Biology 202 - Botany
Assignments
|
Topic |
Notes |
Read by |
| Formation of root nodules | Click here for Guided Reading Directions (PRS questions will be asked in class) | Thursday, January 31st |
| Chemistry of pollination | Click here for Guided Reading Directions (PRS questions will be asked in class) | Thursday, Feb. 21st |
| Flower development | Evolutionary dynamics of genes controlling floral development. Focus on the ABC model of flower development | Thursday, Feb. 21st |
| Self-incompatibility | Thursday, Feb. 21st | |
| Transpiration | PRS questions will be asked in class | Tuesday, Mar. 18th |
| Gibberellin and plant development | Read this article on Gibberellin, a hormone that mediates a wide variety of morphological responses in plants. Focus on figures 2 (p. 78) and 3 (p. 80). | Thursday, March 27th |
| Brassinosteroids | Read this brief article from Science, focusing on the signal transduction pathway described in the included Figure | Thursday, March 27th |
| Abscisic acid and flowering | Look at the figure in this brief article on abscisic acid. We will be covering this signal transduction pathway in class | Thursday, March 27th |
| Florigen & flowering | Visit Plant Physiology Online, click on essays, and read Essay 25.2 | Thursday, March 27th |
| microRNAs and development | Read the brief abstract on page 38, and focus on the figure on page 40 | Tuesday, April 1st |
| Leaf development | Click here for Guided Reading Directions (PRS questions will be asked in class) | Tuesday, April 1st |
| Cereal breeding | Click on link to access the article | Tuesday, April 10th |
| GM crops in Africa | Click on link to access the article | Tuesday, April 10th |
Last updated April 07, 2008