Biology 222 - Plant Biology & Diversity
Fall 2008
Meetings: MWF 10:20- 11:15; TCNW 203
Instructor: Lawrence A. Alice, Ph.D.
Office: TCNW 218A (inner office); 745-7029
Office Hours: MWRF 11:15 - 12:15
Email: lawrence.alice@wku.edu; Homepage: http://bioweb.wku.edu/faculty/alice
Textbook: Raven, Evert and Eichhorn. 2005. Biology of Plants, 7th ed.
Course Objective: To become familiar with the origin, diversification, basic morphology, adaptations, and evolutionary relationships among oxygenic, photoautotrophic organisms (cyanobacteria, algae, and plants), with an emphasis on flowering plants.
Grading Policies and Procedures: There will be four semester exams and one final exam (~20% comprehensive), each worth 20% of the total points available in the course; The final exam will be ~20% comprehensive.. Exam questions may include multiple choice, true/false, matching, and short answer.
Note: there will NOT be any opportunity for extra credit. Grades will be determined exclusively from the exams. Letter grades will be based on total points earned:
A = 90-100%; B = 80-89%; C = 70-79%; D = 60-69%; 0-59% = F.
Class Attendance: As a student in this course, you should be regular and punctual in class attendance. **Make-up exams will ONLY be permitted (at my discretion) provided that a University approved absence is demonstrated.** STUDENTS MUST CONTACT ME PRIOR TO THE EXAM OR WITHIN 36 HOURS AFTER THE EXAM OR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE A MAKE-UP EXAM.
Academic Dishonesty: No form of academic dishonesty will be tolerated. A grade of 0 (F) for the entire course will be given if a student is caught cheating or plagiarizing.
Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services, located in the Student Success Center in DUC; their telephone number is (270) 745-5004 V/TDD. Please DO NOT request accommodations directly from the instructor without a letter of accommodation from the Office for Student Disability Services.
Important Date: 14 October, 2008 is the last day to drop this course with a "W" or change from credit to audit.
!! GOOD LUCK !!
Tentative Lecture Schedule
Date |
Topic (pages/chapters to read) |
25 Aug. |
Class Introduction; Importance of Oxygenic Photoautotrophic Organisms |
| 27 Aug. | Origin of Photosynthesis; Endosymbiotic Theory (229-230; 307) |
29 Aug. |
Prokaryotic Photoautotrophs (244-248) |
| 01 Sept. | NO CLASS: LABOR DAY |
| 03 Sept. | Criteria for Classifying Algae |
05 Sept. |
Classification and Diversity of Algae (296-334) |
| 08 Sept. | Classification and Diversity of Algae Cont'd |
| 10 Sept. | Green Algae as Land Plant Ancestors (335-340) |
| 12 Sept. | The Plant Cell |
| 15 Sept. | EXAM 1 (25 Aug. - 10 Sept.) |
| 17 Sept. | Tissues & Meristems (35-58; 510-526) |
| 19 Sept. | Introduction to "Bryophytes" (345-351); Liverworts |
| 22 Sept. | Hornworts; Mosses (351-367) |
| 24 Sept. | Introduction to Tracheophytes (368-377) |
| 26 Sept. | Tracheophyte Features Cont'd |
29 Sept. |
Extinct Cryptogams; Intro to Cryptogamic Plants (377-380) |
| 01 Oct. | EXAM 2 (12 Sept. - 26 Sept.) |
03 Oct. |
NO CLASS: FALL BREAK |
| 06 Oct. | Club Mosses; Whisk Ferns; Horsetails (380-388; 398-405) |
08 Oct. |
True Ferns (389-398); Intro to Seed Plants (408-414) |
10 Oct. |
Progymnosperms; Gymnosperms vs. Angiosperms |
13 Oct. |
Intro to Gymnosperms; Cycads (427-428); Ginkgo (428-431) |
15 Oct. |
Gnetophytes (431-432); Conifers (414-427) |
| 17 Oct. | Conifers Cont'd; Pine Life Cycle |
| 20 Oct. | EXAM 3 (29 Sept. - 17 Oct.) |
| 22 Oct. | Introduction to Angiosperms; The Flower (434-442) |
| 24 Oct. | Floral Morphology; Gametogenesis (442-451) |
| 27 Oct. | Fruits and Seeds (465-470) |
| 29 Oct. | Embryo Sporophyte (497-508) |
31 Oct. |
Reproductive Biology (158-160) |
| 03 Nov. | Pollination Biology (456-465) |
| 05 Nov. | "Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind" |
07 Nov. |
Primary Growth of Stems (547-558) |
| 10 Nov. | EXAM 4 (22 Oct. - 05 Nov.) |
| 12 Nov. | Secondary Growth of Stems (580-600) |
| 14 Nov. | Anatomy and Morphology of Leaves (559-571; 575-579) |
| 17 Nov. | Anatomy and Morphology of Roots (528-546) |
| 24 Nov. | Alternative Photosynthetic Pathways (127-137) |
26-28 Nov. |
NO CLASS: THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| 01 Dec. | Carnivorous Plants |
| 03 Dec. | Plants & People |
| 05 Dec. | Plants & People |
11 Dec. |
EXAM 5 (07 Nov. - 05 Dec. ); 10:30-12:30 |