Weekly outline
- General
- 1. 22 February - 28 February
1. 22 February - 28 February
General Introduction
Plant and Cell Architecture
1. Plant Life: Unifying Principles
2. Overview of Plant Structure
3. Plant Cell Organelles - 2. 1 March - 7 March
2. 1 March - 7 March
Water and Plant Cells
1. Water in Plant Life
2. The Structure and Properties of Water
3. Diffusion and Osmosis - 3. 8 March - 14 March
3. 8 March - 14 March
Water Balance of Plants
1. Water in the Soil
2. Water Absorption by Roots
3. Water Transport through the Xylem - 4. 15 March - 21 March
4. 15 March - 21 March
Mineral Nutrition
1. Essential Nutrients, Deficiencies, and Plant Disorders
2. Treating Nutritional Deficiencies
3. Soil, Roots, and Microbe - 5. 22 March - 28 March
5. 22 March - 28 March
QUIZ #1
Assimilation of Mineral Nutrients
1. Nitrogen in the Environment
2. Nitrate Assimilation
3. Ammonium Assimilation - 6. 29 March - 4 April
6. 29 March - 4 April
Floating Holiday!
Solute Transport
1. Passive and Active Transport
2. Transport of Ions across Membrane Barriers
3. Membrane Transport Processes - 7. 5 April - 11 April
7. 5 April - 11 April
Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
1. Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
2. General Concepts
3 Key Experiments in Understanding Photosynthesis - 8. 12 April - 18 April
8. 12 April - 18 April
Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions
1. The Calvin-Benson Cycle (Reductive Pentoase Phosphate Cycle)
2. Photorespiration: The C2 Oxidative Photosynthetic Carbon Cycle (C2 photosynthesis)
3. Inorganic Carbon-Concentrating MechanismsPhotosynthesis: 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. 19 April - 25 April
- 10. 26 April - 2 May
10. 26 April - 2 May
Translocation in the Phloem
1. The Pathway of Translocation
2. Patterns of Translocation: Source to Sink
3. Materials Translocated in the Phloem - 11. 3 May - 9 May
11. 3 May - 9 May
Respiration and Lipid Metabolism
1. Overview of Plant Respiration
2. Glycolysis
3. The Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Pathway - 12. 10 May - 16 May
12. 10 May - 16 May
Signals and Signal Transduction
1. Signal perception and Amplification
2. Hormones and Plant Development
3. Phytohormone Metabolism and Homeostasis - 13. 17 May - 23 May
13. 17 May - 23 May
Signals from Sunlight
1. Plant Photoreceptors
2. Phytochromes
3. Phytochrome Responses - 14. 24 May - 30 May
14. 24 May - 30 May
QUIZ #2
Embryogenesis
1. Overview of Plant Growth and Development
2. Embryogenesis: The Origins of Polarity
3. Meristematic Tissues: Foundations for Indeterminate - 15. 31 May - 6 June
15. 31 May - 6 June
Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seeding Establishment
1. Seed Structure
2. Seed Dormancy
3. Release from Dormancy - 16. 7 June - 13 June
16. 7 June - 13 June
Vegetative Growth and Senescence
1. The Shoot Apical Meristem
2. Leaf Structure and Phyllotaxy
3. Differentiation of Epidermal Cell Types - 17. 14 June - 20 June
17. 14 June - 20 June
Flowering and Fruit Development
1. Floral Evocation: Integrating Environmental Cues
2. The Shoot Apex and Phase Changes
3. Photoperiodism: Monitoring Day Length - 18. 21 June - 27 June
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