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Botany is an advanced biology course with a focus on plants. We will study plant anatomy (parts); plant physiology (function); horticulture (naming and classifying); plant ecology (interactions) and biomes; and we will also study native Arizona plant species and the basics of gardening. Many different kinds of activities combine to help the student build knowledge and skills in biological concepts as they relate to plants. Integrated throughout the course may be related topics in other areas such as Chemistry; Geology; and Sociology.  This course will have a laboratory component in which students will conduct lab experiments and long term growth experiments.  Lab results will be recorded in students' lab notebooks and written lab reports will be done to demonstrate connection of course content with collected data.

 

Students spend on average 2-3 hours a week on laboratory activities ranging from microscope activities to growth experiments.

Experiments foir the Course:

Parts of the Compound Light Microscope

Viewing an Object with the Compound Light Microscope

Measuring the Diameter of the Field of View

Measuring the Depth of Field

Cork Cells

Onion Epidermis

Elodea leaf

Potato Tuber Cells

Tomato Epidermis

Zebrina Stem Tissue

Osmosis and Plant Cells

Mitosis in Onion Cells

Observing Meiosis in a Lilium Anther

Fundamental Tissues

Surface Tissues

Herbaceous Stems

Observing a Monocot Stem

Observing a Eudicot Stem

Longitudinal Growth of the Herbaceous Stem

External Features of a Monocot Leaf

External Features of a Eudicot Leaf

Internal Features of a Monocot Leaf

Internal Features of a Eudicot Leaf

Leaves Adapted to Extreme Environments

Regions of Growth in a Root

External Structure of Roots

Internal Structure of Monocot Roots

Internal Structure of Eudicot Roots

Seed Germination – Primary Root Growth Experiment

Flower Dissection I

Flower Dissection II

Pigment Chromatography

Measuring Photosynthesis

Bacterial Fermentation in the Production of Food

Yeasts and Alcoholic Fermentation

Cellular Respiration in Plants

Seeds

Fleshy Fruits

Dry Dehiscent Fruits

Dry Indehiscent Fruits

Plant Diversity Survey

Effects of Water Pollution on Algae

Investigating the Effects of Mineral Deficiencies on Plant Growth

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• LBIO
• Biology

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Online / Virtual