Introduction To Plant Biology And Botany

Biology of plants

What you'll learn
You will be able to learn the principles of plant biology and botany.
You will be able to define the origin and evolution of the major plant groups.
You will be able to understand the scientific naming of plants.
You will be able to recognize plants’ morphological characteristics.
You will be able to describe the internal structures of a plant.
You will be able to learn about the plant’s physiological and biochemical activities
You will be able to learn about the scientific method and research.
Requirements
No prior knowledge or experience is required to take this course.
Description
I have designed this course to introduce you, the student, to the principles of plant biology, botany, and the scientific method. In this course, you will learn about the structural organization, classification, physiology, reproduction, heredity, and evolution of plants and photosynthetic organisms. Additionally, this course provides an overview of the plant kingdom and compares various plant groups within the kingdom. This course was primarily designed to serve as part of the general education requirements for graduation from a community college to fulfill the science requirement for associate degree graduates. I have released this course on Udemy with only minor modifications from the original course, so by taking this course you will be learning at a college level. As part of your learning process in this course, you will be able to experience college-level reading, writing, and mathematics assignments. Course major topics: The formation of planet Earth; Plants, humans, and the environment; The cell and the organelles; Cell division; The DNA, RNA, and evolution; Plant metabolism, Research and the scientific method; External factors influencing plant growth; Classification and diversity; Bacteria and fungi; Mosses; Ferns; Conifers; Flowering plants; Plant morphology and anatomy; Plant tissues; Stem and leaves; Flowers, fruits, and seeds; Animal and plant interaction.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to the course

Lecture 1 Intro

Lecture 2 Welcome

Lecture 3 Meet your instructor

Lecture 4 Botanical and scientific terms

Lecture 5 Course overview

Lecture 6 Course bibliographic references

Section 2: Virtual laboratory: introduction to the microscope

Lecture 7 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 8 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 3: The cell and the organelles

Lecture 9 Overview

Lecture 10 The origins

Lecture 11 Origin of membranes

Lecture 12 Prokaryotic cells

Lecture 13 The endosymbiosis theory I

Lecture 14 The endosymbiosis theory II

Lecture 15 Plant cell vs Animal cells

Lecture 16 Plants and humans

Lecture 17 Plants and the environment

Lecture 18 The cell

Lecture 19 Unicellular and multicellular life

Lecture 20 Cell membranes

Lecture 21 Chemical composition of cell membranes and transport across membranes

Lecture 22 Plant cell wall

Lecture 23 Types of plant cell wall

Lecture 24 Plasmodesmata

Lecture 25 Plant cell organelles

Lecture 26 Cytoskeleton

Section 4: Virtual laboratory: the cell and the organelles

Lecture 27 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 28 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 5: Cell division: mitosis and meiosis

Lecture 29 Overview

Lecture 30 Cell division

Lecture 31 Role of mitosis and meiosis in plants

Lecture 32 The cell cycle

Lecture 33 Mitosis introduction

Lecture 34 The process of mitosis

Lecture 35 Introduction to meiosis

Lecture 36 The process of meiosis

Lecture 37 Cell checkpoints and chromosome aberration

Section 6: Virtual laboratory: cell division, mitosis and meiosis

Lecture 38 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 39 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 7: The DNA and RNA: gene expression, heredity and the process of evolution

Lecture 40 Overview

Lecture 41 Genetics

Lecture 42 The structure and function of DNA and RNA

Lecture 43 DNA replication

Lecture 44 From DNA to protein

Lecture 45 Heredity I

Lecture 46 Heredity II

Lecture 47 Evolution and natural selection I

Lecture 48 Evolution and natural selection II

Lecture 49 Assignment. Evolution and natural selection

Lecture 50 Factors that promote evolution

Lecture 51 Assignment. Artificial selection and genetic engineering our food

Section 8: Plant anatomy: primary and secondary growth of plants

Lecture 52 Overview

Lecture 53 Apical meristem

Lecture 54 Protoderm: epidermis

Lecture 55 Stomata

Lecture 56 Ground meristem: parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma

Lecture 57 Procambium: Vascular tissues. Xylem

Lecture 58 Procambium: Vascular tissue. Phloem

Lecture 59 Primary meristem

Lecture 60 Overview of monocot and dicot plants

Lecture 61 Root primary growth

Lecture 62 Monocot vs eudicot root

Lecture 63 Stem primary growth

Lecture 64 Monocot vs eudicot stem

Lecture 65 Secondary meristems

Lecture 66 Stem secondary growth I

Lecture 67 Stem secondary growth II

Lecture 68 Root secondary growth

Lecture 69 Anatomy of the leaf

Section 9: Virtual laboratory: plant anatomy

Lecture 70 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 71 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 10: Plant physiology: photosynthesis, cellular respiration and transpiration

Lecture 72 Overview

Lecture 73 Metabolism

Lecture 74 Photosynthesis and cellular respiration overview

Lecture 75 Chloroplast: sites of photosynthesis

Lecture 76 Steps of photosynthesis

Lecture 77 Chloroplast pigments

Lecture 78 The process of photosynthesis: light dependent and independent reaction

Lecture 79 Electron carriers

Lecture 80 Cellular Respiration: aerobic harvest of food energy

Lecture 81 An overview of cellular respiration

Lecture 82 Steps for cellular respiration

Lecture 83 Transpiration overview

Section 11: Virtual laboratory: plant physiology

Lecture 84 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 85 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 12: Research methods and methodology. Analyzing, writing, and sharing information

Lecture 86 Overview

Lecture 87 The scientific method

Lecture 88 What is a literature review?

Lecture 89 How to read a scientific article

Lecture 90 Assignment. How to read a scientific article

Lecture 91 Assignment. Paraphrasing from a scientific article

Lecture 92 APA style and citations

Lecture 93 Assignment. APA style and citations

Lecture 94 Additional resources. Citation generator

Lecture 95 Doing library research: searching for scientific articles

Lecture 96 Assignment. Doing library research: searching for scientific articles

Lecture 97 Assignment. Writing in sciences

Lecture 98 Public speaking your work

Lecture 99 Project guidelines

Section 13: Classification and diversity of plants, photosynthetic organism, and fungi

Lecture 100 Overview

Lecture 101 Cryptogams

Section 14: Prokaryotes and fungus

Lecture 102 Overview

Lecture 103 Introduction to classification of organisms

Lecture 104 Checkpoint binomial names

Lecture 105 Classification

Lecture 106 Cladistics

Lecture 107 Understanding evolutionary trees and cladograms

Lecture 108 Herbarium

Lecture 109 Kingdom monera: bacteria, cyanobacteria and archaea

Lecture 110 Importance of fungi

Lecture 111 Biology and characteristics of fungi

Lecture 112 Fungi evolution and classification

Lecture 113 Fungi as plant pathogens

Lecture 114 Lichens

Lecture 115 Mycorrhizae

Section 15: Protists and algae

Lecture 116 Overview

Lecture 117 Introduction to algal organisms

Lecture 118 Euglenoids

Lecture 119 Diatoms

Lecture 120 Red and brown algae

Lecture 121 Life cycles

Lecture 122 Green algae

Section 16: The land plants

Lecture 123 The land plants

Section 17: Classification and diversity: Bryophytes (non vascular plants)

Lecture 124 Overview

Lecture 125 The transition, water to land

Lecture 126 Introduction to bryophytes: mosses, liverworts, and hornworts

Lecture 127 Gametophyte and sporophyte

Lecture 128 Division Anthocerotophyta overview

Lecture 129 Hornworts gametophyte

Lecture 130 Hornworts sporophyte

Lecture 131 Division Bryidae overview

Lecture 132 Mosses gametophyte morphology

Lecture 133 Moss sporophyte morphology

Lecture 134 Liverworts gametophyte

Lecture 135 Liverworts sporophyte

Lecture 136 Bryophytes reproduction

Section 18: Classification and diversity: Pteridophytes (Vascular plant)

Lecture 137 Overview

Lecture 138 Extinct vascular plants

Lecture 139 Recent vascular plants

Lecture 140 Lycophytes

Lecture 141 Selaginellacea life cycle

Lecture 142 Ferns overview

Lecture 143 Fern allies

Lecture 144 Eusporangiate and leptosporangiate ferns

Lecture 145 True ferns I

Lecture 146 True ferns II

Lecture 147 Ferns life cycle

Section 19: Virtual laboratory. Cryptogams

Lecture 148 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 149 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 20: Classification and diversity: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms (Vascular)

Lecture 150 Overview

Lecture 151 Gymnosperms classification and diversity. The seed

Lecture 152 Extinct seed plants

Lecture 153 The phanerogams. Living seed plants

Lecture 154 Living gymnosperms

Lecture 155 Pinidae I

Lecture 156 The pine cone

Lecture 157 Pinidae II

Lecture 158 The other living gymnosperms

Lecture 159 Introduction to flowering plants

Lecture 160 Monocots and Eudicots

Lecture 161 Classification of angiosperms

Lecture 162 Sporogenesis, gametogenesis and embryogenesis

Section 21: Virtual laboratory. Phanerogams

Lecture 163 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 164 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 22: Plant morphology

Lecture 165 Overview

Section 23: General morphology of angiosperms. Roots, stems and leaves

Lecture 166 Overview

Lecture 167 Type of roots and root modification

Lecture 168 Stems

Lecture 169 Relationship between the vascular tissues of the stem and the leaf

Lecture 170 Leaves

Lecture 171 Leaf and leaflets

Lecture 172 Leaf venation

Lecture 173 Leaf margin and texture

Lecture 174 Leaf shape and leaf apex and base

Lecture 175 Leaf indumentum

Lecture 176 Leaf phyllotaxy

Lecture 177 Leaf modifications

Section 24: Virtual laboratory. Roots, stems, and leaves

Lecture 178 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 179 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 25: General morphology of angiosperms: flowers, fruits, and seeds

Lecture 180 Overview

Lecture 181 The flower

Lecture 182 Floral morphology I

Lecture 183 Floral morphology II

Lecture 184 Floral morphology III

Lecture 185 Floral symmetry

Lecture 186 Fusion of the flower parts

Lecture 187 Floral insertion

Lecture 188 Placentation

Lecture 189 Inflorescences I

Lecture 190 Inflorescences II

Lecture 191 Assignment. Pollen and evolution

Lecture 192 The fruit

Lecture 193 Fruit classification

Lecture 194 Fruit types

Lecture 195 The seed

Lecture 196 Seed dispersal

Section 26: Virtual laboratory. Flowers, fruits, and seeds

Lecture 197 Lab lecture (worksheet)

Lecture 198 Lab lecture (video lecture)

Section 27: Public presenting your class project: discussion board

Lecture 199 Public specking your work

Lecture 200 Guidelines

Section 28: Congratulations in concluding the course!

Lecture 201 Final evaluation of the course

Lecture 202 My links

Plants and botany enthusiasts, and those interested in the biological and scientific background associated with plants, can benefit from the course.