Plant Science 221- Winter 2011
Professors Jocelyn Ozga (Coordinator) and Uwe Hacke
J. Ozga: Office 4-10D Agriculture Forestry Centre Phone #: (780) 492-2653
e-mail: [email protected]
U. Hacke: Office 2-51 Earth Sciences Bld.
Phone #: (780) 492-8511 e-mail: [email protected]
Lab Instructor
G. Rankin: appointment by e-mail: [email protected]
Lab Technician
G. Botar: e-mail: [email protected]
Lectures MWF 10:00 -10:50 ETLC E2-001 Labs T/W/Th 14:00 – 17:00 Ag/For 1-10
When you have completed this course you will have an understanding of:
Plant anatomy, morphology, and function – with an emphasis on gymnosperms and angiosperms
Plant sexual and a-sexual reproduction, and heredity Plant Biomes and plant classification
Natural and managed ecosystems
This outline is considered a draft document. Students are warned that the lecture schedule may vary slightly from the dates given below.
Copies of the lecture notes (without the photographs/figures) will be made available on the PlSc 221 eClass site either before or after each lecture (usually within 1 day). The power point notes used in lectures are used as a guide to teaching and learning and do not constitute all the information that a student will be expected to learn, nor are they a substitute for attending the lecture.
Recommended Textbook:
Stern K.R., Bidlack J.E. and Jansky S.H. Introductory Plant Biology. 12th Edition
Available in the bookstore and older versions in Subtitles.
Many of the figures used in the lectures and labs are taken from this text.
Professors may give recommended readings from this text.
If you already own a copy of :
Biology of Plants by P.H. Raven, R.F. Evert and S.E. Eichhorn Biology by N.A. Campbell and J.B. Reece
Botany—An Introduction to Plant Biology (4th ed.) by J.D. Mauseth
or a similar text they will cover most of the plant morphology/physiology taught in this course.
Laboratory Manual
You will need to purchase a laboratory manual from the bookstore.
You are responsible for bringing to each lab: Plain paper for drawing on, pencil, eraser, and 15cm ruler.
Mark Allocation
Practice Quizzes 4%
Mid term Exam 26%
Laboratory exercises and exam
40%
Final Exam 30%
Two practice exam quizzes each worth 2% of the course mark will occur during the term, one in the first-half of the term and one in the second-half of the term. The quizzes will be announced in the previous lecture (no make-up quizzes will be given).
The Mid-term exam will cover all the material given prior to the mid-term.
The Final exam will cover material given after the mid-term exam.
Lecture FINAL EXAM is at 9:00 am on April 20, 2011. Students are responsible for checking this information.
-No electronic devices, including calculators, are permitted in the mid-term or final examination.
-A copy of a representative exam/exam questions is deposited in the exam registry.
Raw marks will be assigned to reflect performance on each component of the course.
Letter grades will be assigned only to the final distribution of mark totals. There are no
predetermined cut lines for final grade assignment. The median mark for a 200 level
class at the U of A is normally a “B”.
PlSc 221 - 2011 Lecture Topics
Date Subject Lecturer
Jan. 10 M Introduction: Course objectives, assessment etc.
Plant cell structure
Ozga, Hacke
Jan. 12 W Plant cell structure Ozga
Jan. 14 F Plant cell structure - Structure/function relationships Ozga Jan. 17 M Plant cell structure - organelles and membranes Ozga LAB 0 FIELD TRIP (Jan. 18-20)
Jan. 19 W Angiosperm morphology and meristems Ozga
Jan. 21 F Primary tissues - dermal, ground and vascular Ozga Jan. 24 M Primary tissues – simple, complex, epidermis Ozga LAB 1 CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION (Jan. 25-27))
Jan. 26 W Root anatomy, morphology, and function (water/nutrient uptake) Ozga Jan. 28 F Root anatomy, morphology, and function (water/nutrient uptake) Ozga Jan. 31 M Shoot anatomy, morphology, and function (support/transport) Ozga LAB 2 ROOT & SHOOT ANATOMY (FEB. 1-3)
Feb. 2 W Shoot anatomy, morphology, and function (support/transport) Ozga Feb. 4 F Shoot anatomy, morphology, and function (support/transport) Ozga Feb. 7 M Secondary growth (wood, phloem and cork) in woody plants Hacke LAB 3 SEC. GROWTH, WOOD/BARK STRUCTURE (FEB. 8-10)
Feb. 9 W Wood and bark structure (gymnosperms and dicots) Hacke
Feb. 11 F Leaf anatomy, morphology, adaptation Ozga
Feb. 14 M Leaf anatomy and function Ozga
LAB 4 LEAF ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY (Feb. 15-17)
Feb. 16 W Angiosperm flower structure/Fertilization Ozga
Feb. 18 F Angiosperm fruit structure Ozga
Feb. 21-25, M-F
READING WEEK – no classes or labs
Feb. 28 M Asexual reproductive structures and patterns Ozga LAB 5 ANGIOSPERM INFLORESCENCES AND FRUITS (Mar. 1-3)
Mar. 2 W Plant life cycles -annual, biennial, perennial Ozga
Mar. 4 F Midterm Exam (26% of course mark) Ozga
Mar. 7 M Life from seeds Hacke
LAB 6 CONIFER CONES & SEEDS (Mar. 8-10)
Mar. 9 W Gymnosperm cone structure and reproductive cycle Hacke Mar. 11 F Angiosperm seed structure (monocot and dicots) Hacke Mar. 14 M Seed germination and environmental requirements Hacke LAB 7 GERMINATIONANDDEVELOPMENT(MAR.15-17)
Mar. 16 W Plant classification I: Phylogeny and taxonomic systems Hacke
Mar. 18 F Plant classification II: Plant phyla Hacke
Mar. 21 M Genetics Hacke
LAB 8 PLANT TAXONOMY (Mar. 22-24)
Mar. 23 W Physiology I : The ascent of sap Hacke
Mar. 25 F Physiology II: Phloem transport Hacke
Mar. 28 M Physiology III: C3 Photosynthesis Hacke
LAB 9 REVIEW (Mar. 29-31)
Mar. 30 W Physiology IV: C4 Photosynthesis and CAM Hacke
Apr. 1 F Ecology I: Natural cycles, succession Hacke
Apr. 4 M Ecology II: Biomes Hacke
LAB 10 FINAL LAB EXAM (Apr. 5-7)
Apr. 6 W Forest management Stadt
Apr. 8 F Management of rangelands Bork
Apr. 11 M Evolution of Cropping systems King
Apr. 13 W Management of field crops [Last day of classes] Strelkov Academic Integrity
“The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour
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