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Course: BOT 1114 General
Botany
Delivery Format:
Traditional
Instructor
Information:
Name: Brook Wiersig
Email: bwiersig@carlalbert.edu
Office Location: RC304
Preferred
Contact Method: email
Office Phone: 647-1417
Office Hours: As posted
Textbook 1 Information:
Required
Introductory
Plant Biology, 13th Edition. Stern,
Kinsley R. 978-0073369440
Textbook
2 Information:
Required
Notes
Packet at Bookstore
Course Description:
Designed
for students with majors and minors in biological science, this course
presents the major concepts of biology and its processes as illustrated by
the living plant. 3 hours theory, 2 hours laboratory.
Credit Hours: 4.00 Credits
Prerequisites:
Co-requisites:
General Education Outcomes:
Demonstrate
knowledge-
- Demonstration of knowledge results
from the appraisal of knowledge and practice of core concepts through
analytical, practical, or creative means.
Students shall assemble evidence; identify, categorize, and
distinguish among ideas, concepts, and theories; and relate and analyze
the significant uses of the gathered knowledge.
Think
Critically-
- Critical thinking encompasses the
abilities to identify, categorize, synthesize, and distinguish ideas,
concepts, theories, and approaches.
The presentation, explanation, and analysis of skills acquired in
academic settings allow examination of competing hypotheses and
non-academic events in light of acquired knowledge and relate the
implications of cultural and social perspectives.
Communicate
Effectively-
- Effective communication results
from the presentation and expression of concepts encountered in an
academic setting in a clear, error-free manner both verbally and in
written explanation. Critical
aspects are the clear expression of competing hypotheses and perspectives
in response to material read, analyzed, or presented in both academic and
non-academic settings.
Practice
Global and Civil Awareness-
- Practicing global and civil
awareness creates the ability to understand both the student’s own civic
and cultural background as well as that of others. This results from the evaluation of
historical and contemporary positions on values, practices, assumptions,
and predispositions. Encouraging
active community participation and cognizance provides insight and expands
students’ perspectives and awareness.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
SLO 1. Upon completion of the course, students will be able
to summarize basic concepts of science, ecology and life as they relate to
botany.
-Students will be able to list the attributes of living organisms.
-Students will be able to define mater and describe its basic state.
-Students will be able to describe the features of compounds, acids, bases,
and salts.
-Students will be able to describe the various forms of energy.
-Students will be able to list the chemical elements found in cells.
-Students will be able to describe the main properties and functions of
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
SLO 2. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain the
structure and function of the major chemical components in relation to plants.
-Students will be able to list the attributes of living organisms.
-Students will be able to define matter and describe its basic state.
-Students will be able to list the characteristics of water and define
adhesion and cohesion.
-Students will be able to describe the features of compounds, acids, bases,
and salts.
-Students will be able to describe the various forms of energy.
-Students will be able to list the chemical elements found in cells.
-Students will be able to describe the main properties and functions of
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
SLO 3. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to determine the
structure and functioning of plants at the cellular and tissue level.
-Students will be able to differentiate prokaryote and eukaryote cells.
-Students will be able to match the function to the following cell structures
and organelles: plasma membrane, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes,
dictyosomes, plastids, mitochondria, vacuoles, and cytoskeleton.
-Students will be able to describe what takes place during the four phases of
mitosis.
-Students will be able to list and describe plant meristems and where they are
found.
-Students will be able to state the difference between simple tissues and
complex tissues and provide examples of each.
-Students will be able to describe three types of simple tissues and where
they may be found in the plant.
-Students will be able to explain structural and functional differences
between xylem and phloem.
-Students will be able to provide the structure and function of the epidermis
and periderm, as well as secretory tissue.
SLO 4. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to verify the
internal and external anatomy of stems as related to the functioning plant as
a whole.
-Students will be able to name the tissues that develop from shoot apices and
the meristems from which various tissue types are derived. State the differences
between primary tissues and secondary tissues.
-Students will be able to list and describe the function of each of the
following: vascular cambium, cork cambium, node, internode, axil, bud.
-Students will be able to describe the differences in the development of dicot
and monocot stems.
-Students will be able to describe the composition of wood and its annual
rings, sapwood, heartwood, and bark.
-Students will be able to provide descriptions, functions and examples of
rhizomes, stolons, tubers, bulbs, corms, cladophylls, and tendrils.
-Students will be able to list at least ten human uses of wood and stems in
general.
SLO 5. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to verify the
internal and external anatomy of roots as related to the functioning plant as
a whole.
-Students will be able to state the primary functions and forms of roots.
-Students will be able to describe the root regions, including the root cap,
region of cell division, region of cell elongation, and region of maturation
(including root hairs and all tissues) and list the function of each.
-Students will be able to provide the specific functions of the endodermis and
pericycle.
-Students will be able to state the differences among the various types of
specialized roots.
-Students will be able to list at least ten practical human uses of roots.
SLO 6. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to verify the
internal and external anatomy of leaves as relate to the functioning plant as
a whole.
-Students will be able to identify the external forms and parts of leaves, and
explain the functions of a typical leaf and the specific tissues and cells
that contribute to those functions.
-Students will be able to describe the differences among pinnate, palmate, and
dichotomous venation, and the differences between simple and compound leaves.
-Students will be able to describe the differences among tendrils, spines,
storage leaves, flower-pot leaves, window leaves, reproductive leaves, floral
leaves, and different types of insect-trapping leaves.
-Students will be able to explain why deciduous leaves turn various colors in
the fall and how such leaves are shed.
-Students will be able to list at least fifteen uses of leaves by humans.
SLO 7. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to verify the
internal and external anatomy of glowers, fruits and seeds in relation to the
functioning plant as a whole.
-Students will be able to list the parts of a typical flower and describe the
function of each part.
-Students will be able to state the features that distinguish monocots from
dicots.
-Students will be able to describe the difference between a fruit and a
vegetable.
-Students will be able to identify the regions of mature fruits.
-Students will be able to state five types of fleshy and dry fruits and
explain how simple, aggregate, and multiple fruits are derived from the
flowers.
-Students will be able to describe fruit and seed adaptations that are used to
promote how they are dispersed.
-Students will be able to diagram and label a mature dicot seed (e.g., bean)
and a monocot seed (e.g., corn) in section to show the parts and regions.
SLO 8. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to compare and
contrast the reactions of plant metabolism, including photosynthesis, cellular
respiration, and fermentation.
-Students will be able to identify the roles of the important molecules
involved in plant metabolism.
-Students will be able to write the generalized equations of photosynthesis
and respiration.
-Students will be able to explain what occurs in the light-dependent and
light-independent reactions of photosynthesis and list the principal products
of the reactions.
-Students will be able to explain what occurs in glycolysis, the citric acid
cycle, and electron transport during respiration.
-Students will be able to state the differences between aerobic respiration
and fermentation.
SLO 9. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain the
process of meiosis and relate it to the alternation of generations plant life
cycle.
-Students will be able to recognize the arrangement of chromosomes for the
phases of meiosis and briefly describe what occurs in each of them.
-Students will be able to describe the features that meiosis and mitosis have
in common and how they differ.
-Students will be able to explain the significance of crossing-over to genetic
recombination.
-Students will be able to explain the difference between n and 2n as they
relate to plant life cycles.
-Students will be able to, in alternation of generations, indicate at what
point each of the following occurs: a change from n to 2n; a change from 2n to
n; initiation of the gametophyte generation.
-Students will be able to diagram the life cycle of a flowering plant,
indicating shifts from haploid to diploid cells, and vice versa.
SLO 10. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to generalize the
features of members of the Protista, Fungi, and Plant Kingdoms and life cycles
of representatives.
-Students will be able to describe features that the members of Kingdom
Protista share with one another and note the basic ways in which they differ.
-Students will be able to discuss the general features that distinguish
Kingdom Fungi from the other kingdoms.
-Students will be able to explain how lichens are classified and identified.
-Students will be able to list the features that distinguish the Plant Kingdom
from other kingdoms.
-Students will be able to explain how bryophytes as a group differ from other
plants.
-Students will be able to describe the basic structural differences between
bryophytes and vascular plants.
-Students will be able to list the four phyla of gymnosperms and provide
distinguishing features and examples of each phylum.
Evaluation/Assessment
Practices:
Assignments and
Course Format:
Assignments and Course Format:
The general format of the class will be lecture, discussion and student
participation, and group investigation in the lab. The student will be
responsible for reading the assigned topics before class and for participation
in class discussion and activities.
Students are responsible for all outside assignments made! DO NOT work
on your review questions during class!! Review questions are most useful and
helpful when used outside of class to begin learning and assessing your
understanding of the material.
Grade Scale:
Average Letter
Grade To Figure
Overall Average:
90% and above A Exam
Average X .75
80%-89% B +
Lab Average X .25
70%-79% C Final
Average
60%-69% D
59% and below F
Grading Policies:
A total of four or five major examinations
will be given during the semester for the lecture section of the class. Exams
may include multiple choice, matching, and possibly labeling sections. Each
exam will be a sectional test covering material that has been lectured over
since the previous exam. Lecture tests will make up 75% of the total grade and
lab will make up 25%. The lowest
lecture exam may be dropped.
All assignments must be turned in on the due date. Assignments not received on time will not
receive a full score. All students are responsible for making sure assignments
are turned in on time.
Students are expected to take tests at the time they are scheduled. A student that cannot make the exam at the
time it is scheduled must contact the instructor prior to missing the test to
be able to make that exam up.
Arrangements can be made for "special" occasions which are
under the discretion of the instructor. All tests must be made up within one
week of when the test was given. No
curve or bonus will be given on any make-up exam. Lab tests or lab assignments
will not be made up.
Expectations:
STUDENT CONDUCT:
1. Tardiness: Tardiness (being
late for the beginning of class) is severely frowned upon. Class officially begins at the posted time
(and according to instructor's clock).
If a student is not present at roll (which is taken at every class
meeting), that student is counted as late, which can affect participation points
if given. Students are expected to arrive in class on time.
2. Class Materials: Students are
responsible for bringing necessary materials to class. Do not ask me to
provide you with notes if you forget them. You are also responsible for
bringing something to write with, extra paper, etc., and scantrons and pencils
on test days.
3. Cell Phones: If you check your phone during a test, I
will assume you are using it to cheat and you will receive a zero for that
test.
4. Laptops, Ipads, Headphones, Ipods,
etc: Should not be used or out during class.
5. RESPECT!! Please show respect for
your instructor, fellow students and your college.
a. Do not talk while the
instructor or another student is speaking.
b. Do not distract other students
while they are trying to listen and learn.
c. Put trash in the trash can. DO
NOT put trash in the sinks, drawers, or cabinets of the desks.
d. Do not write on or vandalize
desks, chairs or any other school property.
Attendance:
Attendance:You are expected to be in class every time we meet.
A student is also responsible for all class work covered during his/her
absence from class, even in classes in which he/she is able to satisfy the
instructor that the absence was unavoidable.
Failure to attend class regularly may result in a recommendation for the
student to withdraw from class or from College. Students who cease attending a
class but do not withdraw from that class will receive a grade of F for the
course. Attendance will be taken in each class at Carl Albert State College
each time that class meets
Additional Course Information:
SUPPLIES: Scantrons, #2 lead pencils, colored pencils or pens, paper
Course Calendar:
Fall 2018 TENTATIVE Schedule
|
Date
|
Lecture (Chapters)
|
Exam
|
Labs
|
|
8/13-17
|
Syllabus and
Intro, Ch.1
|
|
Safety
|
|
8/20-24
|
2-life
|
|
Microscope
|
|
8/27-31
|
3-cells
|
|
Cells
|
|
9/3-7*
|
3, review
|
1: Ch.1-3
|
mitosis
|
|
9/10-14
|
3-Mitosis, 4-
Tissues
|
|
Tissues
|
|
9/17-21
|
4, 11-growth
|
|
Hike at Outback
park
|
|
9/24-28
|
6-stems, 5-roots
|
|
Roots
|
|
10/1-5
|
7-leaves
|
2: 3-6, 11
|
Leaves
|
|
10/8-12
|
8-flowers
|
|
Flowers
|
|
10/15-19*
|
Fall Break
|
|
Field Trip
|
|
10/22-26
|
Meiosis, 8-fruits
|
|
Fruits
|
|
10/29-11/2
|
8-seeds
|
|
Presentations
|
|
11/5-9
|
Review
|
3: 7-8
|
Leafless twig ID
|
|
11/12-16
|
10-photosynthesis
|
|
Metabolism
|
|
11/19-23*
|
10-respiration Thanksgiving Break
|
(4: 10 ??)
|
No lab
|
|
11/26-30
|
18-Protista, 19-
Fungi
|
|
Hike or Field Trip
|
|
12/3-7*
|
20-23: Plant
Kingdom
|
|
Make-up time if
needed
|
|
12/10-14
|
Finals
|
Final: 10,18-23
|
No labs finals
week
|
*Holidays
and Breaks: Labor Day September 3,
2018
Fall
Break October 18- October 19, 2018
Thanksgiving
Break November 19- November 23, 2018
(Students
Only) December 6- December 7, 2018
