Bio305 Spring Semester 2006 Botany Course Schedule (subject to change)

week / dates / topic / reading in Raven et al. / lab
Wednesdays
3-4:50 pm
1 / W 1/18
F 1/20 / syllabus review
Evolution / --
chapter 11 / no lab
2 / M 1/23
W 1/25
F 1/27 / systematics: introduction and domains
systematics: origin of eukaryotes and kingdoms
systematics: life cycles and diploidy / chapter 12
chapter 12
chapter 12 / planting
3 / M 1/30
W 2/1
F 2/3 / bryophytes: general
bryophytes: liverworts and mosses
seedless vascular plants: general / chapter 16
chapter 16 chapter 17 / bryophytes
4 / M 2/6
W 2/8
F 2/10 / seedless vascular plants: ferns and horsetails
gymnosperms: pines and ginko
angiosperms: flowers: sperm formation / chapter 17 chapter 18
chapter 19 / seedless vascular plants
5 / M 2/13
W 2/15
F 2/17 / angiosperms: flowers: egg formation and double fertilization
angiosperm lab
angiosperm lab / chapter 19
chapter 19/20
11, 12, 16-20 / gymnosperms
6 / M 2/20
W 2/22
F 2/24 / holiday, no class
molecular composition of plant cells: carbohydrates & proteins
molecular composition of plant cells: lipids & nucleotides / chapter 2
chapter 2 / midterm exam
7 / M 2/27
W 3/1
F 3/3 / plant cell and cell cycle: plant organelles
plant cell and cell cycle: cell walls
plant cell and cell cycle: cell cycle / chapter 3
chapter 3
chapter 3 / plant cells
8 / M 3/6
W 3/8
F 3/10 / spring break
spring break
spring break / --
--
-- / no lab
9 / M 3/13
W 3/15
F 3/17 / movement of substances into and out of cells: water potential, diffusion, and osmosis
movement of substances into and out of cells: cell membranes and transport
*****project proposal due 3pm
movement of substances into and out of cells: vesicle transport / chapter 4
chapter 4
chapter 4 / (midterm grades due)
**transpiration
10 / M 3/20
W 3/22
F 3/24 / flow of energy: laws of thermodynamics, redox reactions
photosynthesis: light and the electromagnetic spectrum; pigments
photosynthesis: light-dependent reactions / chapter 5 chapter 7 chapter 7 / photosynthesis
11 / M 3/27
W 3/29
F 3/31 / photosynthesis: light-independent reactions
photosynthesis: alternative pathway: C4
photosynthesis: alternative pathway: CAM / chapter 7 chapter 7 chapter 7 / research project
12 / M 4/3
W 4/5
F 4/7 / respiration: overview
lab research project
lab research project / chapter 6
chapters 2-7
-- / midterm exam
13 / M 4/10
W 4/12
F 4/14 / regulating growth and development: the plant hormones
external factors and plant growth: tropisms
holiday, no class / chapter 27
chapter 28
-- / research project
14 / M 4/17
W 4/19
F 4/21 / holiday, no class
external factors and plant growth: circadian rhythms
external factors and plant growth: photoperiodism / --
chapter 28
chapter 28 / research project
15 / M 4/24
W 4/26
F 4/28 / external factors and plant growth: nastic movements
movement of water and solutes in plants: xylem transport
movement of water and solutes in plants: phloem transport / chapter 28
chapter 30
chapter 30 / presentations
16 / M 5/1
W 5/3 / day of grace (free day in case we get behind, have extra questions, or have another topic you are interested in—could also be used for review)
last day of class, course evaluations / tba
-- / lab evaluations
17 / M 5/8 / final exam 10:15am-12:15pm