SPRING 2000

TAXONOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

DR. BRADLEY

BIOLOGY 344

JAN. 25 Natural History

27 Evolution of Leaves

LAB Writing a Dichotomous Key 24/25

FEB. 1 Life Cycle of Flowering Plants

3 Diagram of Life Cycle

LAB Leaf Terminology 31/1

8 Flowers

10 Floral Diagrams

LAB Leaf Terminology 7/8

15 Evolution of Inflorescences

17 Exercise on leaves

LAB Vestiture, Surface and Texture 14/15

22 Evolution of Placentation and Fruits

24 Exercise on leaves

LAB Inflorescences 21/22

29 Classification and Nomenclature

MAR. 2 Exercise on inflorescences

LAB Fruits, Seeds, Roots and Stems 28/29

7 Characteristics of Families

9 Exercise on inflorescences

LAB Keying Plants 6/7

21 Characteristics of Families

23 Exercise on families

LAB Keying Plants 20/21

28 Characteristics of Families

30 Exercise on Families

LAB Keying Plants 27/28

APR. 4 Characteristics of Families

6 Exercise on Families

LAB Keying Plants 3/4

11 Pollination Adaptations

13 Trip to Riverbend Park on 4/8

LAB Keying Plants 10/11

18 Pollination Syndromes

20 Exercise on Families

LAB Keying Plants 17/18

25 Write a Vegetative Key to Families

27 Field Trip to G.R.Thompson Wildlife Management Area 4/23

LAB Keying Plants 24/25

MAY 2 Slides of Flowers, quiz

4 Slides of Flowers, quiz

LAB Lab Exam on Plant Families and Keying Plants May 1 and 2



Coursework 70% A = 93% B-= 80%

Final lab exam 30% . A-= 90% C+= 77%

B+= 87% C = 70%

B = 83% D = 60%