BIOL 223 - PLANT BIOLOGY &
DIVERSITY LAB SYLLABUS
FALL SEMESTER 2009
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] |
|
31 August |
Intro to the Light
Microscope; Plant Classification |
|
07 September |
NO LAB - LABOR DAY!! |
|
14 September |
Woody Plant
Identification (Field Trip): QUIZ 1 |
|
21 September |
Cyanobacteria and Algae: QUIZ 2 |
|
28 September |
Introduction to Plant
Cells and Tissues: QUIZ 3 |
|
05 October |
Non-Vascular Plants:
"Bryophytes": QUIZ 4 |
|
12 October |
Cryptogamous Vascular
(Non-Seed Producing) Plants: QUIZ 5 |
|
19 October |
Open lab/review |
|
26 October |
EXAM 1 |
|
02 November |
Gymnosperms: Naked Seed
Plants: QUIZ 6 |
|
09 November |
Angiosperm Sexual Cycle:
Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds: QUIZ 7 |
|
16 November |
Seed Germination: From
Embryo to Adult Plant; |
|
23 November |
Woody Stems: QUIZ 9 |
|
30 November |
Leaves and Roots: QUIZ 10 |
|
07 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 |
|
Notebook grades (2 lab
grades @ 30 pts. each) |
60 |
|
TOTAL |
350 |
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 “made-up”.
The
last day to drop this course with a grade of "W" is 21 October, 2009
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.