Biology 222 – Plant Biology & Diversity
Fall Semester 2009
Meetings: MWF 11:30 – 12:25; TCNW 130
Instructor: Lawrence A. Alice, Ph.D.
Office: TCNW 218A (inside 218); 745-7029
Office Hours: WF 10:20 - 11:15; TR 11:10 - 12:05
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, anatomy, 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. Exam questions may include multiple choice, true/false, matching, and short answer.
Please note that there will NOT be any opportunity for extra credit. Grades will be determined exclusively from the five exams noted above. Letter grades will be issued 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.
Please Note: Enrollment in BIOL 222 requires concurrent enrollment in BIOL 223, AND, if you should decide to drop BIOL 222, you must also drop BIOL 223!!
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.
Mobile Phone Use: All mobile phones must be silent and out of sight during class time. If you do not follow this rule, you will be asked to leave the class.
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: 21 October, 2009 is the last day to drop this course with a "W".
!! GOOD LUCK !!
Tentative Lecture Schedule
Date |
Topic (pages to read) |
31 Aug. |
Class Introduction; Importance of Oxygenic Photoautotrophic Organisms |
02 Sept. | Origin of Photosynthesis; Endosymbiotic Theory (229-230; 307) |
| 04 Sept. | Prokaryotic Photoautotrophs (244-248) |
07 Sept. | NO CLASS: LABOR DAY |
09 Sept. | Criteria for Classifying Algae |
11 Sept. |
Classification and Diversity of Algae (296-334) |
14 Sept. | No Lecture; Lab Field trip |
16 Sept. |
Classification and Diversity of Algae Cont'd |
18 Sept. |
Green Algae as Land Plant Ancestors (335-340) |
21 Sept. |
EXAM 1 (31 Aug. – 18 Sept.) |
23 Sept. |
The Plant Cell |
25 Sept. |
Tissues & Meristems (35-58; 510-526) |
28 Sept. |
Introduction to "Bryophytes" (345-351); Liverworts |
30 Sept. |
Hornworts; Mosses (351-367) |
02 Oct. |
Introduction to Tracheophytes (368-377) |
05 Oct. |
Tracheophyte Features Cont'd |
07 Oct. |
Extinct Cryptogams; Intro to Cryptogamic Plants (377-380) |
09 Oct. |
NO CLASS: FALL BREAK |
12 Oct. |
EXAM 2 (23 Sept. – 05 Oct.) |
14 Oct. |
Club Mosses; Whisk Ferns; Horsetails (380-388; 398-405) |
16 Oct. |
True Ferns (389-398); Intro to Seed Plants (408-414) |
19 Oct. |
Progymnosperms; Gymnosperms vs. Angiosperms |
21 Oct. |
Intro to Gymnosperms; Cycads (427-428); Ginkgo (428-431) |
23 Oct. |
Gnetophytes (431-432); Conifers (414-427) |
26 Oct. |
Conifers Cont'd; Pine Life Cycle |
28 Oct. |
Introduction to Angiosperms; The Flower (434-442) |
30 Oct. |
EXAM 3 (07 Oct. – 26 Oct.) |
02 Nov. |
Floral Morphology; Gametogenesis (442-451) |
04 Nov. |
Fruits and Seeds (465-470) |
06 Nov. |
Embryo Sporophyte (497-508) |
09 Nov. |
Reproductive Biology (158-160) |
11 Nov. |
Pollination Biology (456-465) |
13 Nov. |
"Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind" |
16 Nov. |
EXAM 4 (28 Oct. – 13 Nov.) |
18 Nov. |
Primary Growth of Stems (547-558) |
20 Nov. |
Secondary Growth of Stems (580-600) |
23 Nov. | Anatomy and Morphology of Leaves (559-571; 575-579) |
25-29 Nov. |
NO CLASSES: THANKSGIVING BREAK |
30 Nov. | Anatomy and Morphology of Roots (528-546) |
02 Dec. | Alternative Photosynthetic Pathways (127-137) |
04 Dec. | Carnivorous Plants |
07 Dec. | Plants & People |
09 Dec. | Plants & People |
11 Dec. | Plants & People |
15 Dec. | EXAM 5 (18 Nov. – 11 Dec.); 10:30-12:30 |