Weekly outline
- General
- 1. 21 February - 27 February
1. 21 February - 27 February
General Introduction
Plant and Cell Architecture
1. Plant Life: Unifying Principles
2. Overview of Plant Structure
3. Plant Cell Organelles - 2. 28 February - 6 March
2. 28 February - 6 March
Water and Plant Cells
1. Water in Plant Life
2. The Structure and Properties of Water
3. Diffusion and Osmosis - 3. 7 March - 13 March
3. 7 March - 13 March
Water Balance of Plants
1. Water in the Soil
2. Water Absorption by Roots
3. Water Transport through the Xylem - 4. 14 March - 20 March
4. 14 March - 20 March
Mineral Nutrition
1. Essential Nutrients, Deficiencies, and Plant Disorders
2. Treating Nutritional Deficiencies
3. Soil, Roots, and MicrobeSolute Transport
1. Passive and Active Transport
2. Transport of Ions across Membrane Barriers
3. Membrane Transport Processes - 5. 21 March - 27 March
5. 21 March - 27 March
Solute Transport
1. Passive and Active Transport
2. Transport of Ions across Membrane Barriers
3. Membrane Transport ProcessesAssimilation of Mineral Nutrients
1. Nitrogen in the Environment
2. Nitrate Assimilation
3. Ammonium Assimilation - 6. 28 March - 3 April
6. 28 March - 3 April
QUIZ #1
Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
1. Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
2. General Concepts
3 Key Experiments in Understanding Photosynthesis - Make-up Class
Make-up Class
Make-up class: 0810-10:00 on Friday (4/8)!
Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
1. Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
2. General Concepts
3 Key Experiments in Understanding PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions
1. The Calvin-BCyenson cle (Reductive Pentoase Phosphate Cycle)
2. Photorespiration: The C2 Oxidative Photosynthetic Carbon Cycle (C2 photosynthesis)
3. Inorganic Carbon-Concentrating Mechanisms - 8. 11 April - 17 April
8. 11 April - 17 April
Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations
1. Photosynthesis Is the Primary Function of Leaves
2. Photosynthetic Response to Light by the Intact Leaf
3. Photosynthetic Responses to Temperature - 9. 18 April - 24 April
- 10. 25 April - 1 May
10. 25 April - 1 May
Translocation in the Phloem
1. The Pathway of Translocation
2. Patterns of Translocation: Source to Sink
3. Materials Translocated in the Phloem - 11. 2 May - 8 May
11. 2 May - 8 May
Respiration and Lipid Metabolism
1. Overview of Plant Respiration
2. Glycolysis
3. The Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Pathway - 12. 9 May - 15 May
12. 9 May - 15 May
Signals and Signal Transduction
1. Signal perception and Amplification
2. Hormones and Plant Development
3. Phytohormone Metabolism and Homeostasis - 13. 16 May - 22 May
13. 16 May - 22 May
Signals from Sunlight
1. Plant Photoreceptors
2. Phytochromes
3. Phytochrome Responses - 14. 23 May - 29 May
14. 23 May - 29 May
QUIZ #2
Embryogenesis
1. Overview of Plant Growth and Development
2. Embryogenesis: The Origins of Polarity
3. Meristematic Tissues: Foundations for Indeterminate - 15. 30 May - 5 June
15. 30 May - 5 June
Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seeding Establishment
1. Seed Structure
2. Seed Dormancy
3. Release from Dormancy - 16. 6 June - 12 June
16. 6 June - 12 June
Vegetative Growth and Senescence
1. The Shoot Apical Meristem
2. Leaf Structure and Phyllotaxy
3. Differentiation of Epidermal Cell Types - 17. 13 June - 19 June
17. 13 June - 19 June
Flowering and Fruit Development
1. Floral Evocation: Integrating Environmental Cues
2. The Shoot Apex and Phase Changes
3. Photoperiodism: Monitoring Day Length - 18. 20 June - 26 June
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