BIOLOGY 304
Lawrey
MTWTh 12:00-2:15
East 201
Syllabus of Lecture Topics
Summer 2009
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Email:jlawrey@gmu.edu
|
Day |
Topic |
Chapters to be read |
|
May 18 |
Introduction; plant cells and tissues |
1, 3, 23 |
|
19 |
Primary tissues, stems |
25 |
|
20 |
Leaves, roots |
24,25 |
|
21 |
Secondary growth |
26 |
|
25 |
Memorial Day holiday |
|
|
26 |
EXAM I ( Anatomy), LeafLab |
7 |
|
27 |
Hormones, plant responses to environment |
27,28 |
|
28 |
Xylem and phloem function |
4,29,30 |
|
June 1 |
EXAM II (Physiology) |
|
|
2 |
Lower plant survey, Fungi |
12,14 |
|
3 |
Protists |
15 |
|
4 |
Protists |
15 |
|
8 |
Exam III (Fungi, Protists) |
|
|
9 |
Higher plant survey, nonvascular plants |
16 |
|
10 |
Seedless vascular plants |
17 |
|
11 |
Gymnosperms |
18 |
|
15 |
Angiosperms |
19, 20 |
|
16 |
Angiosperms |
19,20 |
|
17 |
No class |
|
|
18 |
Final Exam (Plants) |
|
Text: Biology of Plants by Raven, Evert and Eichhorn.
7th ed. Worth, N.Y. 2005
BIOLOGY 304
Syllabus of Laboratory Topics
Summer 2009
TWTh 9:00-11:45 am A. P. Torzilli, email: atorzill@gmu.edu
TWTh 2:30-5:15
pm J. D. Lawrey, email: jlawrey@gmu.edu
TWTh 5:30-8:15 pm A. Weeks, email: aweeks3@gmu.edu
|
Day |
Topic |
Chapter |
|
May 19 |
Primary tissues, stems |
21,23 |
|
20 |
Roots, leaves |
22, 24 |
|
21 |
Secondary growth |
25,26 |
|
26 |
Whole plant physiology |
|
|
27 |
Water relations |
|
|
28 |
Hormones, plant movements |
27,28 |
|
June 2 |
Fungi |
12 |
|
3 |
Protista I |
13 |
|
4 |
Protista II |
14 |
|
9 |
Bryophytes |
15 |
|
10 |
Seedless Vascular Plants |
16 |
|
11 |
Gymnosperms |
17 |
|
16 |
Angiosperms |
18,19,20 |
Laboratory Manual: Laboratory Manual for Plant Biology Evert, Eichhorn and Perry. 7th ed. Worth, N.Y.
2005.
Last updated on February 6, 2009.