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Plant Diversity



Lecture Syllabus


SECTION I: Origins of Plant Diversity

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9/6

Introduction to the course

Notes

none

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9/8

Origins and early events

Study Questions

Chapter 1

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9/13

Systematics

Study Questions

Chapter 12

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9/15

Brief overview of the plant cell and introduction to Photosynthesis

Study Questions for all lectures on photosynthesis (9/15-9/22)

Chapter 7 – a few figures from Chapter 5 and Chapter 3

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9/20

Photosynthesis

Chapter 7

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9/22

Photosynthesis

Chapter 7

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9/27

How does genetic diversity arise?

Reproduction of cells

Reproduction of individuals

Study Questions

Chapter 3 and 8

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9/29

Genetics and Heredity

Study Questions

Chapter 8

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10/4

EXAM 1: Material from 9/6-9/29

 

 

SECTION II: The Process of Evolutionary Diversification

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10/6

Process of Evolution

Chapter 11

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10/11

Process of Evolution

Chapter 11

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10/13

Microevolution in plants

Chapter 11

 

SECTION III: The Classification of Diversity

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10/18

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Chapter 13

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10/20

Fungi

Chapter 14

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10/25

Fungi

Chapter 14

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10/27

Protista I

Chapter 15

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11/1

Protista II

Chapter 15

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11/3

Protista III

Chapter 15

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11/8

EXAM 2: Material from 10/6-11/1

 

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11/10

Brophytes

Chapter 16

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11/15

Seedless vascular plants

Chapter 17

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11/17

Gymnosperms

Chapter 18

 

SECTION IV: The Most Diverse Phylum: The Angiosperms

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11/22

Introduction to Angiosperms

Chapter 19

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11/29

Angiosperms continued

 

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12/1

Evolution of Angiosperms

  Chapter 20

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12/6

Pollination

 

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12/8

Student Presentations:  Becky's lab section.   Attendance is manditory for the 1:00 lab group.  See web page enhancement on syllabus  
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Summary and Review

 

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12/15

Student Presentations:  Julie's lab section.  Attendance is manditory for the 9:00 lab group.  See web page enhancement on syllabus

 

 

 


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