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Describe and demonstrate the procedures of scientific methodology. (I)
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Trace the selected history of plant use 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. (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 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 water conservation. (XIV)
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Describe and demonstrate mineral use and deposition by plants,
emphasizing economically important species. (XV)
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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)
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Describe genetics in plants, including the use of the genetic code and
current applications of genetic engineering. (XVII)
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