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  • 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

      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

        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

          Mineral Nutrition

          1. Essential Nutrients, Deficiencies, and Plant Disorders
          2. Treating Nutritional Deficiencies
          3. Soil, Roots, and Microbe


          Solute Transport

          1. Passive and Active Transport
          2. Transport of Ions across Membrane Barriers
          3. Membrane Transport Processes

          • 5. 21 March - 27 March

            Solute Transport

            1. Passive and Active Transport
            2. Transport of Ions across Membrane Barriers
            3. Membrane Transport Processes


            Assimilation of Mineral Nutrients

            1. Nitrogen in the Environment
            2. Nitrate Assimilation
            3. Ammonium Assimilation


            • 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: 0810-10:00 on Friday (4/8)!


                Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions

                1. Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
                2. General Concepts
                3 Key Experiments in Understanding Photosynthesis


                Photosynthesis: 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

                  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

                    MIDTERM EXAM

                    13:30 TA209  April 20, 2002

                    • 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

                        Respiration and Lipid Metabolism

                        1. Overview of Plant Respiration
                        2. Glycolysis
                        3. The Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Pathway

                        • 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

                            Signals from Sunlight

                            1. Plant Photoreceptors
                            2. Phytochromes
                            3. Phytochrome Responses

                            • 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

                                Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seeding Establishment

                                1. Seed Structure
                                2. Seed Dormancy
                                3. Release from Dormancy

                                • 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

                                    Flowering and Fruit Development

                                    1. Floral Evocation: Integrating Environmental Cues
                                    2. The Shoot Apex and Phase Changes
                                    3. Photoperiodism: Monitoring Day Length