Botany 130 Laboratory Information return Laboratory Coordinator: Mike Clayton, Room 120 Birge Hall, email clayton@facstaff.wisc.edu Lab Manual: Laboratory Topics for General Botany Old Lab Review Lessons Plant Structure Microscope Diversity exploratory Organic Molecules in Plants The Plant Cell Diffusion Respiration Photosynthesis Mitosis Genetics Meiosis Anatomy Lessons Notes for Lecture 1 Notes for Lecture 2 Anatomy Glossary Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body The Root The Shoot Secondary Growth Modified roots stems and leaves

Cycas revoluta Diversity Lessons to be Covered on the Final Quiz Hepatophyta Anthocerophyta Bryophyta Lycopodiophyta Pteridophyta Coniferophyta Cycadophyta Ginkgophyta Gnetophyta Anthophyta Old Diversity Lessons Bacteria Euglenophyta Myxomycota Rhodophyta Fungi Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Heterokonts Chlorophyta

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Week 1, January 23 - 26

Lab 1	Topic 1: Introduction to Plants
Lab 2	Topic 2: Microscope Topic 3: Diversity Exploratory

Discussion: Supermarket Botany

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Week 2, January 30 - February 3

Lab 1	Topic 4: Identifying Organic Molecules in Plants
Lab 2	Topic 5: The Plant Cell

Discussion: Quiz 1 over topics 1 through 4.

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Week 3, February 6 - 10

Lab 1	Topic 5: The Plant Cell cont.
Lab 2	Topic 6: Diffusion

Discussion: Analyze diffusion data

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Week 4, February 13 - 17

Lab 1	Topic 7: Respiration
Lab 2	Topic 8: Photosynthesis I

Discussion: Review respiration and photosynthesis

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Week 5, February 20 - 24

Lab 1	Topic 8: Photosynthesis II
Lab 2	Topic 9: Mitosis & Cytokinesis

Discussion: Quiz 2 over topics 5 through 8

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Week 6, February 27 - March 2

Lab 1	Topic 10: Genetics
Lab 2	Topic 11: Meiosis: Tetrad Analysis

Discussion: Meet in room 113 Birge to work on genetics problembs

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Week 7, March 5 - 9

Lab 1	Topic 12: Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body; start
Lab 2	Topic 13: The Root

Discussion: Quiz 3 over topics 9 and 11

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Week 8, March 12 - 16

Lab 1	Topic 14: The Shoot
Lab 2	Topic 14: The Shoot cont.

Discussion: Review

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Week 9, March 19 - 23

Lab 1	Topic 15: Secondary Growth
Lab 2	Topic 16: Structural Adaptations

Discussion: Sample Anatomy Quiz

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Week 10, March 26 - 30

Lab 1	Topic 17: Population Genetics
Lab 2	Topic 18: Cyanobacteria Topic 19: Introduction to the Eukarya

Discussion: Quiz 4 over topics 17 - 22

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Spring Break April 2 - 6   Bring something botanical back to discuss next week!

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Week 11, April 9 - 13

Lab 1	Topic 20: Fungi
Lab 2	Topic 21: Heterokonts Topic 22: The Green Algae I

Discussion: Sample quiz over non-plant botanical diversity, topics 17-22

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Week 12, April 16 - 20

Lab 1	Topic 22: The Green Algae cont. Topic 23: Introduction to the Plants: the Bryophytes
Lab 2	Topic 23: Introduction to the Plants: the Bryophytes cont. Topic 24: The Lycophytes I

Discussion: Quiz 5 over topics 17 through 22

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Week 13, April 23 - 27

Lab 1	Topic 24: The Lycophytes cont.
Lab 2	Topic 25: Pterophyta

Discussion: Review

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Week 14, April 30 - May 4

Lab 1	Topic 26: Gymnosperms
Lab 2	Topic 27: Angiosperms I

Discussion: Sample Plant Diversity Quiz

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Week 15, May 7 - 11

Lab 1	Topic 27: Angiosperms II Sample Angiosperm Quiz
Lab 2	Topic 28: Botany on Campus

Discussion: Quiz 6 over topics 23 through 28

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