

Quiz 1 and Reading Discussion on Greenhouse Effect

Sept. 11 and 13

Photosynthesis

7

September 15

No Class

September 18

Mitosis; Growth and Metabolism

8; 27 – 29

September 20

Lecture Exam

September 22

Cellular Respiration

6

Sept. 25 and 27

Cellular Respiration cont’d; Roots and Soils

25 and 30

September 29

Quiz 2 and Reading Discussion on Plant Conservation

October 2, 4, and 6

Stems; Water in Plants

26 – 27; 31

October 9 and 11

Plant Hormones

28 – 29

October 13

Lecture Exam

October 16

Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds

6; 22; 23

October 18

Quiz 3 and Reading Discussion on Biomes and Vegetation Associations of North America

October 19-22

Fall Break

Oct. 23, 25, and 27

Pollination Biology; Meiosis and Fertilization

22; 9

October 30 and November 1

Plant Genetics and Biotechnology

10 – 11

November 3

Quiz 4 and Reading Discussion on Uses of Plants in Technology

Nov. 6, 8, and 10

Plant Evolution; Plant Names and Classification; Kingdom Monera: Cyanobacteria

13 – 14

November 13

Lecture Exam

Nov. 15 and 17

Kingdom Protista: Algae and Slime and Water Molds

16 – 17

Nov. 20 and 22

Kingdom Fungi

15

November 23-26

Thanksgiving Holiday

November 27

Kingdom Plantae: Nonvascular Plants

18

November 29

Quiz 5 and Reading Discussion on Plant Evolution

December 1

Seedless Vascular Plants

19

Dec. 4, 6, and 8

Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

20 – 22

December 13 (9:00 a.m.)

Final Examination

General Botany --- LS 2414
Laboratory Schedule

 

Date

Topic

 

Aug. 28

Plant Cells, Tissues, and Organs

Sept. 4

Labor Day

Sept. 11

Field Trip; Recognition Taxa

Sept. 18

Leaves; Photosynthesis

Sept. 25

Lab Practical; Plant Propagation

Oct. 2

Field Trip; Recognition Taxa

Oct. 9

Recognition Exam; Stems; Water in Plants; Roots

Oct. 16

Field Trip; Recognition Taxa

Oct. 23

Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds; Pollination Biology

Oct. 30

Field Trip; Recognition Taxa

Nov. 6

Recognition Exam; Meiosis; Fertilization

Nov. 13

Cyanobacteria; Algae and Slime and Water Molds

Nov. 20

Fungi; Nonvascular Plants

Nov. 27

Vascular Plants

Dec. 4

Lab Practical