Week

Date

Topic

Reading

1

May 24

Introduction-Plants as Well Designed Organisms

Ch. 1

25

Cell Structure & Organization - Mitosis

Ch.   2

26

Cell types and Functions

Ch.   3

27

Primary Growth- meristems

Ch. 4

28

Roots

Ch. 5

2

31

Memorial Day - no class

June 1

QUIZ; Lecture - Primary Stem

Ch. 6

2

Secondary Growth

3

Leaves

Ch. 7

4

Transpiration

Ch.   9

3

7

QUIZ; Lecture - Translocation

Ch. 10

8

Photosynthesis

9

Photosynthesis / Respiration

Ch. 10 (2^nd half)

10

Respiration

11

King Kamehameha Day - no class

4

14

QUIZ; Lecture - Mineral Nutrition Hormones

Ch. 14

15

Classification - Criteria for Major divisions

Ch. 16

16

Prokaryotes / Eukaryotes

Ch. 17

17

Eukaryotes, sexual life cycle

Ch. 12

18

Fungi-absorption as a way of life

Ch. 19

5

21

QUIZ; Lecture - Algae

Ch. 18

22

Algae to Bryophytes - transition to land

Ch. 20

23

Lower Vascular Plants and Ferns

Ch. 21

24

Ferns / Seed Plants

25

Gymnosperms

Ch. 22

6

28

Angiosperms

Ch. 23

29

Angiosperms

30

Hawaii Evolutionary Laboratory for Plants

Jul 1

Overview and synthesis  -  Solving the autotrophic life style

2

FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive)