9/14/2024 8:12:40 AM	BOTANY 10 Course Outline as of Fall 1997	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BOTANY 10	Title:  PLANT BIOLOGY
Full Title:  Plant Biology
Last Reviewed:1/28/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

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: 

Catalog Description:

A general education course in plant biology emphasizing the structure and function of seed plants. Includes genetics, ecology, evolution, reproduction and diversity of plant life forms.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Completion of or concurrent enrollment in Engl 1A.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A general education course in plant biology emphasizing the structure & function of seed plants. Includes genetics, ecology, evolution, reproduction & diversity of plant life forms.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of or concurrent enrollment in Engl 1A.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	C	Natural Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B2	Life Science		Fall 1981
	B3	Laboratory Activity
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5B	Biological Sciences		Fall 1981
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	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:

Students completing Botany 10 will be able to describe, understand,

analyze and demonstrate knowledge in the following areas by means of

oral and written assignments, exams and lab skill demonstrations:

1.  History of plant science.

2.  Methods of scientific investigation.

3.  Plant ecology, including plant-environment interactions, plant

   distribution, vegetation structure, local vegetation types, plant

   succession, population dynamics, ecosystem processes and man's impact

   on natural landscapes.

4.  Plant morphology and anatomy, including cell structure and function,

   vegetative and reproductive morphology, major tissue systems and

   anatomy of roots, steams, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds.

5.  Plant physiology and metabolism, including diffusion, osmosis, passive

   and active transport, water relations, soil interactions, mineral

   nutrition, energetics, photosynthesis, respiration and regulation

   of growth and development.

6.  Plant inheritance, including Mendelian, chromosomal and molecular

   genetics.

7.  Plant evolution and phylogeny, including variation, natural

   selection, genetic drift, speciation, macroevolution and major

   phylogenetic trends.

8.  Plant diversity, including morphology and phylogenetic relationships

   of fungi, algae, bryophytes, seedless vascular plants and seed plants.

9.  Relevance and importance of plants to human cultures.

10. Conservation and biodiversity.

Topics and Scope

1.  Botany as Science:

   A. Course introduction

   B. The methods of natural science

   C. Brief history of plant sciences

2.  Plant Ecology:

   A. Environmental constraints to plant distribution

   B. Plant adaptation and evolutionary history

   C. Vegetation types and communities

   D. Ecosystem structure and function

   E. Ecological succession

   F. Ecosystem management

3.  Plant Structure:

   A. Cell structure and cell division

   B. Major cell and tissue types

   C. Morphology and anatomy of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits

      and seeds

   D. Functional morphology and adaptation

4.  Plant Physiology:

   A. Diffusion, osmosis and passive transport

   B. Plant water relations and xeric adaptations

   C. Plants and soils - mineral nutrition

   D. Plant metabolism and energetics

   E. Photosynthesis

   F. Cellular respiration

   G. Internal and external regulation of growth and development.

5.  Plant Inheritance and Evolution:

   A. Mendelian patterns of inheritance

   B. Chromosomal genetics

   C. Polyploidy in plants

   D. Mechanisms of evolution - microevolution and macroevolution

   E. Plant phylogenxy - major evolutionary patterns

6.  Plant Diversity:

   A. Fungi

   B. Algae

   C. Bryophytes

   D. Seedless vascular plants

   E. Seed plants

7.  Conclusion:

   A. Summary of plant relevance to humans, both economical and

      ecological

   B. Plant biodiversity and conservation

   C. So why study Botany?

Assignments:

1.  Read text and other assigned readings.

2.  Laboratory reports.

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 10 - 30%
Lab reports, Essay exams
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 25%
Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 15 - 30%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

INTRODUCTORY PLANT BIOLOGY, 7th ed., by K. Stearn, Wm.C. Brown, 1996

THE BOTANICAL WORLD, 2nd ed., Northington and Schneider, Wm.C. Brown, 1996

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