Weekly outline
- General
- Week 01. September 11
Week 01. September 11
General Introduction
Plant and Cell Architecture
1. Plant Life: Unifying Principles
2. Overview of Plant Structure
3. Plant Cell Organelles - Week 02. September 18
Week 02. September 18
Water and Plant Cells
1. Water in Plant Life
2. The Structure and Properties of Water
3. Diffusion and Osmosis - Week 03. September 25
Week 03. September 25
Water Balance of Plants
1. Water in the Soil
2. Water Absorption by Roots
3. Water Transport through the Xylem - Week 04. October 02
Week 04. October 02
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 - Week 05. October 09
Week 05. October 09
QUIZ #1
Solute Transport
1. Passive and Active Transport
2. Transport of Ions across Membrane Barriers
3. Membrane Transport ProcessesAssimilation of Inorganic Nutrients
1. Nitrogen in the Environment
2. Nitrate Assimilation
3. Ammonium Assimilation - Week 06, October 16
Week 06, October 16
Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
1. Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
2. General Concepts
3 Key Experiments in Understanding Photosynthesis - Week 07. October 23
Week 07. October 23
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 - Week 08. October 30
Week 08. October 30
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 - Week 09. November 06
- Week 10. November 13
Week 10. November 13
Translocation in the Phloem
1. The Pathway of Translocation
2. Patterns of Translocation: Source to Sink
3. Materials Translocated in the Phloem - Week 11. November 20
Week 11. November 20
Respiration and Lipid Metabolism
1. Overview of Plant Respiration
2. Glycolysis
3. The Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Pathway - Week 12. November 27
Week 12. November 27
Signals and Signal Transduction
1. Signal perception and Amplification
2. Hormones and Plant Development
3. Phytohormone Metabolism and Homeostasis - Week 13. December 04
Week 13. December 04
Signals from Sunlight
1. Plant Photoreceptors
2. Phytochromes
3. Phytochrome Responses - Week 14. December 11
Week 14. December 11
QUIZ #2
Embryogenesis
1. Overview of Plant Growth and Development
2. Embryogenesis: The Origins of Polarity
3. Meristematic Tissues: Foundations for Indeterminate - Week 15. December 18
Week 15. December 18
Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seedling Establishment
1. Seed Structure
2. Seed Dormancy
3. Release from Dormancy - Week 16. December 25
Week 16. December 25
25th Constitution Day (Holiday)
Vegetative Growth and Senescence
1. The Shoot Apical Meristem
2. Leaf Structure and Phyllotaxy
3. Differentiation of Epidermal Cell Types - Week 17. January 01
Week 17. January 01
1st New Year’s Day (Holiday)
Flowering and Fruit Development
1. Floral Evocation: Integrating Environmental Cues
2. The Shoot Apex and Phase Changes
3. Photoperiodism: Monitoring Day Length - Week 18. January 08
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