BIOLOGY 304
Lawrey
MTWTh 12:00-2:15
East 201

Syllabus of Lecture Topics

Summer 2009

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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) 1:30-4:15pm

 

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

Room:  A404 Robinson   
 

Day

Topic

Chapter

May 19

Primary tissues, stems

21,23

20

Roots, leaves

22, 24

21

Secondary growth

25,26

26

Whole plant physiology

biologylab.awlonline.com 

27

Water relations

Website exercise

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.