PLANT PHYSIOLOGY - Biology 391- Spring 2005
Lecture: 11:00- 11:50 Monday, Wednesday, Friday - Brooks 201
Laboratory: 1:00- 3:50 Tuesday, Brooks 129
Instructor: Dr. Dannenhoffer Office: 161 Brooks Phone: 774-2509
Email: URL:http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/danne1jm
Office Hours: Mon 1:00 - 2:50; Wed 1:00 - 2:50; or by appointment.
Prerequisites: Chem 342 (may be concurrent) OR Chem 131 and 132; OR Chem 161 and 211.
Textbook: Introduction to Plant Physiology 2003. W.G. Hopkins and N.P. Hüner 3rd edition Wiley & Sons.
Course description
Plant physiology is the study of the physical and chemical basis of plant structure and function.
Course objectives
This course will explore the physiological principles underlying plant metabolism, growth and development.
Areas of focus include:
n Biochemistry of plant metabolism - including membrane structure, enzyme function and regulation, and photosynthesis.
n Water as an important constituent of cells and within the whole plant - including water uptake and mineral nutrition, vascular transport systems within the plant, and transpiration.
n Factors affecting plant growth and development - including the influences of plant hormones, light (photomorphogenesis), gravity (tropisms), and daylength (photoperiodism).
Course requirements
This course requires attendance at each class session. Before coming to lecture, you should read the text material outlined in the syllabus. After lecture you should review those portions of the textbook relevant to the topics discussed in the lecture. The laboratory will reinforce major principles within the discipline and allow you to master some of the techniques used by plant physiologists. The goal of the laboratory is to encourage you to design, evaluate, conduct and report experiments like professional plant physiologists. A "prelab" exercise is required for each laboratory and is due at the start of the lab.
Students will be evaluated by laboratory assignments (20%), prelab exercises (10%), laboratory reports (20%), lecture exams (40%), and a cumulative final exam (10%). Grading will be based on a percentage scale (i.e. 90-100% = A range, 80-89% = B range, 70-79% = C range, 60-69% = D range, below 60% is failing.
University Policies
This course will follow all published university policies regarding: adding, dropping, or withdrawing from a course, incomplete grades, and academic misconduct. CMU provides individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in educational programs, activities and services. Students with disabilities requiring accommodations to participate in class activities or meet course requirements should contact me as soon as possible.
Policy on Academic Integrity
In May 2001, the Central Michigan University Academic Senate approved the Policy on Academic Integrity which applied to all university students. Copies are available on the CMU website at http://academicsenate.cmich.edu/noncurric.htm, and in the Academic Senate Office in room 108 of Bovee University Center. All academic work is expected to be in compliance with this policy.
Classroom Civility
Each CMU student is encouraged to help create an environment during class that promotes learning, dignity, and mutual respect for everyone. Students who speak at inappropriate times, sleep in class, display inattention, take frequent breaks, interrupt the class by coming to class late, engage in loud or distracting behaviors, use cell phone or pagers in class, use inappropriate language, are verbally abusive, display defiance or disrespect to others, or behave aggressively toward others could be asked to leave the class and subjected to disciplinary action under the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Disciplinary Procedures.
Tentative Lecture Outline
M 1/10
W 1/12
F 1/14 / Introduction/Plant Cells and Tissues / Chapter 1
M 1/17
W 1/19
F 1/21 / No class
Proteins, Enzymes, and Reactions / Boxed pages 118-121
M 1/24
W 1/26
F 1/28 / Photosynthesis, Light and Pigments
Photosynthesis, Leaves, Stomata, Chloroplasts / Chapter 3
pgs. 63-66, 89-98
M 1/31
W 2/2
F 2/4 / Exam 1
Photosynthesis, Light Reactions / Chapter 2, 4
M 2/7
W 2/9
F 2/11 / Photosynthesis, CO2 fixation / Chapter 5
M 2/14
W 2/16
F 2/18 / Photorespiration
Photosynthesis, C3-C4-CAM / Chapter 5
M 2/21
W 2/23
F 2/25 / Photosynthetic Products
Exam 2 / Chapter 6
M 2/28
W 3/2
F 3/4 / Translocation
Nitrogen assimilation / Chapter 6
Chapter 8
Spring Break
M 3/14
W 3/16
F 3/18 / Water potential
Xylem transport / Chapter 10
Chapter 11
M 3/21
W 3/23
F 3/25 / Whole plant water movement
Exam 3
M 3/28
W 3/30
F 4/1 / Growth and Development
Plant hormones - Auxins / Chapter 14
Chapter 15, 16
M 4/4
W 4/6
F 4/8 / Gibberellins
Cytokinins / Chapter 15, 16
M 4/12
W 4/14
F / Absisic acid, ethylene
Photomorphogenesis / Chapter 17
M 4/19
W 4/21 / Plant orientation in space
Tropisms / Chapter 18
M 4/25
W 4/27 / Photoperiodism
Exam 4 / Chapter 19
CUMULATIVE FINAL IS SCHEDULED FOR Wednesday, May 4th at 10:00am
TentativeLaboratory Schedule
1 (1/11) / Computers, Mineral Nutrition / Read Chapter 12
2 (1/18) / Mineral Nutrition, Techniques / Mineral Nutrition Report Due & Presented
3 (1/25) / Photosynthetic Pigments / Report Due
4 (2/1) / Tissue Culture
5 (2/8) / Tissue Culture
6 (2/15) / Proteins of the Chloroplast I
7 (2/22) / Proteins of the Chloroplast II
8 (3/1)
SPRING BREAK
9 (3/15) / Proteins of the Chloroplast III
10 (3/22) / Xylem transport / Report Due
11 (3/29) / Independent Research
12 (4/5) / Independent Research
13 (4/12) / Independent Research
14 (4/19) / Independent Research
15 (4/26) / Independent Research / Independent Research Report Due