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Socio-economic Impact of Plants
EEB 304
SyllabusEEB 304 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PLANTS SPRING SEMESTER 2011
Instructor: Dr. Ed Schilling Office: 323 Hesler, 974-2256 e-mail: [email protected]
Class Time: Tuesday-Thursday 9:40-10:55 Place: 304 Hesler Biology Building
Textbook: Economic Botany, third edition. B. B. Simpson and M. C. Ogorzaly (McGraw-Hill)
Note – a copy of the text has been placed on reserve at the main library
How to Succeed in EEB 304
How to Succeed in EEB 304
1. Read text assignment. Read it before class.
How to Succeed in EEB 304
1. Read text assignment. Read it before class.
2. Attend class. Pay attention. Take notes on lectures. Use opportunity to learn material, ask questions if unclear.
How to Succeed in EEB 304
1. Read text assignment. Read it before class.
2. Attend class. Pay attention. Take notes on lectures. Use opportunity to learn material, ask questions if unclear.
3. Use powerpoint slides on class web page to review. For many lectures there will be some explanatory text with some or all of the slides – this is meant to supplement the text and lectures, not replace them.
How to Succeed in EEB 304
1. Read text assignment. Read it before class.
2. Attend class. Pay attention. Take notes on lectures. Use opportunity to learn material, ask questions if unclear.
3. Use powerpoint slides on class web page to review. For many lectures there will be some explanatory text with some or all of the slides – this is meant to supplement the text and lectures, not replace them.
4. Make a list, and study, unfamiliar terms. There will probably be many – in the process of learning them, you will learn much of the course material..
Biology: The Study of Plants and Their Parasites
Biology: The Study of Plants and Their Parasites
World Population Growth
Billions Time (Years)
1>60,000
2 123
3 33
4 14
5 13
6 11
Human Population Growth
Distribution of Population Growth
World Population - Future
Dynamics of World Population Growth
Assignment: Go to the following web site:
http://opr.princeton.edu/popclock/
Record the date and time of your visit, and write down the estimate of human world population at that moment. E-mail the results, or alternatively turn in a hard copy to class. Due 1/18.
Grain Production 1950-1958
Grain Production 1950-1958
-150
-100
-50
0
50
100
1501 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46
World Grain Production vs. Consumption – Last 46 Years
-150
-100
-50
0
50
100
1501 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46
World Grain Production vs. Consumption – Last 46 Years
A primary input – China heads toward being a grain importer
Economic Impact of Plants
- Foods
- Beverages
- Fuels
- Building materials
- Clothing
- Chemicals
- Drugs
- Esthetics
What is a plant?Traditional View of Biology: Animals and Plants
What is a plant?Traditional View of Biology: Animals and Plants
Problem: Microscopic Organisms (Bacteria, Fungi, Algae)
What is a plant?Traditional View of Biology: Animals and Plants
Problem: Microscopic Organisms (Bacteria, Fungi, Algae)
Complication:
Endosymbiotic origin of organelles (Lynn Margulis)
Membrane-bound structures in eukaryotic cells are derived from formerly free-living organisms that have become intimately symbiotic
What is a plant?Traditional View of Biology: Animals and Plants
Problem: Microscopic Organisms (Bacteria, Fungi, Algae)
Complication:
Endosymbiotic origin of organelles (Lynn Margulis)
Membrane-bound structures in eukaryotic cells are derived from formerly free-living organisms that have become intimately symbiotic
Further Information: molecular phylogenetic information
1. Confirming evidence for endosymbiotic theory
What is a plant?Traditional View of Biology: Animals and Plants
Problem: Microscopic Organisms (Bacteria, Fungi, Algae)
Complication:
Endosymbiotic origin of organelles (Lynn Margulis)
Membrane-bound structures in eukaryotic cells are derived from formerly free-living organisms that have become intimately symbiotic
Further Information: molecular phylogenetic information
1. Confirming evidence for endosymbiotic theory
2. Suggestion that life split early into at least 3 major lineages
What is a plant?Traditional View of Biology: Animals and Plants
Problem: Microscopic Organisms (Bacteria, Fungi, Algae)
Complication:
Endosymbiotic origin of organelles (Lynn Margulis)
Membrane-bound structures in eukaryotic cells are derived from formerly free-living organisms that have become intimately symbiotic
Further Information: molecular phylogenetic information
1. Confirming evidence for endosymbiotic theory
2. Suggestion that life split early into at least 3 major lineages
Current Paradigm is 5 kingdom model:
Monera; Protoctista; Fungi, Animalia, Plantae
What is a Plant?1. Eukaryotic
2. Chloroplasts present
3. Cell wall with cellulose
4. Autotrophic
What is a Plant?1. Eukaryotic
2. Chloroplasts present
3. Cell wall with cellulose
4. Autotrophic
5. Life Cycle with an alternation of generations
What are Plants?1. Eukaryotic
2. Chloroplasts present
3. Cell wall with cellulose
4. Autotrophic
5. Life Cycle with an alternation of generations
Mystery Plant - This plant is a tropical tree.
Mystery Plant - This plant is a tropical tree.
- The sole source of the product originally was harvested from plants occurring in the wild.
Mystery Plant - This plant is a tropical tree.
- The sole source of the product originally was harvested from plants occurring in the wild
- Seeds of the plant were taken (or smuggled?) out of the country in a diplomatic pouch and used to establish plantations elsewhere
Mystery Plant - This plant is a tropical tree.
- The sole source of the product originally was harvested from plants occurring in the wild
- Seeds of the plant were taken (or smuggled?) out of the country in a diplomatic pouch and used to establish plantations elsewhere
- The product became widely useful only after it was discovered accidentally how to alter its chemical and physical properties.
Mystery Plant - This plant is a tropical tree.
- The sole source of the product originally was harvested from plants occurring in the wild
- Seeds of the plant were taken (or smuggled?) out of the country in a diplomatic pouch and used to establish plantations elsewhere
- The product became widely useful only after it was discovered accidentally how to alter its chemical and physical properties.
1. What is the plant?
2. What is its native country?
3. What country was responsible for smuggling it?
4. In what century did this occur?
Native Grown
“Stolen” by British
Hevea brasiliensis
“Para Rubber”
Native to Brazil taken to Indonesia in 19th century
EEB 304 Lecture 2 – Plant Structures - Read Text Chapter 1