BOTANY 402/502  PLANT ANATOMY

JUMP TO TOPICAL SYLLABUS

Frequency of offering:  This course is offered every ODD-YEAR SPRING SEMESTER

Classroom:  306 PSN

Meeting times:  M W  12:45 - 1:35  Lecture  W  1:45 - 3:35  Laboratory

Instructor:   Roger D. Meicenheimer  (Comments from me on your electronic work will be in this hue)
Office:               358 PSN
Phone #:           529-7012
Office Hours:    M  9:30-10:30 AM; F  12:15 - 1:15 PM;  or by individual arrangement
Email:              MeicenRD@muohio.edu

Internet Home Page:  http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~meicenrd

Biographical Information:

Research Interests:

     Developmental Plant Morphology and Plant Anatomy.
     Emphasis on pattern formation processes in  stem, leaf, and vascular components of the plant.
     Expert System Development

Teaching Assistant:   James Reboulet (Comments from James on your electronic work will be in this hue)
Office:                          332 PSN
Phone #:                      529 -  4259
Office Hours:               Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM;  or by individual arrangement
Email:                          rebouljcj@muohio.edu

Objectives of the course:

Ways that this course can fit into your program:

Prerequisite for this course:

              BOT 203 or permission of instructor.

BOT 402 Grade Information:

 
Activity  Point Value
First Hourly Lecture Exam 100
Second Hourly Lecture Exam 100
Comprehensive Final Lecture Exam 100
First Third of Laboratory Exercises 100
Second Third of Laboratory Exercises 100
Final Third of Laboratory Exercises 100
Total Points 600

 BOT 502 Grade Information:

 
Activity Point Value
First Hourly Lecture Exam 100
Second Hourly Lecture Exam 100
Comprehensive Final Lecture Exam 100
First Third of Laboratory Exercises 100
Second Third of Laboratory Exercises 100
Final Third of Laboratory Exercises 100
Independent Plant Anatomy Analysis Presentation
100
Total Points 700


 


BOTANY 402/502 --  Plant Anatomy Syllabus

Textbooks:

     1.  Dickison, W. C. 2000. Integrative Plant Anatomy.  Academic Press.
     2*.  Meicenheimer, R. D. 2005.  Electronic Plant Anatomy Laboratory Exercises.
     3*.  Meicenheimer, R. D. 2005.  CD-ROM Plant Cell Expert System.
     4.  Selected articles via pdf format (RR#)

       * Students will be loaned Samsung Q1 Ultra computers that have items 2 and 3 preloaded on hard disk.  Purchase ($25) of this  electronic media in CD format that can be run on their personal desk top computers is optional and not required for successful completion of the course.

Online resources:  The Virtual Plant
WEEK LECTURE TOPIC LECTURE TOPIC LABORATORY TOPIC ASSIGNED READING
MICROSCOPY
1 (JAN 10,12) Introduction to the Class & the "Paperless" Environment
History of Plant Anatomy
Types of Microscopy I.  Principles of Optics 
and Microscopy

Instructions for elabs
RR1 History of Plant Anatomy

RR2 Light Microscopy

2 (JAN 17,19) NO CLASS  Digital Microscopy
II.  Digital Microscopy

CoolPix 775 Kit
RR3 Image Processing Basics

RR4 Image Processing Examples

BASIC PLANT CELL HISTOLOGY
3 (JAN 24,26) Cell Contents
Cell Contents III.  Hand Sectioning
and Histology of Cell Contents

Ch 1
 
4 (JAN 31, FEB 2) Plant Extracellular Matrix Plant Extracellular Matrix III.  Hand Sectioning
and Histology of Cell Contents
Ch 1
BASIC PLANT CELL TYPES
5 (FEB 7, 9) Apical Meristem; Vascular Cambium; Phellogen Epidermis; Guard Cells IV.  Histology of Plant Extracellular Matrix

Ch 2


6 (FEB 14, 16)
HOUR EXAM THROUGH PLANT EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX

Parenchyma; Collenchyma IV.  Histology of Plant Extracellular Matrix

Ch 13, 9
7 (FEB 21, 23)
Sclereids; Fibers


Tracheids; Vessel Elements V.  Introduction to the MU Plant Cell Expert System
ELABS GRADED
MUPCES Tutorial
Ch 3
8 (FEB 28, MAR 2) Sieve Cells;
Sieve Tube Elements
Laticifers V. Expert System Inquiry

Ch 4
 
9 (MAR 7, 9) SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK
FUNCTIONAL TISSUE SYSTEMS
10 (MAR 14, 16) Supportive Systems
Supportive Systems V.  Expert System Inquiry

Ch 15
 
11 (MAR 21, 23) HOUR EXAM THROUGH LATICIFERS Protective Systems
V.  Expert System Inquiry


Ch 12
 
12 (MAR 28, 30) Protective Systems Absorptive Systems
V.  Expert System Inquiry
ELABS GRADED

Ch 10
 
13 (APR 4, 6) Absorptive Systems Transport Systems
Xylem
VI.  Independent Analysis

Ch 8
 
14 (APR 11, 13) Transport Systems
Phloem
Transport Systems
Transfer Cells
VI.  Independent Analysis
Ch 7
 
15 (APR 18, 20) Photosynthetic Systems
C3, C4 & CAM Plants
Storage Systems Water & Elaborated Reserves;
Secretory/Excretory Systems - Hydathodes
VI.  Independent Analysis Ch 11
16 (APR 25, 27) Secretory/Excretory Systems - Stinging Hairs & Glandular Trichomes Secretory/Excretory Systems - Ducts & Laticifers VI.  Independent Analysis
Graduate Student Presentations
ELABS GRADED
Ch 14, 16
FINAL EXAMINATION  Wednesday, MAY 4 12:30 PM