Biology 352: Plant
Physiology
Instructor:
Dr. Alice M. Stanford
Lecture:
MWF, 11:00-11:50 AM, TBA
Lab: Wed, 2 - 5 PM, SCI 109
Text: Raven, P. H., R. F. Evert, & S. E.
Eichhorn. 2005. Biology of plants. W.H. Freeman, New York, NY.
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Schedule
*See study guides for exact pages to
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Topic |
Readings |
Due dates |
Review problems |
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Plant cell parts |
Ch. 3 |
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16 Jan |
Plant cell walls |
Ch. 2 |
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Ch. 2: 2 |
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16 Jan |
Lab 1: Water potential of cells |
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18 Jan |
Physiology of plant cells |
Ch. 4 |
Lec. as. 1: Compare & contrast plant, animal, and fungal cells |
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[21-Jan |
NO
CLASSES- Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday] |
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[Final day
to add classes.] |
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23 Jan |
Growth of plant cells |
Ch. 3 & 27 |
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Ch. 3: 2-7, 9,10 |
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23 Jan |
continue water
potential (lab 1) |
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25 Jan |
Gene expression |
Ch. 9 |
Lec as 2: TBA |
Ch. 9: 2,3,5,6 |
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28 Jan |
Signal transduction |
Ch. 4 |
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Ch. 4: 1,2,4, 5,7,8 |
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30 Jan |
Growth & development |
Ch. 22-26 |
Cell physiology (lab 1) assignment |
Ch. 22: 1,5,6,7 |
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30 Jan |
Lab 2: Germination |
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Review/Catch-up |
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Ch. 25: 9 |
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4 Feb |
Exam I |
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6 Feb |
continue germination (lab 2) |
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6 Feb |
Hormonal control of plant growth |
Ch. 27 |
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8 Feb |
Auxins |
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Lec as 3 (TBA) |
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11 Feb |
Cytokinins & Ethylene |
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13 Feb |
Abscisic acid & Gibberellins |
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Germination (lab 2) lab report |
Ch. 27: 1-6 |
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13 Feb |
Lab 3: Plant pigments |
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15 Feb |
Movement |
Ch. 28 |
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18 Feb |
Light responses & phytochrome |
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20 Feb |
Temperature extremes |
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Lab 3 (Pigments
or enzyme) assignment |
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20 Feb |
Begin independent research projects |
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Draft outline of research project (due at the end of the lab period) |
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22 Feb |
Flowering
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25 Feb |
Review/Catch up |
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Ch. 28: 1-8 |
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27 Feb |
continue research projects |
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Exam II |
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29 Feb |
Energy & enzyme |
Ch. 5 |
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Ch. 5: 1-3 |
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[3-7 Mar |
NO
CLASSES; Spring Break] |
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10 Mar |
Respiration |
Ch. 6 |
[Mid-term low grade reports due] |
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12 Mar |
Electron transport |
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Final outline of the
research project |
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12 Mar |
continue research
projects |
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14 Mar |
Lipid metabolism |
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17 Mar |
Introduction to
photosynthesis |
Ch. 7 |
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Ch. 6: 2-5 |
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19 Mar |
Light dependent reactions |
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19 Mar |
Lab 4: Photosynthesis
& Respiration, part I |
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[21 Mar |
No
classes; Good Friday] |
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24 Mar |
Calvin cycle |
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Research project progress report |
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26 Mar |
CO2,
photosynthesis, & leaves |
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Photosynthesis/respiration
part I (lab 4) assignment |
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26 Mar |
Lab 5: Photosynthesis
& Respiration, part II |
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28 Mar |
Leaves, light, and heat |
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[LAST DAY TO DROP with "W"] |
Ch. 7: 3,4, 6-11 |
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31 Mar |
Review/Catch-up |
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2 Apr |
Exam III (Enzymes, metabolism,
& photosynthesis; 5 Mar - 5
Apr) |
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2 Apr |
Continue research
projects |
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Water potential |
Ch. 4 |
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Ch. 4: 1, 2, 4, 8 |
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7 Apr |
Water balance |
Ch. 30 |
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9 Apr |
Drought |
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9 Apr |
Lab 6: Water relations |
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Lab 5 due |
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11 Apr |
Gradients & membranes |
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Lec. As. 4 due |
Ch. 30: 1-3, 6,8,9 |
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14 Apr |
Solute transport |
Ch. 23 |
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16 Apr |
Solutes cont. |
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Transpiration (lab 6)
assignment |
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16 Apr |
Finish
projects/Catch-up |
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18 Apr |
Mineral nutrition |
pp. 136-137 in Ch. 7; Ch. 29; Ch. 31 (click here) |
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Ch. 29: 1-4 |
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21 Apr |
Nutrient cycling & assimilation |
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Ch.
31 (click here): 5,6 |
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23 Apr |
Review & catch up |
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Research Project lab reports |
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23 Apr |
Research project
presentations |
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EC#3 due |
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[25
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NO
CLASSES; Carnival] |
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Final Exam Part 1: water &
nutrition (4 Apr - 23 Apr); |
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If you need help with your class work or
wish to speak with me for any reason, you can drop by my office, make an
appointment, telephone me, or send me an email.
Number grades will be assigned according to
the following formula
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total number |
points each |
total points |
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Mid-term exams |
3 |
100 |
300 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
150 |
150 |
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Lab Assignments |
6 |
varies |
225 |
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Research Project |
1 |
200 |
175 |
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Lecture Assignments |
4 |
25 |
100 |
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Participation |
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50 |
50 |
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Total |
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1000 |
Letter grades will be assigned as follows:
A: 931 points or more
A-: 891-930 points
B+: 861-890 points
B: 831-860 points
B-: 791-830 points
C+: 761-790 points
C: 731-760 points
C-: 691-730 points
D+: 670-690 points
D: 591-669 points
F: 590 points or fewer
READINGS
Your readings are listed on the syllabus.
Please look over the material BEFORE coming to class.
All assignment are due no later than 4 pm on
the due date. You will be penalized for late assignments. You must
obtain permission IN ADVANCE to turn in a late assignment or take an exam late.
Assignments may be emailed, submitted via
Blackboard, or handed in on paper. Assignments may be turned in to me
personally or slipped under my office door. YOU MAY NOT LEAVE YOUR
ASSIGNMENTS IN MY MAILBOX.
You may redo any assignment for up to
1/2 of the points you missed. Redone assignments must be turned in no later
than 1 week after the graded assignment is handed back in class (even if you
are not there when it is handed back).
Lab work. In addition to the research
project, you will do other experiments in lab. You will have a lab
assignment or lab report due for every lab exercise. These will be collected
and graded. Error!
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computed as follows:
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Lab |
Grade based on |
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Lab 1 (cell physiology) |
technique* (40 %) and written assignment (60 %) |
40 |
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Lab 2 (germination) |
technique (25%) and lab report (75 %) |
55 |
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Lab 3 (pigments) |
technique (30 %) and written assignment (70 %) |
30 |
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Lab 4 (photosynthesis & respiration I) |
technique (30 %) and written assignment (70 %) |
30 |
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Lab 5 (photosynthesis & respiration II) |
technique (25 %) lab report (75 %) |
40 |
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Lab 6 (Water) |
technique (30 %) and written assignment (70 %) |
30 |
*The technique portion of your grade is based on your preparation, lab work and data
collection for the lab. If you do the work that is expected, you will get
these points.
Lecture assignments. You will be assigned
various work based on lecture topics.
Research Project. In a group, you must
design and implement an experiment relating to the effects of plant hormones.
The experiment will take several weeks to complete. At the end of the
semester, your group must present the experiment to the rest of the class.
You must also write a lab report about the project.
Review Questions. I will recommend review
questions from your book every week. I will not collect this homework,
but I will look yours over if you like. This homework contains some of
the same material you can expect to see on tests. You will be sorry if you
do not do not answer these questions!!!
Extra credit. You will have the
opportunity to complete short extra credit assignments during the course of the
semester.
Assignments are due by 4:00 pm on the due
date. Late assignments are automatically 5% off per day until day
10. This penalty is applied as soon as the assignment is late (even 5
minutes late). Assignments that are a turned 10 or more days late are 50%
off. There are no exceptions.
Last
modified 13 Dec 2007
Copyright 2006 A. Stanford