PBIO 100 - Plant Biology for Non-Science Students

LECTURE SCHEDULE: Spring 1999

Instructor: Mr. John Browning

Section 2001, TTh 11:00-12:15 


Date, Lecture Topics and Recommended Readings in Levetin's Plants and Society text are noted below; additional required reading assignments are on the Web Notes or may be given in class.
 

Unit I -Introduction to Botanical Knowledge 

Date Lecture(s) Levetin
January 28 1-Introduction to science; What is life? Chapter 1
February 2 2-Introduction to Plants 
3-Plant Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 3, pp. 50-54
  4-The Cell and Its Constituents 19-26, 7-15
  9 5-DNA, RNA, and Proteins 
6-Mitosis pages 
109-113, 27-29
  11 7-Photosynthesis and Energy 
8-Respiration and Carbon Cycle
54-64, 63-69, 435-438
  16 9-Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction 
10-Mendelian Genetics 
74-81, 100-108

 

Unit II - Survey of Plant Life

Date Lecture(s) Levetin
18  12-Plant Systematics; Darwinian Evolution Chapter 8 
February 23 First Exam: Lectures 1-10
  25  13-Evolution 
14-Adaptations
42-43 
March 15-Viruses and Prokaryotes 
16-Eukaryotes and Fungi
  128-129,373, 386-393,396-402, 415-426
  4 17-Algae 
18-Out of the Water and Spore Formers
132-137, 137-144
  9 19-Gymnosperms 
20-Flowering plants
144-152, 298-301, 72-74, 77-79, 83
  11 21-Pollination 79-82 
  16 22-Seeds and Fruits   86-96
March 18 Second Exam: Lectures 12-22    

Spring Break March 22-26
 

Unit III - Human Uses of Flowering Plants

Date Lecture(s) Levetin
March 30  24-The Origin of Agriculture & Human Nutrition   Chaps 10 & 11
April 1 25-The Grasses 
26-Legumes, Starchy Staples
  Chaps 12, 13, 14 
pp. 403-410
  27-Plant Fibers: Cloth and Paper; Herbs & Spices   Chaps. 17 & 18
  8 28-Stimulating Beverages   Chap. 16
  13 29-Medicinal Plants 
31-Poisonous and Allergy Plants
  Chaps. 19 & 21
  15 30-Psychoactive Plants   Chap. 20
April 20 Third Exam: Lectures 24-31    

 

Unit IV - Ecology and Agriculture

Date Lecture(s) Levetin
April 22  33-Ecology 
34-Succession
  Chapter 25
  27  35-Terrestrial Biomes  
  29  Terrestrial Biomes - continued    
May 4 36-Aquatic Biomes    
  6 37-Biodiversity and Species Extinction
38-Atmosphere and the Environment
   
  11 39-Agriculture and the Environment 
40-World Food Problems
  238-249
  13 41-Plant Biotechnology   249-253
May 19 Final Exam: Lectures 33-41 
10:30-12:30 in HJP 0226 
   

Last revised 1/20/1999 - Browning