Special Resources:
Select from the following course units:
Part I - Field Botany and Ecology - August 20 to September 22
Part II - Survey of "Simpler Autotrophs" - September 23 to October 15
Part III - Vascular Plant Phyla - October 20 to October 31
Part IV - Plant Anatomy and Physiology- November 3 to December 12
Study Assignment | TO P I C | DETAIL | |
| PART I | Field Botany and Ecology | ||
| August 20 | SA #1 | "People Matters" -- Because People Do Matter* | |
| August 22 | SA #2 | Course Introduction | |
| August 25 | SA #3 | Botany and Stewardship of the "Green World" | |
| Aug. 26, 27,28 | LAB #1 | Field Botany - Introduction | Manual, Ex. #1 |
| August 27 | SA #4 | Botany and Stewardship - Tapping the Knowledge Base | |
| August 29 | SA #5 | Botany / Ecology & Human Culture: Roundup... | Web Resources |
| September 1 | No Classes | Labor Day | |
| Sept. 2, 3, 4 | LAB #2 | Woody Plants & Sampling Plant Populations | Manual, Ex. #2 |
| September 3 | SA #6 | Ecology - Investigating Life in Context | |
| September 5, 8 | SA #7-8 | Characterizing Biotic Communities | |
| Sept. 9, 10, 11 | LAB #3 | Prairie Community Structure and Diversity | Manual, Ex. #3 |
| September 10, 12 | SA #9 -10 | Scientific Investigations and Data Analysis | |
| September 15 | SA #11 | Prairie Community Data Analysis / Discussion | |
| Sept. 16,17,18 | LAB #4 | Autotrophic Prokaryotes & Protists | Manual, Ex. #7 |
| September 17 | Day of Prayer | No Lecture | |
| September 19 | SA #12 | Concluding Discussion / Review | |
| September 22 | EXAM I | [SA #1 to SA #11 and Labs #1– #3] | |
| PART II | Survey of "Simpler Autotrophs" | ||
| Sept. 23, 24, 25 | LAB #5 | Autotrophic Protists | Manual, Ex. #7 |
| September 24, 26 | SA #14-15 | Plant Origins and Classification | |
| Sept. 29, Oct. 1 | SA #16-17 | Autotrophic Prokaryotes: Cyanobacteria & Chloroxybacteria | Internet Botany |
| Sept. 30, Oct. 1,2 | LAB #6 | Bryophytes & BLIP Project Consultation and Progress | Ex. #8, Pts. A, B |
| October 3, 6 | SA #18-19 | Autotrophic Protists: Algae | |
| Oct. 7, 8, 9 | LAB #7 | Seedless Vascular Plants and Gymnosperms | Ex. #8-C.,D. Ex 9 |
| October 8 | SA #20 | Plant Cells, Cell Walls, and Cytokinesis | |
| October 10 | SA #21 | Bryophytes and the Origin of Land Plants | |
| October 13 | SA #22 | Botany, Agriculture, & Missions | |
| October 14 | Special Meeting | Review Session (Optional; No Lab October 16, 17, 18) | |
| October 15 | Exam II | Review Strategies [SA #14 to SA #22 and Labs #4, 5, 6] | |
| Oct. 16 - 19 | No Classes | Fall Break | |
| PART III | Survey of Vascular Plant Phyla | ||
| October 20 | #SA 24 | Ferns and Other Seedless Vascular Plants | |
| Oct. 21, 22, 23 | LAB #8 | Angiosperms | .Manual Ex. #10 |
| October 22 | #SA 25 | Gymnosperms: Origin of Seed Plants | |
| October 24 | #SA 26 | Angiosperms: Flower to Fruit and Seeds [& Botany Careers] | |
| October 27 | #SA 27 | Plant Tissue Types | |
| October 28,29,30 | LAB #9 | Plant Cells, Roots, and Water Relations | Manual, #11, 12 |
| October 29 | #SA 28 | Plant Growth: Apical and Lateral Meristems | |
| Concept Map: Vascular Plant Development | |||
| October 31 | Exam III | Review Strategies [SA #14 to SA #26; Labs #4 thru #8] | |
| PART IV | Plant Anatomy and Physiology | ||
| November 3, 5 | #SA 30 | Introduction to Plant Water Relations | |
| November 4, 5, 6 | LAB #10 | Stems and Histology | Manual, #13 |
| November 7,10 | #SA 31-32 | Movement of Water in Plants - "SPAC" | |
| November 11,12,13 | LAB #11 | Leaves and Leaf Adaptations to Environment | Manual, #14 |
| November 12, 14 | #SA 33-34 | Photosynthesis I -- Photochemistry | |
| November 17 | #SA 35 | Photosynthesis II -- Biochemical Reactions | |
| November 18,19,20 | LAB #12 | BLIP Completion -- Consult. with Nov. 21, 24, Dec 3 groups | Manual, #15 |
| November 19 | #SA 36 | Photosynthesis II -- Biochemical Reactions (continued) | Animations |
| November 21 | Transition | Lecture Conclusion; Possible BLIP Oral Presentation | Manual, #15 |
| November 24 | Oral Reports | BLIP Presentations [Lab Munual, Exp. 15, p. 15.3] | |
| November 26 | Lecture | BLIP Consultations (Meeting as Necessary) | |
| Nov 26(1pm) - Dec 1 | No Classes | Thanksgiving Break | |
| December 3 | BLIP Presentations [Lab Munual, Exp. 15, p. 15.3] - | Manual, #15 | |
| December 2, 3, 4 | LAB #13 | BLIP Completion - Consultation with Dec. 5, 8 groups | Manual, #15 |
| December 5, 8 | Oral Reports | BLIP Oral Presentations (Manual, page 15.3 and following) | |
| Dec. 12, 8 am | Exam IV | Plant Anatomy & Physiology[SA #27-36; Labs #11 to 14] (Review Strategies) |
*Subject to change in the event of unforseen conflicts; study assignments may be revised up to within 24 hours
before the scheduled date so it is best not to print Study Assignments too far ahead of the scheduled date.
Internet Links in Botany: Illustrations, Tutorials, and Discoveries in Plant Science
Development and Importance of Botany
Botanical Society of America
American Society of Plant Biologists
New Topics in Botany - Weekly -- Bryan Ness
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center-- USDA Research near Washington, DC.
Plant Cells and Reproduction
Mitosis -- Tutorial (Cornell University)
Mitosis - DNA Coiling into Chromosomes -- Animation (W.H. Freeman Co.)
Mitosis and Cytokinesis - McGraw Hill Animation
Plant Origins and Diversity
Answers in Genesis
Institute for Creation Research -- Publishers of "Impact" articles, with searchable by Subject Index
Creation Research Society -- Creation Research; Journal: Creation Research Society Quarterly
An Evolution Perspective: The Tree of Life -- David R. Maddison and Wayne P. Maddison.
Access Research Network: Origins Articles from Intelligent Design Scholars -- e.g. Michael Behe, Jonathan Wells
Hugh Ross' Reasons to Believe -- Example of a "Day-Age' approach to Genesis 1-2
Systems of Classification
Baraminology Study Group -- Applications of Discontinuity Systematics
Discontinuity Systematics and Walter ReMine's Biotic Message
The Origin of Biological Information and the Higher Taxonomic Categories -- by Stephen C. Meyer
PhyloCode Home Page -- An Alternative to the Linnaean Classification
"Tree of Life" Web Project -- Internet project in phylogeny and biodiversity
What Is Plant Systematics and Why Is It Important? -- Dr. John Freudenstein, The OSU Herbarium
Bacteria and Beginnings
New Classification of Archaea and Eubacteria
The Archaea - Lifes Extremists
The Eubacteria
The Cyanoacteria
Video of Cyanobacterium Escaping a Ciliate
Algae: Autotrophic Protists
Images of Chlorophyta -- e.g. Spirogyra, Oedogonium, Chara, Clamydomonas, Ulva, Ulothrix
Euglenophyta -- e.g. Euglena
Dinophyta (or Pyrrophyta) -- Dinoflagellates
Chromophyta (or Phaeophyta) -- Brown Algae -- e.g. Nereocystis
Rhodophyta -- Red Algae e.g. Porphyra (Yum! used in flavoring soups, wrapping around rolls of rice)
More Rhodophyta images
Kingdom Fungi and Lichens
Myxomycota -- Slime Molds
Chytrids (Chytridomycota) -- What are Chytrids anyway?
Dr. Ross Koning's Summary Table -- Including Diagrams of Life Cycles of Fungi (Scroll Down for Table)
Zygomycota -- Links to Image Files of Rhizopus and others
Ascomycota -- Links to Image Files of Sac Fungi
Basidiomycota -- Links to Image Files of Club Fungi
Deuteromycota -- Links to Image Files of Imperfect Fungi
Lichen -- Image Files
Introduction to Plant Kingdom - Bryophytes
Bryophytes -- Lots of links to photos of Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts (University of Wisconsin)
Seedless Vascular Plants -- Ferns, Clubmosses, Horsetails, Whisk Ferns
Psilotophyta -- Psilotum or Whisk Fern
Lycopodophyta -- Clubmosses, Spike Mosses
Equisetophyta(Sphenophyta) -- Horsetails
Equisetum Spores -- mechanism for dispersal
Polypodiophyta (Pteridophyta)-- Ferns
Introduction to Seed Plants -- Gymnosperms
Pinophyta(Coniferophyta) Pines, Spruces, Firs, Hemlocks, Cedars
Cycadophyta -- the Cycads
Ginkgophyta -- represented by Ginkgo biloba as the only species!
Gnetophyta-- including Ephedra (photo) and Welwitschia
Gymnosperm Characteristics: OvuleFemale Cones Male Cones Pollen Tube
Angiosperms -- Fruit-bearing Plants
Anthophyta -- Life Cycle Overview
Fruit Key: California State University-Stanislaus
Fruits -- Slide Collection (University of Wisconsin)
Early Stages of Development -- Capsella
Economic Botany
Nikolai Vavilov Institute -- A New Threat from the Kremlin
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Rational Phytotherapy: A Physicians Guide to Herbal Medicine (Centennial Library)
Herb World News Online
Plant Cells
Nucleus, Chloroplasts, Mitochondria, Vacuole-- Electron Micrograph
Chloroplasts -- in Moss Protonema
Chloroplast-- EM view of grana and stroma thylakoids
Amyloplasts-- with starch grains in potato
Chromoplasts -- in Marigold flower petals
Nuclei of Elodea Cells-- light microscope view
Endoplasmic Reticulum and Polysomes
Microtubules-- associated with Cell Wall
Middle Lamella and Plasmodesmata -- Persimmon (Diospyros) endosperm at ~1000x.
Plant Tissues -- Slides from Botany Department, University of Wisconsin
Parenchyma -- pith in Coleus stem x-section; starch grains (stained)
Collenchyma -- in Coleus stem x-section
Sclerenchyma -- fibers of Tilia americana stem
Sclerenchyma -- sclerids (stone cells) in Pear Fruit
Early Stages of Development -- Capsella
Slides at Botany Home Page -- click HERE
Leaves --
Dicot Leaf Venation -- net, palmate, pinnate
Monocot Leaf Form -- with blade and sheath
Slides from Botany Department, University of Wisconsin:
Lilac (Syringa) leaf -- cross section
Upper Epidermis and Palisade Mesophyll -- Syringa leaf
Corn (Zea mays) Leaf -- cross section
Pine (Pinus sp.) Leaf -- cross section
Pine (Pinus sp.) -- sunken stomata
Photosynthesis -- Animations
Light Reactions - by Graham R. Kent, Smith College
Calvin Cycle (Carbon Fixation) - by Graham R. Kent, Smith College
Light Reactions - University of Alberta
Stems -- Slides from Botany Department, University of Wisconsin
Coleus Shoot -- apical region with leaf primordia
Alfalfa (Medicago) Stem -- cross section
Potato (Solanum) Tuber-- modified stem with nodes (see "eyes")
Corn (Zea) Stem -- cross section
