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Brief Orientation to BOT 3015Academic-year Version
Bill Outlaw, Instructor
Syllabus at a Glance — Generic —
**Class 1-2: Introduction.
**Class 2-16: Flowering plants. The plants you are most familiar with. Food and fiber. Sex. Morphology. Anatomy. Biochemistry. Physiology. Molecular Biology.
**Class 17-18: Prokaryotes.
**Class 19-22: Origin of Eukaryotes. Protista.
**Class 23-24: Fungi.
**Class 25-29: Non-flowering plants. Evolution.
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*distinguishing between a monocot/dicot, specifically I had to list the order of tissues in a cross section * reduction of the gametophytic generation * anatomy of angiosperms, I was asked to identify where pollen was formed * . . . fungal reproduction showed up * endosymbiosis in general, I was asked to choose the evidence that supported an endosymbiotic event
*origin of the mitochondria and Chloroplast* apical meristem in relation to growth* Cyanobacteria- progenitor of chloroplast* light reaction of photosynthesis yields what 2 things?* which of the following are not classified as a protista.*alternation of generations in plant life cycle * Basidiomycota, Zygomycota and their sexual life cycles.
*chlorophyll and how it complexes to Mg. (as opposed to hemeglobin complexes with Fe.)*monocots vs dicots*what separates plants cells vs animal cells. (i.e. cell walls, chloroplast,)*how a plant cell divides. plate formation vs animal cytokinesis*the basics of alternation of generation. formation of gametes by mitosis*different aspects of Calvin Cycle. 12 PGALs are formed for every 6 CO2 and 6 RBP*xylem and phloem*what lichen is and how it is a pioneer species*symbiosis
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Highlights of Class Policy
**Prerequisites are important, especially BSC 2010. Assess your preparedness for this course.
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Highlights of Class Policy
**Insurance required.
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Highlights of Class Policy
**Attendance required.
Today, attendance will be recorded exclusively by the submission of the Student Fact Sheet. Be sure to turn in a legible copy to the Attendance TA before you leave.
Remember the first-day attendance policy at FSU.
Seating Chart—KIN 1024
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Highlights of Class Policy
**Attendance required (continued)
Ordinarily, attendance will be monitored by a sign-up sheet.
Please sit in the same seat each day--a chart will be circulated for you to enter your name legibly.
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Highlights of Class Policy
**Attendance required (continued)
Bonus for excellent attendance. Failure for poor attendance. “Present” for the duration of class, engaged.
As attendance is a component of your grade, misrepresentation is a violation of the Honor Code.
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Highlights of Class Policy
**Especially, read rules for missed exam and rules for reviewing exams.
**Check email daily. Grades posted via email using last four digits of FSUID.
First-week Check List
**Buy text book.
** Buy Lecture Manual. Available in bookstore.
** Obtain CD with supplemental material.
**Review syllabus. Develop timetables and strategy to meet your grade goal.
** Bookmark the Plant Biology Website. User Name: Guest; Password: Plantsarecool
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