BIOL 223 - PLANT BIOLOGY & DIVERSITY LAB SYLLABUS
FALL SEMESTER 2008
Dr. Lawrence A. Alice (lawrence.alice@wku.edu)
Course Description: A
laboratory course supporting BIOL 222; includes an examination of
cyanobacteria, algae, and plants with an emphasis on anatomy, morphology,
development, and evolutionary adaptations.
|
Lab Meeting |
Laboratory Topic [Lab Number] |
|
26 August |
Intro to the Light
Microscope; Plant Classification |
|
02 September |
Woody Plant
Identification (Field Trip): QUIZ 1 |
|
09 September |
Cyanobacteria and Algae: QUIZ 2 |
|
16 September |
Introduction to Plant
Cells and Tissues: QUIZ 3 |
|
23 September |
Non-Vascular Plants:
"Bryophytes": QUIZ 4 |
|
30 September |
Cryptogamous Vascular
(Non-Seed Producing) Plants: QUIZ 5 |
|
07 October |
EXAM 1 |
|
14 October |
Gymnosperms: Naked Seed
Plants: QUIZ 6 |
|
21 October |
Angiosperm Sexual Cycle:
Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds: QUIZ 7 |
|
28 October |
Seed Germination: From
Embryo to Adult Plant; |
|
04 November |
NO LAB -
ELECTION DAY!! |
|
11 November |
Woody Stems: QUIZ 9 |
|
18 November |
Leaves and Roots: QUIZ 10 |
|
25 November |
??? |
|
02 December |
EXAM 2 |
The lab manual for this
course will be provided via Blackboard.
Moreover, students should bring the textbook (Raven et al.,
"Biology of Plants", 7th ed.) to each lab meeting except exam dates!!
Your grade in BIOL 223 will
be based upon your performance on:
|
|
Points |
|
Exam 1 (75 pts.
practical, 25 pts. written) |
100 |
|
Exam 2 (75 pts.
practical, 25 pts. written) |
100 |
|
Quizzes (10 quizzes @ 10
pts. each with lowest grade dropped) |
90 |
|
Weekly lab grades (11 lab
grades with lowest dropped) |
100 |
|
TOTAL |
390 |
Note: there will NOT be any opportunity for extra
credit. Letter grades will be based on the percentage of points
earned:
A = 90-100%; B = 80-89%; C = 70-79%; D = 60-69%; 0-59% = F.
Plant Biology labs are set
up on a weekly basis and, as a result, cannot be ’Äúmade-up’Äù.
The last day to drop this course with a grade of
"W" is 14 October, 2008
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.