CLASS LECTURE SCHEDULE

Spring Quarter 1999

Date Day Lecture
Number
Lecture Title Lab
Mar 29 Mon

1

Introduction, Growth and Differentiation of the Young Stem None
Mar30 Tue

2

Primary Tissues, Part I None
Mar 31 Wed

3

Primary Tissues, Part II  
Apr 1 Thur

4

Secondary Growth  
Apr 2  Fri

5

Monocot Stems  
Lecture Quiz 1:  Lectures 1-5 Must be completed by 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 7

Beginning Week 2

Apr 5 Mon

6

Leaf Morphology and Anatomy Stems
Apr 6 Tue

7

Leaf Development and Abscission Stems
Apr 7 Wed

7

Leaf Development and Abscission  
Apr 8 Thur

8

Root Anatomy and Morphology  
Lecture Quiz 2:  Lectures 6-9
Lab Quiz 1: Stem Lab
Must be completed by 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 14

Beginning Week 3

Apr 12 Mon

9

Secondary Growth in Roots Leaves and Roots
Apr 13 Tue

10

Water Movement in Plants Leaves and Roots
Apr 14 Wed

11

Water Movement in Xylem  
Apr 15 Thur

12

Stomatal Opening and Closing  
Lecture Quiz 3:  Lectures 10-13
Lab Quiz 1:  Roots and Leaves Lab
Test 1: Lectures 1-9
Must be completed by 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 21

Beginning Week 4

Apr 19 Mon

13

Transport in Phloem and Plant Nutrition Flowers
Apr 20 Tue

14

Flower Structure and Ovule Development Flowers
Apr 21 Wed

15

Pollen Development  
Apr 22 Thur

16

Fruits  
Lecture Quiz 4:  Lectures 14-17
Lab Quiz 3:  Flower Lab
Must be completed by 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 28

Beginning Week 5

Apr 26 Mon

17

Seeds  Fruits and Seeds
Apr 27 Tue

18

Plant Hormones I Fruits and Seeds
Apr 28 Wed

19

Plant Hormones II and Environmental Clues  
Apr 29 Thur

20

The Classification of Living Things  
Lecture Quiz 5:  Lectures 18-20
Lab Quiz 4:  Fruits and Seeds Lab
Must be completed by 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 5

Beginning Week 6

May 3 Mon

21

Bacteria and Cyanobacteria Review
May 4 Tue

22

Algae Review
May 5 Wed

23

Fungi I  
May 6 Thur

24

Fungi II  
May 7 Midterm Lab Specimen Test over Labs 1-4, in Lab between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Test given only at this time

Midterm Lab Photos:  Stems, Roots, Leaves, Flowers, Fruits and Seeds
Test 2: Lectures 10-19

Must be completed by 10 p.m., Wednesday May 12

Beginning Week 7

May10 Mon

25

Fungi III Algae and Fungi
May 11 Tue

26

Bryophytes I Algae and Fungi
May 12 Wed

27

Bryophytes II  
May 13 Thur

28

Psilophyta and Lycophyta  
Lecture Quiz 6:  Lectures 21-25
Lab Quiz 5:  Algae and Fungi Lab
Must be completed by 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 19

Beginning Week 8

May 17 Mon

28

Psilophyta and Lycophyta Bryophytes
May 18 Tue

29

Sphenophyta Bryophytes
May 19 Wed

30

Pterophyta  
May 20 Thur

31

Gymnosperms I  
Lecture Quiz 7:  Lectures 26-30
Lab Quiz 6:  Bryophyte Lab
Test 3:  Lectures 20-27
Must be completed by 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 26

Beginning Week 9

May 24 Mon   Memorial Day Vacation Makeup lab to be done on Tuesday night from 6-9 p.m.
May 25 Tue

32

Gymnosperms II Lower Tracheophytes
May 26 Wed

33

Monocots  
May 27 Thur

34

Dicots  
Lecture Quiz 8:  Lectures 31-34
Lab Quiz 7:  Lower Tracheophytes Lab
Must be completed by 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 2

Beginning Week 10, Dead Week

May 31 Mon

35

Biomes Upper Tracheophytes
Jun 1 Tue

36

Aquatic and Marine Habitats Upper Tracheophytes
Jun 2  Wed

37

Ecosystem and its Functioning  
Jun 3  Thur

38

Ecosystem Stability  

Beginning Week 11, Finals Week

Lecture Quiz 9:  Lectures 35-38
Lab Quiz 8:  Upper Tracheophytes Lab
Test 4:  Lectures 28-38
Final Lab Photos:  Algae, Fungi, bryophytes, Lower and Upper Trachoephytes
Must be completed by  10 p.m Wednesday June 9
Jun 8 Tue Final Lab Specimen Test over Labs 5-8, in lab between 9 and 10:30 a.m. Test given only at this time

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