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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 12-10-2002 |
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BIO108
2003 Fall – 2009 Spring |
LEC 4.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad LAB 0.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 2.4 Load |
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Plants
and Society |
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A global study of plants in relation to humans; as a
source of food, fiber, drugs, and other products; for aesthetic value,
survival, and energy. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
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BIO108 2003
Fall – 2009 Spring |
Plants and Society |
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Describe and demonstrate the procedures of scientific
methodology. (I) |
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Trace the selected history of international plant use and
distribution by humans from earliest records to the present. (II) |
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Describe and
demonstrate the general principles of chemistry including elements, atoms,
molecules, bonds, and energy, utilizing a globally popular plant. (III) |
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Describe and
demonstrate cellular respiration and energy production in plants including
aerobic and anaerobic pathways. (IV) |
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Describe and demonstrate the process of photosynthesis and
relate it to cellular respiration. (V) |
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Describe the taxonomy of selected plants. (VI) |
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Describe the taxonomy of vascular plants. (VII) |
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Classify selected plants according to their global
economic and aesthetic values. (VIII) |
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Contrast and compare the uses of selected plants in
primitive and advanced societies. (IX) |
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Describe and demonstrate the anatomy of several typical
vascular plants including roots, stems, and leaves. (X) |
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Describe and demonstrate sexual plant reproduction in
species representing selected taxa. (XI) |
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Describe and demonstrate asexual reproduction in selected
species. (XII) |
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Describe and
demonstrate the growth and development of selected vascular plants with
emphasis on hormones, growth, and plant movement. (XIII) |
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Describe and
demonstrate osmotic principles and water movement in plants and relate this
to the need for global water conservation. (XIV) |
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Describe and
demonstrate mineral use and deposition by plants, emphasizing international
species of particular importance. (XV) |
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Describe and
demonstrate, both by specified countries and globally, the energy yield of
selected types of crop plants and compare the economic projections of plant
yield with the growth of the human population. (XVI) |
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Describe
genetics in plants, including the use of the genetic code and current
applications of genetic engineering, including international opinion. (XVII) |
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MCCCD
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BIO108 2003
Fall – 2009 Spring |
Plants and Society |
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I. Scientific Method A. Formation of the
hypothesis B. Inductive reasoning C. Deductive reasoning D. Data collection E. Data analysis F. Data presentation G. Peer evaluation II. Early Recorded Use of
Plants A. Fossil record B. Medicinal use of plants
by animals and humans C. Plant availability in
our "Global Village" III. Chemistry Related to
Plants A. Identification of the
elements B. Molecular structures and
bonding C. Acids and bases D. Energy transfer and
storage E. Chemical overview of a
selected plant IV. Cellular Respiration A. Energy production in
plants B. Anaerobic pathway C. Aerobic pathway D. Energy storage E. Efficiency in cellular
respiration V. Photosynthesis A. Historical significance B. Light dependent reaction
C. Light independent
reaction D. By-products E. Ecological status VI. Taxonomy of Selected
Plants A. Characteristics of
plants B. Alternation of
generations C. Nonvascular plants VII. Taxonomy of Vascular
Plants A. Evolutionary history B. Primitive vascular
plants C. Gymnosperms D. Angiosperms VIII. Global classification
of selected plants A. Botanical
categorizations B. Economic values C. Aesthetic values IX. Cultural Comparison A. Medicine B. Religion C. Pleasure D. Defense X. Plant Anatomy A. Roots B. Stems C. Leaves XI. Sexual Reproduction in
Plants A. Flower structure B. Seed & fruit
development C. Seed & fruit
dispersal D. Germination E. Economic implications XII. Asexual Reproduction A. Propagation B. Economic implications XIII. Growth and
Development A. Hormones B. Inhibitors C. Movements D. Economic implications XIV. Water Movement A. Osmotic principles B. Cohesive tension C. Global water
conservation XV. Mineral Use and Deposit
A. Nitrogen production B. Mineral depletion C. International indicator
plants XVI. Energy Yield A. Geographic variations B. Ocean vs. land plants C. Environmental effects D. Specified countries and
global demographics XVII. Plants Genetics A. Chromosomal structure
and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) B. Mutation C. Genetic engineering (GE)
D. Global economic
implications of GE |