BIOLOGY 241 PLANT BIOLOGY LAB

 

TEXTBOOK: References are to Stern, Kingsley R., Introductory Plant Biology, 10^th Ed. McGraw Hill, 2006 (with supplements provided by instructor)

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Laboratory study of plants to illustrate and supplement lecture material presented in BIO-211. Laboratory exercises will deal with life cycles and morphology of the major groups of the plant kingdom, anatomy and morphology of higher plants, and experiments in plant physiology.

 

TOPICS COVERED:Students will conduct experiments under the following topics

1. growth in plants

2. Cynobacteria/ Algae - Cells and Tissues/ Organs/ Life Cycles

3. Fungi

4. Bryophytes/ Fern/ Fern Allies - Cells and Tissues / Organs/ Life Cycles

5. Gymnosperms - Cells and Tissues/ Organs/ Life Cycles

6. Angiosperms - Sexual Reproduction - Flowers

7. Angiosperms - Sexual Reproduction - Fruits

8. Visit NCSU Arboretum

9. Visit NCSU Phytotron

10. Visit NCSU Herbarium