Maricopa Community Colleges  BIO108   19916-20035 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/23/91
BIO108 19916-20035 LEC
LAB
4 Credit(s)
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3 Period(s)
3 Period(s)
Plants and Society
The 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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BIO108   19916-20035 Plants and Society
1. Describe and demonstrate the procedures of scientific methodology. (I)
2. Trace the selected history of plant use by humans from earliest records to the present. (II)
3. Describe and demonstrate the general principles of chemistry including elements, atoms, molecules, bonds, and energy. (III)
4. Describe and demonstrate cellular respiration and energy production in plants including aerobic and anaerobic pathways. (IV)
5. Describe and demonstrate the process of photosynthesis and relate it to cellular respiration. (V)
6. Describe the taxonomy of selected plants. (VI)
7. Describe the taxonomy of vascular plants. (VII)
8. Classify selected plants according to their economic and aesthetic values. (VIII)
9. Contrast and compare the uses of selected plants in primitive and advanced societies. (IX)
10. Describe and demonstrate the anatomy of several typical vascular plants including roots, stems, and leaves. (X)
11. Describe and demonstrate sexual plant reproduction in species representing selected taxa. (XI)
12. Describe and demonstrate asexual reproduction in selected species. (XII)
13. Describe and demonstrate the growth and development of selected vascular plants with emphasis on hormones, growth, and plant movement. (XIII)
14. Describe and demonstrate osmotic principles and water movement in plants and relate this to water conservation. (XIV)
15. Describe and demonstrate mineral use and deposition by plants, emphasizing economically important species. (XV)
16. Describe and demonstrate 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)
17. Describe genetics in plants, including the use of the genetic code and current applications of genetic engineering. (XVII)
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BIO108   19916-20035 Plants and Society
    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
          C. Medicinal use of plants by humans
        III. Chemistry Related to Plants
            A. Identification of the elements
            B. Molecular structures
            C. Chemical bonding
            D. Acids and bases
            E. Energy transfer and storage
          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. Alternate Methods of Classification
                      A. Medicinal use
                      B. Food value
                      C. Mood alteration
                      D. Aesthetic value
                      E. Trade value
                    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. Water conservation
                                XV. Mineral Use and Deposit
                                    A. Nitrogen production
                                    B. Mineral depletion
                                    C. Indicator plants
                                  XVI. Energy Yield
                                      A. Geographic variations
                                      B. Ocean vs. land plants
                                      C. Environmental effects
                                      D. Human population growth
                                    XVII. Plants Genetics
                                        A. Chromosomal structure and DNA
                                        B. Mutation
                                        C. Genetic engineering
                                        D. Economic implications
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