General Botany- Biological Science 5
Lecture
TTh 8:10 - 9:30 AM
LS102
Lab
Th
9:45-12:49 PM
LS102
TENTATIVE BOTANY LECTURE AND LAB SCHEDULE
Wk
Dates
TTh
Lecture
Lab
Only on Thurs
Tues and Thurs
Weekly Readings &
Assignments
R=Raven text L=Evert Lab
book
HO= Handouts
1
Th 2/2
Chapter 1 Botany an Introduction:
Classification
Bacteria/ cyanobacteria and Fungi
Purchase composition field book for Lab
Lab Orientation
R= 1, 12
Notebook documentation
L= Topic 11 Ex. I and E. II
Topic 1: Microscope
Ex. I Rules,
Ex. II Part A & B #1-12 Microscope
Cell Lab Quiz #1 (10 points)
HO1-Microscope
HO2-Cells
Topic 11: Prokaryotes
Ex. II Cyanobacteria
Part A #15-17 Oscillatoria
Part B #18 Part C and Nostoc and Anabeana
Part D #19-20 Blue Green Bacteria Anabeana
cyanobacteria
2
2/7-2/9
Chapter 12 Biodiversity
Chapter 13 Prokaryotes
Topic 4:Eukaryotic Cell
Ex. I Living cell
Part A #1-6 Intro to the Eukaryotic cell
Ex. III Cellular components
Part A #15- 20 and #23 Part C Cellular
components
Topic 12:
Ex. I #1-5 Zygomycota
R= 12,
R= 13
Ex. II Ascomycota
Part A, B, C #6-8
HO3- Fungi
Ex. III Basidiomycota
Part A all
Part B #9-13
Ex. IV Lichens
HO4-Lichen
3
2/142/16
Chapter 14 Fungi
Mycology
Zygomycota- black mold
Ascomycota- yeast, penicillium, powdery mildew
and fleshy ascomycetes such as Morchella (morel)
Basiodiomycota- Hymenomycetes (mushrooms,
coral fungi, shelf fungi and jelly fungi) and
Gastromycetes (puff balls, stinkhorns, earthstars
and birds nest)
2/17th -2/20th lab- President’s Holiday
4
2/212/23
Chapter 15 Protista: Algae & Heterotrophic protist
Molds and Algae Molds and Algae
Green Algae
Thursday 2/24 Exam #1 (1, 12, 13, 14, & 15)
Topic 13:Protista: Euglenoids, Heterokonts
Ex. I Euglenoids,
R= 14
HO5- Algae
Ex. II Oomycota Water molds,
Ex. III Diatoms,
Ex. IV, Brown Algae (kelp, rockweed)
Topic 14: Protista: Green Algae and Slime
Molds
Ex. I Green algae,
Ex. II Plasmodial Slime Mold
Topic 15: Bryophytes
Ex. I Liverworts,
R= 15
Ex. III Mosses
HO6- Mosses
HO7- Ferns
5
2/28-3/1
Chapter 16 Bryophytes-liverworts and mosses- Small
leafy plants
Topic 16: Seedless Vascular Plants: Lycopodiophyta
& Pteridophyta
Ex. I Lycophytes,
R= 15 &16
Ex. II Ferns,
HO8- Seedless Vascular Plant
R= 17
Chapter 17 Seedless Vascular Plants
2/29 No Record Shown Deadline if course is
Dropped by this date
6
3/6-3/8
Chapter 17 Continue with SVP
Ex. III Whisk Ferns,
Ex. IV Horsetails
Topic 3: Introduction to the Vascular Plant Body
R= 17 & 18
Chapter 18 Gymnosperms
HO9- Vascular Plants
Lab Project:
Plant seeds for lab 29 Tomato & 27 Bean
Labs 29
Lab 27
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Appendix A How to Write a lab report
Wk
7
Dates
TTh
3/13-3/15
Lecture
Lab on Th
Tues and Thurs
Chapter 18 Continue with Gymnosperm
Chapter 19 Introduce Angiosperm
Chapter Readings
ONLY
Topic 17 seed Plants: Gymnosperm
R= 18 & 19
Ex. I,
HO10- Gymnosperm
Ex. II: Pine, Cycads, Maidenhair Tree; Keying
8
3/20-3/22
Chapter 19 Introduce Angiosperm
Thursday 3/22 Exam #2 (Ch. 16, 17, 18 &
selected topic in 19)
Topic 18: Seed Plants the Angiosperms
Angiosperm:
Ex. I Flower,
R= 19
HW- 2 page Reflection paper
#1
Ex. II Life cycle
9
3/27-3/29
Chapter 19 Seed Plants: Angiosperms
Thursday 3/22 Work on Gavilan Arboretum
8-1 bring snacks, plenty of water and a bag
lunch.
R= 19 & 20
HO11- Angiosperm
Topic 19: “Key” to Families of Flowering
Plants
10
4/3-4/5
Chapter 20 Evolution of the Angiosperm
Topic 19: Fruits and Fruit Development
Ex. I
R= 20
Appendix B Basic Statistics for
Botany Lab
Ex. II: Flowering Plant
11
4/10-4/12
Campus Closed
4/9th -4/15th Spring Break
4/17-4/19
Chapter 22 Early Development of the Plant Body
Topic 22: The Root
Topic 23 Primary Structure of the Stem
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R=22
12
13
4/24-4/26
5/1-5/3
Chapter 25 The Shoot Primary structure and
Development
4/26 Field Trip- Canada de Los Osos Reserve
or Henry Coe 8am- 5pm
Chapter 27 Regulating Growth and Development:
Hormones
Chapter 27 continue Plant Hormones
Thursday 5/3 Exam #3 (Ch. 18, 19, 20 & 22
*25)
Topic 24 The Leaf
14
5/8-5/10
Chapter 29 Plant Nutrition and soils
Presentations
15
5/15-5/17
Presentations
R= 25 & 27
HW- 2 page Reflection paper
#2
Obtain final notes on lab project:
Topic 27 Growth Regulators
R= 27
Topic 29 Inorganic Nutrients required by plants
HO12- Plant Hormones
Lab demo- Topic 28 External Factors on Growth
R= 29
HO13- Plant Nutrients
Lab Practicum
16
5/22
5/22 Comprehensive Final 8:00-10:00
(Exam 1-3 and Ch. 27, 28, & 29)
HO= Handout assignment
HW= Homework assignments
1/31/2012-5/25/2012
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