5/12/2025 2:07:48 PM	BOTANY 65 Course Outline as of Summer 2011	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BOTANY 65	Title:  SON CTY SPRING FLOWERS
Full Title:  Sonoma County Spring Flowers
Last Reviewed:5/14/2007

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.50	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		6 max.	Lecture Scheduled	18.00
Minimum	1.50	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	4.00			Contact DHR	24.00
		Contact Total	7.00			Contact Total	42.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  36.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 78.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  BIO 81.3

Catalog Description:

Survey of the common wildflowers of Sonoma County. Emphasis on plant family recognition and species identification using dichotomous keys. Field trips required.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Survey of the common wildflowers of Sonoma County. Emphasis on plant family recognition and species identification using dichotomous keys. Field trips required.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Explain the basic objectives and principles of plant

taxonomy.

2. Describe the reproductive structures and processes in

flowering plants.

3. Apply the methods of plant identification, including the

use of dichotomous keys.

4. Define and describe ten major flowering plant families

common to Sonoma County.

5. Describe the major adaptive responses in species of the

local flora.

Topics and Scope

I.   Plant diversity and taxonomy

       A. Overview of plant kingdom

       B. Flowering plants

       C. Basic principles of nomenclature and classification

II.   Reproductive biology of flowering plants

       A. Flower structure and modifications

       B. Pollination syndromes

       C. Fruits and seeds

III.  Basic methods of floristics

       A. Floras and dichotomous keys

       B. Herbaria and online sources

       C. Collecting, pressing, and preserving plant specimens

IV.   Flowering plant families of local importance

       A. Dicot families

       B. Monocot families

V.    Identification of common wildflowers

       A. Use of dichotomous keys

       B. Use of other resources

VI.   Flowering plant evolution and adaptation

       A. Xeric adaptations- e.g. chaparral

       B. Mesic adaptations- e.g. forests

       C. Hydric adaptations- e.g. vernal pools

Assignments:

1. Reading of handouts provided by instructor (10 pages per week)

2. Field trip reports, including species list

3. Quizzes

4. Identification of flowers

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 40%
Field trip reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Field work, Identification of flowers using dichotomous keys
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 50%
Plant identification quizzes (4)
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region, revised edition,

Beidleman, L. and Kozloff, E., 2003, UC Press

Pacific States Wildflowers, T.F. Nichaus, 1976, Houghton

Mifflin

Instructor prepared materials

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