Biology 201- Schedule
Spring 2017
| Week | Date | Lecture Topic | Readings (Rost) | Lab Topic | Imp. Date |
| 1 | April 4 | Introduction to Plants | Chapter 1 |
Intro to lab, plant seeds |
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| April 6 | Plant Ecology | Chapter 26 | Plant sugar pine seedlings | ||
| 2 | April 11 | Plant cell basics | Chapter 3 | Scientific Method | |
| April 13 | Organization of the plant body; Plant cells and tissues, meristems | Chapter 4 | |||
| 3 | April 18 | Shoot System I - Function and organization, stems | Chapter 5 | Microscopes | |
| April 20 | Shoot System II - Function of leaves, leaf form | Chapter 6 | |||
| 4 | April 25 | Midterm 1 | Handout - Plant Anatomy | Midterm 1 | |
| April 27 | Root System - Functions and types of roots | Chapter 7 | |||
| 5 | May 2 | Photosynthesis | Chapter 10 | Angio Families of Tahoe Basin | |
| May 4 | Vascular Systems | Chapter 11 | |||
| 6 | May 9 | Alternations of Generations | Chapter 12 | Handout - Angiosperm Development - use seedlings from week 1 | |
| May 11 | Flowers - Structure & function, development, reproductive strategies | Chapter 13 | |||
| 7 | May 16 | Seeds & Fruits | Chapter 14 | Water Potential Lab | |
| May 18 | Evolution, Systematics and Phylogeny | Chapter 18 | |||
| May 20 - Last Day to Drop | |||||
| 8 | May 23 | Midterm 2 | Tahoe Plant Families II | Midterm 2 | |
| May 25 | Plantae: Bryophytes | Chapter 22 | |||
| 9 | May 30 | Memorial Day | Trees, Shrub Families - Tahoe | ||
| June 1 | Lower Vascular Plants | Chapter 23 | |||
| 10 | June 6 | Plantae: Gymnospems, Division of Pinophyta | Chapter 24 | Handout - Diversity of Vascular Plants | |
| June 8 | Plantae: Angiosperms - Rise to Dominance, Life Cycles | ||||
| 11 | June 13 | Division Magnoliophyta | Chapter 25 | Presentations | Lab - Final Presentations |
| June 15 | Final Exam - Regular Class Schedule | ||||
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June 20 |
Final Exam - Field Exercise
10:00 am - 12:00pm
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| For questions or comments, please contact Sue Kloss - kloss@ltcc.edu |