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Biology 303 - Plant Morphology

Syllabus - Fall 2003 - Post-Huricane Isabel Revision

Instructor: Dr. W. J. Hayden; office S-103; phone X8232; jhayden (at) richmond (dot) edu

Office hrs: by appointment or drop-in, most afternoons will be available

Texts, on reserve at Boatwright Library:

Bold, Alexopoulos, & Delevoryas, Morphology of Plants and Fungi, 5th ed. (1987)

Raven, Evert, & Eichhorn, Biology of Plants, 6th ed. (1999)

Lab Manual: Hayden, Plant Morphology Laboratory Manual (1996) (available via Blackboard)

PowerPoints for each lecture topic will be available via Blackboard
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Date Topic: Discussion, Lecture & Laboratory Reading/Reference

8-26	Introduction;      					                    Bold: 1-7, 19-35
	Cyanophyta - Blue-green Algae				         Raven: 281-292 (passim)

8-28	Euglenophyta - Euglenoids					Bold: 107--111, 150--153
	Pyrrhophyta - Dinoflagellates					Raven: 350-352, 361-366
	(Introduction to Eukaryotes - recommended reading	          Bold: 37--41)

ALGAE ESSAY TOPIC SELECTION DUE

9-2 Chrysophyta - Yellow-Greens, Golden Browns, & Diatoms Bold: 112-131, 132-150
Phaeophyta - Brown Algae Raven: 375-385

9-4	Rhodophyta - Red Algae					          Bold: 154-173
								                    Raven:357-361
9-9	Chlorophyta - Green Algae					Bold: 42-99
								                    Raven: 383-396

ALGAE ESSAY OUTLINE AND LIST OF LITERATURE SOURCES DUE

9-11	Chlorophyta - Charophyceae (Charophyta)			Bold: 100--106
								                    Raven: 396-398
	(The Algae: Recapitulation - recommended reading		Bold: 174-186)

9-16 EXAM & PRACTICAL I --

9-18 UNIVERSTIY CLOSED FOR HURRICANE ISABEL

9-23 UNIVERSITY CLOSED FOR HURRICANE ISABEL

9-25	Hepatopyta - Liverworts					           Bold: 187-242, 243-253
	Anthocerotophyta - Hornworts				           Raven: 400-412
9-30	Bryophyta - Mosses						Bold: 259-313
								                    Raven: 412-422

ALGAE ESSAY DUE; START MOSS COLLECTION PROJECT

10-2	Psilophyta - Psilotum and Tmesipteris			           Bold: 457-468
								                     Raven: 424-434, 443-445
	(Intro to Vascular Plants - recommended reading		314-334)

10-7	Microphyllophyta - Club Mosses, Spike Mosses,		Bold: 335-370
	& Quillworts							          Raven: 435-443

10-9	Arthrophyta - Horsetails					          Bold: 371--387
								                    Raven: 445-449

10-14 FALL BREAK --

10-16	Pteridophyta - Ferns						Bold: 388-456
								                    Raven: 449-463

10-21 Pteridophyta - Ferns Ditto above
(Vasc Cryptos: Recapitulation - recommended reading Bold: 469-524)

10-23 EXAM & PRACTICAL II --

10-28	Cycadophyta - Cycads					          Bold: 524-546
								                    Raven: 467-474, 486-487

MOSS COLLECTION DUE

10-30	Ginkgophyta	- Ginkgo					          Bold: 547-558
								                    Raven: 488-490

11-4	Coniferophyta - Conifers					          Bold: 559-582
								                    Raven: 474-486

START CONIFER SCAVENGER HUNT

11-6	Gnetophyta - Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia		Bold: 583-599
								                    Raven: 490-492

(Gymnosperms: Recapitulation - recommended reading Bold: 600-627)

11-11	Anthophyta - Angiosperms or Flowering Plants		Bold: 628-664
								                    Raven: 507-553

11-13	Anthophyta - Angiosperms or Flowering Plants		Bold 628-664 
								                    Raven: 495-514
	(Anthophyta II - recommended reading			          Bold: 665-677)

11-18 EXAM & PRACTICAL III --

11-20	Gymnomycota - Slime Molds					Bold: 682-698
								                    Raven: 352-356
	(Introduction to Fungi - recommended reading		          Bold: 678-681)

CONIFER SCAVENGER HUNT DUE
START LICHEN COLLECTION PROJECT

11-25	Ascomycotina - Sac Fungi					Bold: 733-764
								                    Raven: 317-320

11-27 THANKSGIVING BREAK --

12-2	Basidiomycotina - Club Fungi				          Bold: 765-794
								                    Raven: 320-330

12-4	Lichens							          Bold: 801-810
								                    Raven: 334-340

12-5 LICHEN COLLECTION DUE

12-9 FINAL EXAM & PRACTICAL (9:00 am – 12:00 noon) --

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