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Botany 130 General Botany Lecture Information Spring, 2013 Current Lecturer: Dr. Donna Fernandez Text: Raven, Evert and Eichhorn: Biology of Plants, 8th edition return

January

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Date	Topic
January 23	Introduction
January 25	Molecular Composition of Plant Cells
January 28	Membranes
January 30	The Plant Cell

February

Date	Topic
February 1	Cellular transport
February 4	Enery flow and enzymes
February 6	Respiration
February 8	Photosynthesis
February 11	DNA
February 13	Gene Expression
February 15	Cell Reproduction
February 18	Sexual vs. asexual reproduction
February 20	EXAM I
February 22	Genetics
February 25	Genetic engineering
February 27	Plant tissues

March

Date	Topic
March 1	Plant tissues II
March 4	Transport of water and ions
March 6	Transport of food
March 8	Seedling development
March 11	Harmones
March 13	Mineral nutrition
March 15	EXAM II
March 18	Origin of life/ Prokaryotes
March 20	Plants/ Life cycles/ Evolution
March 22	Evolutionary processes

Spring Break March 25 - 29

April

Date	Topic
April 1	Origin of photosynthesis/ Endosymbiosis
April 3	Eukaryotes; overview of diversity
April 5	Fungi
April 8	Fungal symbiosis/ Protists, algae
April 10	Green algae/ Invasion of the land
April 12	Bryophytes/ Overview of plants
April 15	Origin of vascular plants
April 17	Heterospory/ Fern life cycle
April 19	EXAM III
April 22	Seed lants/ Pine life cycle
April 24	Angiosperms
April 26	Angiosperm life cycle
April 29	Flowers and pollination

May

Date	Topic
May 1	Fruits and seed dispersal
May 3	Trophic levels/ Carbon cycle
May 6	Plants and people/ Crop domestication
May 8	Crop domestication
May 10	Secondary metaboites and cultural uses of plants
May 13	EXAM 4