Plant Physiology (BS 326)

  

Mr. Robert A. Smith
STC 275
215/596/8918
 r.smith@usp.edu   

Course description
Plant Physiology is a three credit course offered during the Spring semester. There are two lecture periods and three laboratory hours each week. Study of metabolism, development, water relations, and mineral nutrition of plants with molecular, cellular, and organismal considerations. Case studies and classroom examples provide students opportunities to apply, analyze, and evaluate the basic knowledge presented and to develop computer skills through use of word processing and statistical programs. This course meets 3 Natural Sciences credits of the General Education Disciplines and fulfills the reasoning and problem solving and technology General Education Skills
Lecture Syllabus   (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 - 9:50 AM, Woodland 115)
1. Introduction
2. The Plant Body and its tissues
3. Complex tissues
4. Roots
5. Stems
6. Leaves
7. The Flower
8.Water
9.Minerals
10. Transport
11. Photosynthesis I
12. Photosynthesis II
13. Respiration
14. Auxins
15. Cytokinins
16. Ethylene
17. Gibberellins
18. Abscisic acid
19. Brassinosteroids		  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Text
Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E. 2006. Plant Physiology, 4th ed., Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MA.

Lab Syllabus
1. Science
2. Mineral nutrition
3. Plant anatomy- roots, stems. leaves, and flowers
4. Embryogenesis and organogenesis: media preparation
5. Embryogenesis and organogenesis: Culturing
6 Exam one
7 Harvest plants from mineral nutrition- collect data
8. Soluble carbohydrates
9 Photosynthesis – light response curve
10 Photosynthesis – carbon dioxide curve
11. Exam two
12 embryogenesis data collection
13 organogensis data collection
14 Report review

 Laboratory Equipment
Lab coat
Notebook
black permanent marker

 Grading
Lecture.
A. Transcribed notes = 20 %. Hand in no later than one week after lecture. Must be in attendance to receive credit.
B. Exams = 45 %

Laboratory = 35 %, divided as per
Notebook. Accurate record of laboratories. 20 % of lab grade
Project writeup. 15 % of lab grade.

Attendance
Attendance in lecture is required to receive credit for transcribed notes. Attendence in lab is required. There are 14 weeks of lab. Any lab abscences must be made up. A $25.00 make-up fee, for each lab missed, must be paid to the Cashier before the laboratory can be made up, regardless of the reasons for the missed lab. There are no exceptions for any reason. A copy of the receipt must be presented to the instructor when making arrangements for a make-up lab time. If any lab is not made up, a grade of F will be assigned for the course. Students with 3 or more abscences, regardless of whether those labs have been made up, will fail ( grade of F) the course.

 

Grade equivalency

97-100 A+
93-96 A
90-92 A-
87-89 B+
83-86 B
80-82 B-
77-79 C+
73-76 C 		70-72 C-
67-69 D+
63-66 D
60-62 D-
< 60 F

  
 
Sample Data Analyses *

   t-test      plotting

*(Provided by http://www.biology4all.com/resources_library/resources_library.asp)

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Created by: R.  A. Smith r.smith@usp.edu
Last update: November 2008.