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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BOTANY 10 | Title:
PLANT BIOLOGY |
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| Full Title:
Plant Biology |
| Last Reviewed:9/23/2024 |
| 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 |
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| | 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:
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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:
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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
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | B2 | Life Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | B3 | Laboratory Activity | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 5B | Biological Sciences | Fall 1981 | |
| | 5C | Fulfills Lab Requirement | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| 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:
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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
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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:
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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:
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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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