Botany Lab Manual

by Maria Morrow

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As a course, botany is the study of plants and many other groups in the tree of life. With regard to organisms, this course begins with the Cyanobacteria, winds through several groups of unrelated organisms that were all once categorized as fungi, picks apart pieces of the "protista," and finally emerges into Kingdom Plantae.

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College of the Redwoods
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Biology, Botany
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CC BY-NC 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Preface
  7. ProgramPage
  8. 1: Long term Experiment - Nutrient Deficiency in Wisconsin Fast Plants (Brassica rapa)
  9. 1.1: Introduction
  10. 1.2: Preparing for the Experiment
  11. 1.3: Before the experiment
  12. 1.4: The Experiment
  13. 1.5: Suggested Rubric
  14. 2: Introduction to Ecology
  15. 2.1: Formative Questions
  16. 2.2: Introduction
  17. 2.3: Modeling a Food Web
  18. 2.4: Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems
  19. 2.5: Mycorrhizal Networks
  20. 2.6: Community Interactions
  21. 2.7: Coevolution and Natural Selection
  22. 2.8: Summative Questions
  23. 3: From Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes
  24. 3.1: Formative Questions
  25. 3.2: Introduction
  26. 3.3: Using the Dissecting Microscope
  27. 3.4: Prokaryotic Cells
  28. 3.5: Using the Compound Microscope
  29. 3.6: Eukaryotic Cells
  30. 3.7: Primary Endosymbiosis
  31. 3.8: Cell Structures and Organelles
  32. 3.9: Summative Questions
  33. 4: Plant Cell Types and Tissues
  34. 4.1: Formative Questions
  35. 4.2: Introduction
  36. 4.3: Identifying Cell Types and Tissues
  37. 4.4: Summative Questions
  38. 5: Multicellularity and Asexual Reproduction
  39. 5.1: Formative Questions
  40. 5.2: Introduction
  41. 5.3: Anatomy of a Chromosome
  42. 5.4: Mitosis
  43. 5.5: The Cell Cycle
  44. 5.6: Meristems and Tissues in the Root
  45. 5.7: Multicellularity and Clonal Reproduction
  46. 5.8: Summative Questions
  47. 6: Roots and the Movement of Water - How is water moved through a plant?
  48. 6.1: Formative Questions
  49. 6.2: Introduction
  50. 6.3: The Behavior of Water
  51. 6.4: Transpiration and Cohesion -Tension Theory
  52. 6.5: Summative Questions
  53. 7: Roots and the Movement of Water - Root structure and anatomy
  54. 7.1: Formative Questions
  55. 7.2: Introduction
  56. 7.3: Root Structure and Anatomy
  57. 7.4: Types of Root Systems
  58. 7.5: Summative Questions
  59. 8: Shoot Anatomy and Morphology
  60. 8.1: Formative Questions
  61. 8.2: Introduction
  62. 8.3: Shoot Development
  63. 8.4: Monocots
  64. 8.5: Eudicots
  65. 8.6: Shoot Morphology
  66. 8.7: Summative Questions
  67. 9: Leaf Anatomy
  68. 9.1: Formative Questions
  69. 9.2: Introduction to Leaf Anatomy
  70. 9.3: Leaf Anatomy
  71. 9.4: Process of Science - Predicting Drought Tolerance in Leaves
  72. 9.5: Summative Questions
  73. 10: Plant Adaptations
  74. 10.1: Formative Questions
  75. 10.2: Introduction
  76. 10.3: Organ Modifications
  77. 10.4: Determining Plant Modifications and Function
  78. 10.5: Color-coded Organs
  79. 10.6: Summative questions
  80. 11: Secondary Growth
  81. 11.1: Formative Questions
  82. 11.2: Introduction
  83. 11.3: Secondary Tissues in the Root
  84. 11.4: Flowcharts of Development
  85. 11.5: Secondary Tissues in the Shoot
  86. 11.6: Dendrochronology
  87. 11.7: Summative Questions
  88. 12: Photosynthesis and Plant Pigments
  89. 12.1: Formative Questions
  90. 12.2: Introduction
  91. 12.3: Part 1 - Pigments
  92. 12.4: Pigments and Evolutionary Adaptations
  93. 12.5: Part 2 - Photosynthesis
  94. 12.6: C4 and CAM Photosynthesis
  95. 12.7: Summative Questions
  96. 13: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
  97. 13.1: Formative Questions
  98. 13.2: Introduction
  99. 13.3: Cellular Respiration
  100. 13.4: Concept Mapping - Connecting Ideas Visually
  101. 13.5: Summative Questions
  102. 14: Meiosis, Fertilization, and Life Cycles
  103. 14.1: Formative Questions
  104. 14.2: Introduction
  105. 14.3: The Production of Genetic Diversity
  106. 14.4: Fertilization
  107. 14.5: Life Cycles
  108. 14.6: Life Cycle Diagram Fold Out
  109. 14.7: Summative Questions
  110. 15: Microfungi - Slimes, Molds, and Microscopic True Fungi
  111. 15.1: Formative Questions
  112. 15.2: Introduction
  113. 15.3: Fungus-Like Organisms
  114. 15.4: Kingdom Fungi - The True Fungi
  115. 15.5: General Morphology
  116. 15.6: The Fungal Phylogeny
  117. 15.7: Summative Questions
  118. 16: Macrofungi and Lichens - True Fungi and Fungal Mutualisms
  119. 16.1: Formative Questions
  120. 16.2: Introduction
  121. 16.3: Macrofungi
  122. 16.4: Fungal Ecology
  123. 16.5: Summative Questions
  124. 17: Heterokonts
  125. 17.1: Formative Questions
  126. 17.2: Introduction
  127. 17.3: Oomycota -- The Water Molds
  128. 17.4: Photosynthetic Heterokonts - Descendents of Secondary Endosymbiosis
  129. 17.5: Phaeophyta - The Brown Algae
  130. 17.6: Fucus Life Cycle
  131. 17.7: Bacillariophyta - The Diatoms
  132. 17.8: Summative Questions
  133. 18: Red and Green Algae
  134. 18.1: Formative Questions
  135. 18.2: Introduction to Red and Green Algae
  136. 18.3: Phylum Rhodophyta - The Red Algae
  137. 18.4: Phylum Chlorophyta and Phylum Streptophyta
  138. 18.5: Pond Ecosystem Relationships
  139. 18.6: Design an Experiment
  140. 18.7: Summative Questions
  141. 19: Evolution of the Embryophyta
  142. 19.1: Formative Questions
  143. 19.2: Introduction to the Evolution of the Embryophyta
  144. 19.3: Major Evolutionary Lineages
  145. 19.4: Summative Questions
  146. 20: Bryophytes
  147. 20.1: Formative Questions
  148. 20.2: Introduction to Bryophytes
  149. 20.3: Selection Pressures and Drivers
  150. 20.4: Anthocerotophyta - Hornworts
  151. 20.5: Marchantiophyta - The Liverworts
  152. 20.6: Bryophyta - Mosses
  153. 20.7: Summative Questions
  154. 21: Seedless Vascular Plants
  155. 21.1: Formative Questions
  156. 21.2: Introduction to Seedless Vascular Plants
  157. 21.3: Lycophytes (Class Lycopodiopsida)
  158. 21.4: Ferns (Class Polypodiopsida)
  159. 21.5: Summative Questions
  160. 22: Gymnosperms
  161. 22.1: Formative Questions
  162. 22.2: Introduction to Gymnosperms
  163. 22.3: Selection Pressures and Drivers
  164. 22.4: Cycads and Ginkgos
  165. 22.5: Gnetophytes and Conifers
  166. 22.6: Using a Dichotomous Key
  167. 22.7: Summative Questions
  168. 23: Angiosperms I - Flowers
  169. 23.1: Formative Questions
  170. 23.2: Introduction to Angiosperms
  171. 23.3: Selection Pressures and Drivers
  172. 23.4: Specialized Vascular Tissue
  173. 23.5: Anatomy of a Flower
  174. 23.6: Stimulating Pollen Tube Growth
  175. 23.7: Pollination Syndromes
  176. 23.8: Inflorescence Types
  177. 23.9: Summative Questions
  178. 24: Angiosperms II - Fruits
  179. 24.1: Formative Questions
  180. 24.2: Introduction
  181. 24.3: Selection Pressures and Drivers
  182. 24.4: Angiosperm Life Cycle
  183. 24.5: Fruits
  184. 24.6: Using a Dichotomous Key to Identify Fruit Type
  185. 24.7: Dispersal Syndromes
  186. 24.8: Summative Questions
  187. 25: Glossary
  188. 25.1: Key to Common Local Tree Genera (Written for Humboldt County, California)
  189. 25.2: Dichotomous Key to Common Fruits
  190. 25.3: Evolutionary Profile - Photosynthetic Groups
  191. 25.4: Glossary of Terms and Root Words
  192. Back Matter
  193. Glossary of Terms and Root Words
  194. Evolutionary Profile - Photosynthetic Groups
  195. Dichotomous Key to Common Fruits
  196. Index
  197. Glossary
  198. Detailed Licensing